The pardons came via executive order that commuted the sentences of 14 high-profile Jan. 6 convicts, none of whom were from New Jersey, and granted the rest — well over 1,500 people — a “full, complete and unconditional pardon,” or dismissal of their pending case. The order also frees anyone in prison for a Jan. 6 crime.

Donald Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago began to leave prison on Tuesday after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon, signaling he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power.

The first 24 hours of Donald Trump’s second term reflected what his supporters hoped for and his detractors feared: a willingness to follow through on some of his most radical and divisive ideas. That much was clear Monday night,

Rioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack were released while judges began dismissing dozens of pending cases Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,