Trump Names ‘Pardon Czar’ to Advise on Clemency President Trump commuted Alice Johnson’s life sentence during his first term, and later pardoned her for her drug conviction. She will advise him on similar cases.

Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 Speak Out Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers asserted that they wanted President Trump to seek revenge on their behalf for being prosecuted in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.

Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants After Trump’s Clemency Order Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia, have been set free.

What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.

Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.