The Federal Bureau of Prisons said 211 people had been released from federal facilities following US President Donald Trump's order to pardon the more than 1,500 people who were indicted and jailed for their involvement in the riot at the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
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00:00Yes, sir. First, we have a list of pardons and commutations relating to events that occurred
00:04on January 6th, 2021. Okay. And how many people is this?
00:09I think this order will apply to approximately 1,500 people, sir.
00:12Full pardon or commutation? Full pardon.
00:17We have about six commutations in there where we're doing further research. Nice to see you
00:23again. So this is a big one. Anything you want to explain about this?
00:32We hope they come out tonight, frankly. We're expecting it.
00:44Everybody, let's respect your family, please. Step back.
00:49Just let it be a choice. This man has not had a choice.
00:53Have a good time. God bless you.
01:05Please use this for whatever you need. And God bless you.
01:18We're listening on the radio, and we heard President Trump say that he's going to be
01:27taking action for the J6 hostages. That's what I knew for sure. But I always knew he was going to
01:33do it. I had no doubt. I had full faith that he was going to do it. Of course, relief. But like I
01:39said, I knew it was coming. Joy, gratefulness. How long have you been in?
01:45Three years total.
01:46Do you feel emboldened and perhaps legitimized and validated by the Trump administration?
01:50I don't feel emboldened. I feel, yes, I feel vindicated and validated. Yes, absolutely.
01:55Of course, I haven't gotten a pardon yet. I got a commutation. But I'm applying for one. I'm
01:59pretty positive I'll get one. When they review my case, they'll understand that I was targeted for
02:03who I am, not for anything I did. First of all, we weren't really a militia.
02:08So that's not how I consider us to be. Well, I mean, a militia is supposed to be organized in
02:14your community. It's you and your neighbors together. So that's a militia, local people
02:18together. We saw the Proud Boys on the streets of Washington yesterday. Is this now an opportunity?
02:23We work with Proud Boys all the time across the country, protecting people together.
02:28Thank you, President, for signing those pardons. And as always, as I told you...
02:33Well, here to show support, I want to see the people that were
02:36going to be coming out, hopefully coming out of here soon. Some of them I used to live with prior.
02:41I left this jail on March 7th of 2024 for a prison. Got out on May 20th. And right now,
02:47I've been forced to live here in D.C. past eight months, not from here. But
02:51I am excited about the pardons and the commutations. I don't think we're done.
02:54I think he'll be going case by case, as he shared. It's amazing how just everything,
02:59the inauguration, everything just seems so beautifully and well done today.
03:02I'm excited for the truth to come out. And I'm excited also for people to be able to start
03:06getting their lives back. At the same time, I'm worried about them and also the people that are
03:11coming out. It's going to be tough at first. Some people's lives are completely ruined.
03:17But, you know, like Trump said, you know, the American spirit, we can push on. And
03:21I'm excited for that. But I will say, well, I want to say this, too. You know, we've lost
03:24lives over it. The suicides there that day, Ashley Babbitt was shot that day.
03:29And it's not right what they did. It is very emotional because they don't
03:34belong in there. That day, we were there to protest, which is a First Amendment right.
03:43We had grievances. You know, I love my country. I love my God. And I love these men and women
03:51in here. And I want to see him free every last one of them. So it is emotional.
03:57I wish I could do more than stand out here. But yeah, so it was good to hear Trump say that.