Rhodes had been convicted in one of the most serious cases prosecuted by the DOJ stemming from the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Four years after they raided the Capitol and assaulted police officers, a group of some of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters are now free men.

The return of battle-hardened leaders ... will further radicalize and fuel recruitment platforms,” said Jacob Ware, a Council on Foreign Relations research fellow.