January 6 Defendants Return Home, With Famous Shaman Saying He’s Headed Straight to a Gun Dealer

Some conservatives are claiming the Metropolitan Police Department is refusing to release defendants in a timely manner.

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Jacob Chansley, also known as the "QAnon Shaman," screams "Freedom" inside the Senate chamber after the Capitol was breached January 6, 2021 at Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images

January 6 defendants are returning home from prisons and jails across the country after President Trump issued his sweeping pardon for more than 1,500 individuals who were at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 — many of whom were charged with assaulting police officers. The defendants are expressing nothing less than sheer joy, and few are expressing any remorse. 

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