Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including numerous people who violently attacked police officers. “The

Michael St. Pierre of Swansea said he's changed his mind about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. He was one of about 1,500 people pardoned for taking part.

Following Trump's executive action, two people who pleaded guilty for their actions at the Capitol that day have spoken out against their pardons.

"Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said. "I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative.

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,