Clemency for January 6 Defendants — Outcome

Reporting and findings

1. reported

   The action covered more than 1,500 charged people, including people convicted of assaults on police and nonviolent trespass defendants. Later courts reached differing results on requests to refund paid restitution and assessments, and an April 2026 opinion denied one such request while discussing contrary rulings.

   • Associated Press: Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked policeScope over 1,500 charged people, violent convictions, releases, and administration/allied response
   • The Washington Post: After Trump's pardons, Jan. 6 rioters are getting refunds from the governmentIndependent review of post-pardon restitution and fine refund litigation, the first authorized refund, and differing district-court rulings
   • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: United States v. Ochs, Memorandum OpinionDenial of a pardoned January 6 defendant's request for return of a $100 assessment and $1,469.93 in restitution; discussion of contrary refund rulings and unresolved legal doctrine