Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.
Members of the Libertarian Party chanting and demanding the release of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, during the party’s national convention in May.
While dismissing cases, judges who have overseen the prosecutions made clear that the orders did nothing to change the reality of the attack on the Capitol.
Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers asserted that they wanted President Trump to seek revenge on their behalf for being prosecuted in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.
Stewart Rhodes, whose 18-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction was commuted, accused the people who oversaw his trial of breaking the law.
Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia, have been set free.
Rachel Powell, 44, who smashed windows at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and was convicted on nine felony and misdemeanor charges, was released from jail in Washington and joined a crowd outside on Tuesday afternoon.
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