President Donald Trump granted pardons to approximately 1,500 individuals, including six from the Sacramento area involved in the January 6 Capitol storming. This decision aligns with his prior commitment to support those charged in relation to the 2021 insurrection. Notably, among those pardoned were key figures like Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio, implicated in the violence that resulted in deaths and injuries. The Supreme Court's ruling in 2023, which restricted the scope of certain obstruction charges, contributed to the release of some defendants, including Jorge Riley, an Army veteran and former Republican assembly member.
Riley, an Army veteran and a former corresponding secretary of the California Republican Assembly, pleaded guilty in March 2023 to felony obstruction of an official proceeding.
Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers and Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys were among those pardoned, both having been convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Collection
[
|
...
]