Two brothers convicted for their roles in the attack on the US Capitol were released from a DC jail on Monday night, following a set of pardons issued by former President Donald Trump for January 6, 2021 rioters.
Andrew Valentin and Matthew Valentin, who were each sentenced to two and a half years in prison last week, walked out of the DC Central Detention Facility on Monday night. The release was confirmed by a liaison to the Justice Department who mentioned that this was the first release of January 6 defendants after Trump's pardon.