The notorious January 6 rioters Trump could pardon as he re-enters White House

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Donald Trump has promised mass pardons for hundreds of rioters who have been charged in connection with the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021 Trump could issue mass amnesty to hundreds of defendants as soon as his first day in office, maintaining that even violent offenders could be granted clemency on a “case-by-case” basis. open image in gallery Enrique Tarrio Tarrio wasn’t even in Washington, D.C. on January 6, but the former leader and his allies “saw themselves as Donald Trump’s army, fighting to keep their preferred leader in power no matter what the law or the courts had to say about it,” according to federal prosecutors. open image in gallery At his first campaign rally for the 2024 race in Waco, Texas, Trump played a song from a choir made up a group of jailed January 6 defendants Members of the so-called J6 Choir have not been identified, but federal prosecutors have said in court filings that they “were so violent that their pretrial release would pose a danger to the public.” Department of Corrections rosters list 20 defendants jailed in connection with January 6, including 17 who are accused of assaulting law enforcement officers. open image in gallery Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett He phoned into his trial, calling the proceedings a “bunch of crap” and accused prosecutors of “dragging this out.” The retired firefighter was convicted on eight counts, including felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, and sentenced to roughly four years in prison.