GOP lawmaker welcomes rioters back to Capitol to ‘hear their side of the story’

Every step of the way, from the western boundary of Capitol grounds, to the West Lawn, to the Upper West Terrace, to the interior of the Capitol itself, she saw sign after sign that her presence was unlawful. Nevertheless, heeding the call of former President Trump, she continued onwards to 'stop the steal,

she wrote in one filing, reported Axios

Dismissal of charges, pardons after convictions, and commutations of sentences will not change the truth of what happened on January 6, 2021,

she wrote

Those records are immutable and represent the truth, no matter how the events of January 6 are described by those charged or their allies,

she continued

For hours, those officers were aggressively confronted and violently assaulted. More than 140 officers were injured. Others tragically passed away as a result of the events of that day. But law enforcement did not falter. Standing with bear spray streaming down their faces, those officers carried out their duty to protect,

she wrote

This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation."

President Donald Trump, in a statement announcing the January 6 pardons

I believe the election was stolen. I believe President Trump has always been right about that."

Elmer Stewart Rhodes III

More people were convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the siege of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, than any other criminal event since the statute was enacted during the Civil War."

U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia

Most guards are conservative. Most guards are Trump supporters."

Rhodes

Now I am gonna buy some motha f***in guns!"

Another freed January 6 rioter, Jacob Chansley, the "Q-Anon Shaman," posted on X (formerly Twitter) after leaving prison

I don't need to see any actual evidence of the fraud, but I know that state laws that are meant to prevent fraud, making it easier to discover fraud, were violated."

He said

I'm going to get that thing framed, dude, and put it on the wall, I swear to God. Because people like us don't have them.”

He said

We really don’t know what happened because we never got the truth out of anybody,

said Susan Jones from Florida

Nobody really burned anything down or destroyed anything beyond repair,

said Jason Malsack from Wisconsin

I violated my probation... I was outside of my area,

he told AFP

Each president has a prerogative ... I may not agree with all of it,

she told CNN

Freedom!" ... We love you!"

At one point on Tuesday, two men did emerge from the Washington prison and the crowd surged toward them, shouting

I want my brothers out,

he told reporters

They brutally attacked me and my colleagues,

he told CNN

They pounded on our cell door with a flashlight and said, ‘Get ready cos you’re getting out of here’,

he said

I spent the last four years of my life petrified that they were gonna kick in my door,

she said