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President-elect Donald Trump defended his pardons for Capitol rioters and showcased his openness to extremist groups like the Proud Boys entering politics.

Trump also suggested the former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had been sentenced unfairly for his seditious conspiracy conviction

Tarrio and Rhodes, who both have ties to far-right groups, were serving long sentences until Trump granted clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Donald Trump

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President Trump's commutation of sentences for far-right extremists convicted of seditious conspiracy raises concerns about justice implications.

The last time this many red Maga hats descended on Washington DC, American democracy faced a mortal threat. Four years later, and many believe the same may be true again, writes Richard Hall

In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – and commuted the sentences of 14 more, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.

Trump pardoned nearly all January 6 defendants in sweeping executive order on his first day in office