The fifth anniversary of January 6, 2021, is set to include a special return to the U.S. Capitol by known defendants honoring Ashli Babbitt and others who died.
Much like Democrats refuse to stop considering the breach of the U.S. Capitol as the “worst attack on democracy” since the Civil War, despite literal terrorist attacks, many on the right won’t rest until they believe justice has been served. Where it concerned Jan. 6, that included hopes for the Justice Department to act before the statute of limitations is reached, as a permitted march was set to recreate the trip from the Ellipse to the Capitol on Tuesday.
CBS News reported, “The former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys and other defendants convicted for crimes connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol are set to return to Washington, D.C., for a march marking five years since the attack.”
“Among those promoting the march is Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the Proud Boys who was convicted of charges including seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison,” added the report. “Tarrio was among the more than 1,500 defendants convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes who received clemency from President Trump on his first day back in the White House in 2025.”
In addition to Babbitt, the march was set to honor Rosanne Boyland, Kevin Greeson and Benjamin Phillips, as well as U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick who’d died the following day.
I can’t believe its been five years.
ANNOUNCEMENT
On Jan 6, 2026, patriots will march in D.C. to honor Ashli Babbitt and the others who lost their lives that day.
J6 | Ashli Babbitt 5 Year Memorial March
The Ellipse → Capitol
11:45 AM ESTWe will place flowers in… pic.twitter.com/wNGhObFK3P
— ✦ ✦ (@BenKaxton) September 29, 2025
Will Pope explained on X, “The Ashli Babbitt Memorial event on the 5th anniversary of January 6 is officially permitted and will have police protection from counterprotestors,” while sharing a post from fellow former J6er Guy Reffitt detailing the rights of participants, the limits of law enforcement, rules that should not be violated and what to do if challenged, namely “Remain calm and respectful,” question if any violation of the permitted event was alleged and most importantly document any interaction.
The Ashli Babbitt Memorial event on the 5th anniversary of January 6 is officially permitted and will have police protection from counterprotestors. https://t.co/B3NSYuB7bE
— (@FreeStateWill) January 2, 2026
While urging troublemakers to stay home, Tarrio expressed interest in seeing the Justice Department act against then-U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, the man responsible for fatally shooting U.S. Air Force veteran Babbitt, stating, “Justice has NOT been served and this would be the deadline for any criminal action against Michael Byrd. Will the DOJ respond?”
Byrd was among those who’d been granted a challenged pardon from then-President Joe Biden as he’d issued a blanket pardon for police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump’s administration had previously demonstrated a willingness to reverse decisions from the Justice Department as it had agreed to a settlement with Babbitt’s family, awarding them $5 million.
Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced on Monday that Democrats would be marking the anniversary with a “special hearing” featuring members of the dissolved sham Jan. 6 committee, including its leader, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson (D).
“At the hearing, we will examine ongoing threats to free and fair elections posed by an out-of-control Trump administration, expose the election deniers who hold high-level positions of significance in the executive branch and detail the threats to public safety posed by the hundreds of violent felons who were pardoned on the President’s first day in office,” said Jeffries.
“We will also present a panel of Members who wish to share their personal experiences from that horrific day,” said Jeffries, who provided contact information for anyone who wished to testify at the assembly.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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