RTE News Headlines<p>[05:11] Hundreds of Capitol rioters released after Trump pardon</p><p> Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol were freed, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0122/1492161-capitol-rioters-release/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/us/2025/0122/14921</span><span class="invisible">61-capitol-rioters-release/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Hundreds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hundreds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/6January2021" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6January2021</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/theUSCapitol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theUSCapitol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/morethan1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morethan1</span></a>,500</p>