Jeffrey Toobin: “In simple terms, this means that in a few days, there will be no one in prison or facing any sort of criminal penalty for their actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Some, including Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys who was pardoned after being sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, have already been released from their sentences.”
“The cases against them now disappear, as if they had never been brought, and the consequences of those convictions vanish as well. Former convicts, including those who assaulted police officers, will now have no restrictions on their right to purchase firearms; they will be free to bring guns to their next confrontation with authorities.”
“The pardon recipients now join Mr. Trump himself as former Jan. 6 defendants who are in the clear for their actions on that day.”
