Zach Rehl case: Trump commutes sentences of Jan. 6 rioters, including former Philadelphia Proud Boys leader [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office pardoning approximately 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters and commuting the sentences of 14 people, including former Philadelphia Proud Boys leader Zach Rehl.

Rehl, a native of Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood, was facing a sentence of 15 years.

The others who were granted a commutation include: Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Thomas Caldwell, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallejo, David Moerschel, Joseph Hackett, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Dominic Pezzola, Jeremy Bertino.

The 14 individuals are those convicted or otherwise charged with engaging in the separate seditious conspiracies mounted by leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to thwart the lawful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Trump also offered a “full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

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