WASHINGTON — Rioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack were released while judges began dismissing dozens of pending cases Tuesday after President Donald Trump's sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,500-plus people charged in the insurrection that shook the foundation of American democracy.
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