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I would expect them to be quite emboldened and start rebuilding their ranks and use Trump’s sanctioning of January 6 as a way to recruit members,
Beirich said
I think that it very well could be the case that some of these folks will be invited to the White House and perhaps made, officially or unofficially, part of the administration, in a way that further legitimizes them,
Cooper saidIf Trump wanted to mobilize them, he could,
Beirich saidI’m happy that the president’s focusing not on retribution and focusing on success, but I will tell you that I’m not gonna play by those rules,
Tarrio said during an interview with Alex Jones, hours after his releaseThe Oath Keepers were decimated by the January 6 prosecutions. They’ve essentially been doing nothing,
Cooper saidWe worked together a lot in the streets,
Rhodes said of the white supremacist Proud Boys in an interview outside the jailThis is what I would say to Stewart Rhodes: Go f*** yourself. You’re a liar,
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I wanna see the prosecutors prosecuted […] all the cops that lied on the stand investigated, all the cops who used excessive force investigated.”
Speaking outside the D.C. jail waiting for January 6 prisoners to be released, Rhodes saidThey’re going to have a lot of loyalty to Trump, not only because that’s what brought them to January 6 in the first place, but now he’s effectively positioned himself as their Savior,
she addedHe has the potential to sort of regain a legitimized leadership and potentially get along a big following behind him,
she told The Independent
The MAGA movement is stronger than ever. And I’m fearless now. I’m not afraid of going to jail,
he added, while thanking President TrumpWell, we have to see.”
When asked by a reporter on Tuesday if there is “now a place for them in the political conversation,” Trump repliedBy letting violent white supremacists and militia types who engaged in this activity out of prison he has emboldened those movements, made them more powerful, and given them the sanction of the highest office,
she told The IndependentThe rhetoric underscores the growing alignment between extremist groups and government policies under Trump’s administration,
it addedCrimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety — they are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law. Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families,
the statement said
When perpetrators of crimes, especially serious crimes, are not held fully accountable, it sends a dangerous message that the consequences for attacking law enforcement are not severe, potentially emboldening others to commit similar acts of violence,
the statement continued
While I believe some Americans were caught up in the crowd on January 6 and may well deserve the clemency President Trump has given, there is a great difference between violent crimes and nonviolent crimes. I do not support pardons given to people who engaged in violence on January 6, including assaulting police officers or breaking windows to get into the Capitol, for example."
Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins in a statement
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It's over. It's finally over. J6'ers are being released TONIGHT!! Never forget what the Democrats did and how they prosecuted J6'ers but NOT Antifa and BLM. Never again!!!
Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, posted on X, formerly TwitterThey've served years in jail. They should not have served. Murderers don't even go to jail in this country. We commuted about [14] of them because it looks like they could have done things that were not acceptable for a full pardon. But these people have served years in jail, and their lives have been ruined."
President Donald Trump during a press conference on Tuesday