The first of the jailed Jan. 6 detainees have been released from prison, according to family member posts on social media, after President Donald Trump took swift action on pardons of what he called Jan. 6 “hostages” in a speech following his Jan. 20 inauguration as the 47th president.
After departing the Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20, Trump returned to the Oval Office, where he issued pardons for approximately 1,500 individuals connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach and commuted the sentences of those still serving time.
