Yesterday, as one of his first acts of his second term, President Trump signed an executive order to free all J6 political prisoners.
And yet, many have still not been released from the D.C. jail where they are being held.
Many families of J6 hostages are speaking out about what’s going on.
There are even reports of guards forcing pardoned prisoners back into their cells and refusing to say when they will be let go.
Take a look:
URGENT: Multiple reports coming in from family members, prisoners & J6 advocates of halfway houses refusing to release J6 prisoners in spite of their pardon – and reports from the DC Gulag of 17 armed and masked guards pushing some 8 prisoners back in their cells and a guard… https://t.co/J1uBvtGdjX
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) January 21, 2025
Alex Jones posted a video about the prison guards suspending J6 hostage releases and making no guarantees about when, or if, they will be released:
Shocking Jan6th Development! DC Prison Guards Suspend Release Of Pardoned J6 Political Prisoners, Make No Guarantee Of Morning Release.
More News and Updates Here:https://t.co/8B8Q4Z3IIP pic.twitter.com/p5NbQc9QQJ
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) January 21, 2025
Here are some of the names of political prisoners still being held captive:
🇺🇸 WOKE DEMOCRAT D.C. GULAG JAIL SLOW ROLLING J6 HOSTAGE RELEASES
These J6ers are still being held in DC after pardon:
Taylor Taranto
Robert Turner
Rachel Powell
Jason Tasker
Tom Vournas
Daniel Ball
John Banuelos
Dominic Box
Rockne Earles
Vitali Gossjankowski
Joseph… pic.twitter.com/ii0zsSI0tm— Diligent Denizen 🇺🇸 (@DiligentDenizen) January 21, 2025
DC J6ers still being held,
Taylor Taranto
Robert Turner
Jason Tasker
Tom Vournas
Daniel Ball
John Banuelos
Dominic Box
Rockne Earles
Vitali Gossjankowski
Joseph Hutchinson
Jake Lang
Theodore Middendorf
Darrell Neely
Jonathan Pollack
Olivia Pollack
Andrew Grigsby
Ryan Wilson…— J6PatriotNews (@J6patriotnews) January 21, 2025
One of the prisoners sent a message indicating that he is being moved to the jail, not yet released:
Message from Dominic Box, one of the J6 prisoners still held in the DC Gulag despite being pardoned:
“We are being moved to the jail now but they won't tell us what's happening. Likely my last message until I know or land somewhere but thank you for everything and I pray we are… https://t.co/hFJXWk7wy2
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) January 21, 2025
NBC Washington reported:
A few inmates had been released from the D.C. jail in Southeast by midday Tuesday, as a crowd of frustrated supporters awaited additional releases. Officials repeatedly said more inmates would be released soon.
Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Chip Roy were outside the jail.
“Let our people go!” supporters chanted for hours as they watched the front door.
Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys were among those gathered outside the jail, after former leader Enrique Tarrio was released from prison. Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes also was there, after he was released from prison in Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENT“I think it’s a good day for America that all the wrongs are being undone. None of them should have been here in the first place,” Rhodes told News4.
Trump pardoned about 1,500 criminal defendants convicted of or accused of crimes on Jan. 6, 2021, including of people convicted of brutal assaults on officers at the U.S. Capitol. Trump commuted the sentences of 14 others. The president did not distinguish between violent and non-violent defendants, as some expected he would.
Newsweek had more to say about the delays:
Washington D.C. police pushed back the supporters of January 6 detainees after it became clear that not all prisoners would be immediately released following President Donald Trump’s pardon…
Several online videos show supporters gathering outside the Central Detention Facility in Washington D.C. on Monday evening. Several January 6 rioters were being held there and their supporters demanded their release after President Trump’s pardon.
Police could be seen pushing back the supporters in several videos posted on social media.
NewsNation’s Brian Entin posted a video of his own on X with the comment: “Family and supporters of January 6th defendants are waiting for them to be released after the pardons. Timing is unclear.
“Police pushed crowd back from the doors. Most people are across the street now.”
ADVERTISEMENTIn a later video, a police sergeant was seen telling a woman that prison authorities would not be releasing all of the pardoned detainees that night and that he was waiting to hear more information.
A man close by shouted that it was an abuse of the prison regulations.
The policeman continued speaking calmly and explained that he was awaiting further instruction…
In a video posted on Facebook, a Washington, D.C police sergeant told a woman that not all the January 6 prisoners were being released on Monday night and that he would wait to see what happens on Tuesday.
“It’s a brand new day. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. I’ll probably be here with you,” he said.
More prisoners will likely be released on Tuesday. If there are delays, they will likely be because of administration and processing requirements.
“Administration and processing requirements.”
I don’t know what you think, but to me, this sounds a whole lot like direct subordination on the part of those running the D.C. jail…
Like, Mayor Muriel Bowser:
Mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser
She is keeping the J6 hostages in jail, defying the pardon President Trump signed yesterday. pic.twitter.com/mrq4wItjpa— LizG (@ItWillBeOk24) January 21, 2025
Lauren Boebert is among those calling for help getting the J6 hostages released:
Lauren Boebert is calling on President Trump to help get the J6 hostages released from the DC jail pic.twitter.com/rm8YlI60Ar
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) January 21, 2025
Many others are saying it’s time to send in the U.S. Marshals!
THE DC JAIL IS REFUSING TO RELEASE J6ERS DISOBEYING DONALD TRUMP’S PARDON
IT IS TIME TO SEND IN THE U.S. MARSHALS
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH pic.twitter.com/pDSjnMK2zW
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) January 21, 2025
BREAKING – It’s being reported that numerous prisons are refusing to release their J6 hostages as they were ordered to.
If you know of any prisons refusing to obey Trump’s pardon, please contact your local US Marshal.
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) January 21, 2025
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