{"id":128343,"date":"2025-01-21T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/01\/21\/convicted-veterans-among-jan-6-rioters-granted-pardons-commutations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:28:37","slug":"convicted-veterans-among-jan-6-rioters-granted-pardons-commutations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2025\/01\/21\/convicted-veterans-among-jan-6-rioters-granted-pardons-commutations\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted veterans among Jan. 6 rioters granted pardons, commutations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump granted sweeping clemency hours after his inauguration Monday to more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, including some veterans convicted of organizing the riot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump signed a proclamation<\/a> to grant \u201cfull, complete and unconditional\u201d pardons to all but 14 people who were convicted of offenses related to the attack, and he called on new Acting Attorney General James McHenry III to dismiss any remaining Jan. 6 cases going through the courts system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Trump commuted the sentences of the 14 people who didn\u2019t receive pardons and asked for their immediate release from prison. Those 14 \u2014 nine of whom have military histories \u2014 were members of the right-wing, anti-government Oath Keepers and Proud Boys groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation,\u201d the proclamation reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2024\/11\/18\/veterans-involved-in-jan-6-riot-expect-trump-to-keep-pardon-promise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24061701229446.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Veterans involved in Jan. 6 riot expect Trump to keep pardon promise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some Jan. 6 defendants, including veterans, are asking the courts to delay their cases as they wait for President-Elect Trump to grant them pardons.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the approximately 1,500 people who have faced charges for their involvement in the Capitol breach, about 230 have military backgrounds, according to the latest data from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. Many of those veterans and service members were not affiliated with any specific group, but 21 were part of the Oath Keepers and 27 were Proud Boys members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud Boys members celebrated the pardons on Telegram, with one chapter writing, \u201cOur brothers are coming home!\u201d According to the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, which monitors extremist activity online, the Proud Boys are now \u201cpositioning themselves as enforcers of Trump\u2019s policy agenda, including aiding in deportations and escalating anti-LGBTQ+ threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extremism experts and police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 spoke out against the pardons and commutations. Michael Fanone, an officer who was beaten by rioters that day and has served as an unofficial spokesperson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/36-months-jan-6-attack-capitol-0\" target=\"_blank\">140 officers who were assaulted during the riot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/21\/politics\/video\/michael-fanone-january-6-pardons-trump-digvid\" target=\"_blank\">said Monday on CNN<\/a> he was now worried for his safety and the safety of his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have been betrayed by my country, and I have been betrayed by those who supported Donald Trump, whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons or for some other reason,\u201d Fanone said. \u201cTonight, six individuals who assaulted me as I did my job on Jan. 6 \u2026 will now walk free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2024\/12\/12\/trump-says-hell-begin-jan-6-pardons-the-first-hour-in-office\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f0374cc7-cf8c-4529-8178-2204b37bfe66.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump says he\u2019ll begin Jan. 6 pardons \u2018the first hour\u2019 in office<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Trump said he would look at each individual case, rather than issue a blanket pardon for all Jan. 6 defendants.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump made repeated promises on the campaign trail to pardon the rioters, it wasn\u2019t certain until Monday whether he would grant clemency to the most violent offenders. Trump said during a Time Magazine interview in December that he would issue pardons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2024\/12\/12\/trump-says-hell-begin-jan-6-pardons-the-first-hour-in-office\/\" target=\"_blank\">within \u201cthe first hour\u201d after he took office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Trump stipulated he would look at each case to determine if the individuals were \u201cnonviolent,\u201d implying that people convicted or charged with violent crimes might not receive a pardon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m going to look if there\u2019s some that really were out of control,\u201d he said in the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of August, 547 defendants had been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees, including 163 individuals who were charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/43-months-jan-6-attack-capitol\">according to the Justice Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eleven people faced charges associated with assaulting a member of the media or destroying their equipment, and 87 defendants were charged with destruction of government property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the hundreds of people who received full pardons was Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy for his role in orchestrating the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four Proud Boys members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2023\/05\/05\/veterans-in-proud-boy-jan-6-case-found-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">tried alongside Tarrio<\/a> were included on the list of 14 people who had their sentences commuted. They are: Army veteran Joseph Biggs, Marine veterans Dominic Pezzola and Zachary Rehl and Ethan Nordean, who joined the Navy but didn\u2019t make it past basic training. Biggs, Rehl and Nordean were convicted of seditious conspiracy in 2023, and Pezzola was found guilty of other felonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2023\/05\/25\/army-vet-oath-keepers-leader-gets-18-years-for-plotting-jan-6-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23018824143903.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army vet, Oath Keepers leader gets 18 years for plotting Jan. 6 attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lengthy jail sentences show judges will hold those responsible for deadly violence of Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also commuted the sentence of Stewart Rhodes, an Army veteran and the leader of the Oath Keepers who was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2023\/05\/25\/army-vet-oath-keepers-leader-gets-18-years-for-plotting-jan-6-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\"> sentenced to 18 years in prison<\/a>. When he founded the Oath Keepers in 2009, Rhodes recruited other veterans, service members, firefighters and police to join his cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors presented evidence of Rhodes sending encrypted messages to his membership following the 2020 presidential election, telling them to refuse to accept the results. During a call with members, Rhodes outlined a plan to stop the transfer of presidential power, which included preparations for the use of force,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/case-multi-defendant\/file\/1470536\/download\"> according to an indictment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other Oath Keepers who received commuted sentences were Army veterans Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins and Edward Vallejo, as well as Navy veteran Thomas Caldwell. 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