They also send a message that he will protect those who break the law on his behalf, democracy advocates warn.

Washington D.C. police pushed back the supporters of January 6 detainees after it became clear that not all prisoners would be immediately released following President Donald Trump's pardon. Newsweek sought email comment from the Washington, D.C. prison service on Monday.

President Trump is facing scrutiny for pardons for those who violently protested the 2020 election at the Capitol.

At a Washington, D.C. detention facility Jan. 6 defendants and supporters welcomed the news of pardons from President Trump while experts worry about criminal histories.

President Donald Trump is defending one of his most divisive actions since returning to the White House — pardoning nearly everyone convicted in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Trump in a news conference Tuesday was dismissive of the effort to prosecute nearly 1,

Newly released Jan. 6 defendants, participants in the insurrection and supporters of President Trump gathered outside the D.C. jail on Jan. 21 to support those pardoned under Trump's executive order,

That figure would represent almost all of the nearly 1,600 people who were charged in the riot by the fourth anniversary Jan. 6, according to the Justice Department. About 1,270 had been convicted and 1,