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Supporters Celebrate Impending Release of Jan. 6 Prisoners
WASHINGTON—A crowd of supporters has gathered outside the Washington jail to celebrate the impending release of the pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach defendants.
Among them is Chaplain Joshua Macias, who says he was among the first to face jail time over the breach.
“I was thrown in jail in the Philly gulag for asking if every legal vote was counted. And then after J6, they put me in jail again because I was here on J6 as one of the openers and introducing veterans on stage,” Macias told The Epoch Times. The Philadelphia District Attorney's office in 2022 sought to hold Macias in criminal contempt and requested the maximum penalty of five months and 29 days in jail, regarding his alleged meeting with the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders on Jan. 5, 2021. He was not found to be in contempt of court.
Macias was not one of the 1,500 defendants pardoned by President Donald Trump on Monday as his charges were state-imposed rather than federal. But Macias said he nonetheless thought the president “did a great job.”
“I mean, promises made, promises kept, as always,” he said.
Macias added that he expects more executive actions on the matter to follow.
“Trust me, a lot’s going to be coming out,” he said. “Restitution, we’re going to take care of our community, law and order is back. It’s going to be a rude awakening for those who’ve been coming against us.”
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