Trump says he will free Jan. 6 rioters on first day if re-elected
More than 1,350 people have been charged for crimes related to the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
By Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published March 12, 2024 7:27am EDT
Former President Donald Trump has vowed that one of his first acts if re-elected to office will be to free those imprisoned in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, whom he labeled as "hostages."
"My first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social late Monday.
More than 1,350 people have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to the DOJ, after rioters stormed the building to protest former President Trump’s election loss and the validity of Biden’s win.
Of those, at least 560 defendants received sentences while at least 335 were sentenced to periods of incarceration, the DOJ said in a January update.
Nearly 490 individuals were charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony, according to the latest Dept. of Justice figures. The investigation remains ongoing.
Trump’s vow to free the prisoners comes as a new report detailing a "hidden transcript" claims that the Jan. 6 congressional committee allegedly falsely claimed it did not have evidence that showed former President Trump’s administration requested National Guard assistance.
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