WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including those convicted of assaulting police, in his first official action after returning to the White House as the country’s 47th president on Monday.
The pardons of about 1,500 people fulfilled Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago. Another 14 people had their sentences commuted.
“These are the hostages,” he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office.
Here is a list of the people with commuted sentences and their location of arrest. All of this is public information combined from executive proclamation here and arrest records here. Information is provided for awareness purposes only, these people may be armed and dangerous and should be avoided in all aspects of life.
Stewart Rhodes - TEXAS, Little Elm
Kelly Meggs - FLORIDA, Middle District
Kenneth Harrelson - FLORIDA, Titusville
Thomas Caldwell - VIRGINIA, Charlottesville
Jessica Watkins - Ohio, Dayton
Roberto Minuta - NEW YORK, Southern District
Edward Vallejo - ARIZONA, Phoenix
David Moerschel - FLORIDA, Fort Myers
Joseph Hackett - FLORIDA, Sarasota
Ethan Nordean - WASHINGTON, Western District
Joseph Biggs - FLORIDA, Ormond Beach
Zachary Rehl - PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia
Dominic Pezzola - NEW YORK, Rochester
Jeremy Bertino - (unspecified)