Crowds gather at a DC detention facility to await release of Jan. 6 rioters
After President Donald Trump signed sweeping pardons for over 1,500 convicted Jan. 6 rioters on Monday, crowds began to gather at the Central Detention Facility in Washington, D.C., to celebrate their release.
Those gathered include family members of some of the pardoned inmates.
Those who are expected to be released tonight include Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio - who was sentenced to 22 years in prison - and Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years.
"This is more than the J6 Committee thought was possible," said an advocate for the rioters, who had been working directly with the Trump transition team for weeks in advance of anticipated pardons and commutations on Day 1.