Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
LI SWENSON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
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Enrique Tarrio, center right, is hugged by a supporter after arriving at Miami International Airport on Wednesday in Miami. Tarrio was pardoned by President Donald Trump after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Enrique Tarrio, center, walks with his attorneys after arriving at Miami International Airport on Wednesday in Miami.
Marta Lavandier, Associated Press
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted on charges relating to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, talks to reporters outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility on Tuesday after being released from a Maryland jail.
LI SWENSON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also borrowed from the president’s own rhetoric, calling for retribution.
Enrique Tarrio, center right, is hugged by a supporter after arriving at Miami International Airport on Wednesday in Miami. Tarrio was pardoned by President Donald Trump after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted on charges relating to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, talks to reporters outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility on Tuesday after being released from a Maryland jail.
