With Trump back in the White House, the American press sizes up his initial moves

Would you guys ask the same questions of Biden?”

Thune said when he was asked what message it sends to officers who were attacked that day

They’ve served years in jail,

Trump said in response to questions from reporters at the White House on why he pardoned violent offenders

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

said Susan Jones from Florida

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

she told CNN

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

I want my brothers out,

he told reporters

Freedom!" ... We love you!"

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

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

It will not go well with you. I appreciate your support, and your coverage, but you are not gonna be the first ones to see them, their families will,

he said

I'm thinking to myself, 'Man, I hope our pardons are in there,'

he said

I want to see their release, and you know, I'll be the first member of Congress to offer them a guided tour of the Capitol,

she continued to massive applause

We're just standing out here in solidarity.

The HFC member continued

What they've done to these people is outrageous. There's rarely been anything like it in the history of our country,

Trump said

There’s anticipation, like knots in your stomach,

said Charlie Kalk, who traveled to DC from Oregon

These people are in jail because they were present somewhere,

she said

As you can see, many people, many different groups and different ethnicities and different religious groups have all come behind Trump during this campaign,

she said

It’s broken my heart for four years. I’ve cried and cried and cried over these families,

Pollock said