The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—On inauguration night, music played as supporters of Jan. 6 defendants stood across from the D.C. Central Detention Facility, where many have been detained. After being sworn in earlier in the day, President Donald Trump issued full pardons to roughly 1,500 defendants and commuted 14 sentences. Demonstrators were standing across the street from the facility but at one point, moved across the street to the doors of the facility. Police responded by pushing the crowd back steadily until it returned to the park across the street. Among those gathered was Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbit, who was fatally shot by a Capitol police officer on Jan. 6, 2021. Witthoeft told The Epoch Times that for her, the pardons mean “victory for Ashli.”