A federal judge has barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington without the court’s approval.
The judge said it was "reasonable" the Justice Department interpreted Trump's Jan. 6 commutations to cover the defendants' prison sentences and wipe away their terms of supervised release.
A federal judge on Monday walked back his order barring Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the right-wing extremist group from entering Washington, D.C., without the
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta placed the restriction on Friday after Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes met with GOP lawmakers in Congress on Wednesday, days after he and eight of his lieutenants had their years-long prison sentences commuted to time served.
Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers who recently had his 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy commuted by President Donald Trump, will be allowed to enter the U.S. Capitol and Washington, D.C., following a brief tug-of-war in court.
A federal judge said the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, can’t travel to nation’s capital without permission, prompting objections from a Trump-appointed prosecutor.
A judge barred the Oath Keepers founder from Washington, D.C., without court approval after Trump commuted his prison sentence for the Capitol riot.
The top federal prosecutor for Washington is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories
President Trump mass pardoned January 6th rioters, many who violently attacked police officers. The rioters were convicted in U.S. courts with due process. But the pardons undermine those court rulings,
Retired U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant Jeremy Brown remains in jail while his attorney advocates for his release under President Donald Trump’s pardon for Jan. 6 crimes.
A federal judge on Monday reversed his order prohibiting Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the group from entering Washington, D.C., without court approval, following President Trump’s commutation of their sentences for their involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.