Violent US Capitol rioters and far-right militia leaders set free by Trump, with Elon Musk's support

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Trump pardoned Tarrio but issued more limited commutations for many of Tarrio's co-conspirators in the Proud Boys case.
48% : He was released early in 2023, and was pardoned by Trump on Monday.
44% : And rioters who already completed their sentences are no longer hampered by probation conditions, like travel restrictions, and are seeing their civil rights restored, like the right to buy a gun.
43% : In one of his first official acts in the Oval Office, Trump signed a sweeping clemency order Monday, pardoning virtually all 1,250 convicted January 6 rioters, commuting the prison sentences of 14 members of far-right extremist groups, and directing the Justice Department to dismiss the roughly 300 pending cases.
42% : "Patiently waiting outside the DC jailOutside the DC jail Tuesday morning, a smattering of January 6 rioter supporters gathered, including one rioter who already served his time in prison and received a pardon from Trump.
30% : Trump frees extremists and violent riotersAn attorney connected to Rhodes' case confirmed that the Oath Keepers leader was released from the Maryland prison where he was serving an 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy and other felony charges.
28% : Andrew Valentin and Matthew Valentin were both sentenced last week to 2.5 years in prison for felony offenses and were still at the DC jail when Trump granted the pardons Monday.
27% : And Daniel Gray, who was serving a 2.5-year sentence for shoving an officer in the Capitol Rotunda - where Trump took the oath on Monday - was released from federal prison in Georgia early Tuesday, his lawyer told CNN.

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