President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including Zachary Rehl, the former leader of the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys, Rehl was serving a 15-year term, one of the longest sentences handed down in connection with the attack. He was seen on video spraying a chemical irritant at law enforcement officers outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Rehl also led at least three other men into the Capitol and into a senator’s office, where he smoked and posed for pictures while flashing the Proud Boys’ hand gesture, prosecutors said in court documents. At his sentencing in 2023, Rehl sobbed as he told the judge he deeply regretted being at the Capitol that day. “I’m done with all of it, done peddling lies for other people who don’t care about me,” Rehl said. “Politicians started spreading lies about the election, and I fell for it hook, line and sinker.” Click the link in our bio for the full story. ✏️ : @patrickdberkery / @apnews 📸 : @apnews
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