Politics Jan. 6 defendant with Confederate flag in U.S. Capitol to be freed early By News for today - March 27, 2024 0 10 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp A man who paraded a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be released early from prison as the Supreme Court weighs the fate of hundreds of Capitol Hill protesters charged with obstruction by the feds.