Although most of the people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 were not part of a government group hoping to disrupt certification for the 2020 presidential election, the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys each brought dozens of supporters to Washington.
About 1,600 people have been arrested or convicted of riot-related crimes, including 600 for assaulting, resisting or obstructing police, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
On Monday, hours after his inauguration, Trump commuted 14 sentences — including Rhodes’ — and issued a blanket pardon for the remaining criminals and suspects.
Members of the anti-government militia Oath Keepers, founded by Rhodes in 2009, delivered weapons to a hotel room in Virginia and discussed sending them across the Potomac River to Washington.
But they never made such a plan. While Rhodes remained outside the Capitol building that day, prosecutors said he directed members to go inside the building.
The Proud Boys were founded in 2016 as a politically-minded drinking club, and later became known for street brawls with far-left Antifa activists.
Shortly before the riot, Terrio was ordered out of Washington by law enforcement, and he communicated with other Pride Boys leaders from a nearby hotel.
