January 6 defendants (about 1,500 people)
- Status
- Pardons and commutations granted
- Clemency
- Mass pardon and 14 commutations · Jan 20, 2025
- People
- Donald Trump
- The case
- Offenses related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, from misdemeanor trespass to seditious conspiracy.
THE LINK TO TRUMP’S ORBIT
Political allies and supporters. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio (22-year sentence) received a full pardon, and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes (18 years) had his sentence commuted. No payment is documented.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
Issued on inauguration day, covering nearly everyone charged. Senate Judiciary Democrats later wrote to the attorney general about the grants.
RESPONSE
The proclamation granting the clemency said it “ends a grave national injustice” and “begins a process of national reconciliation.”
Correction. An earlier version said Enrique Tarrio’s sentence was commuted. He received a full pardon; Stewart Rhodes’s sentence was commuted. Corrected September 18, 2026.
SOURCES
- Wikipedia: Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants ↗
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee: Letter to Attorney General Bondi regarding January 6 pardons ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-present) ↗
- The White House: Granting Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 ↗
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