Eight Jan. 6 defendants whose sentences were commuted by President Trump must get court permission to travel to Washington, D.C., or enter the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge ordered on Friday. Why it matters: Trump issued pardons and commutations for the majority of rioters charged in the Jan.

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