@cbcnews: Hundreds of prisoners who had been serving sentences for crimes connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were released from prison Tuesday after Donald Trump issued a sweeping presidential pardon. Reporting for The National, CBC’s Katie Simpson spoke to some outside a Washington detention facility. Trump’s move effectively wiped away the legal consequences for nearly 1,600 people. Fourteen others were charged with seditious conspiracy had their sentences commuted. Defending the mass clemency, Trump said, “What they've done to these people is outrageous,” while adding he does not condone violence against police. #trump #news #jan6