Land & Sea Journal

Son of Jan. 6 Rioter and Ex-FBI Agent Warn Trump's Pardons Will Encourage Far-Right Violence (youtube.com)
This is a valid concern. However, I think that between the two options, both loaded, releasing the captives was the smarter one. I mean, they weren't treated at all fairly, and the ‘crime’ was staged, in large part, by the government agencies. Generally, we throw out prosecutions of even criminals when the authorities use improper means against them.