Federal Judge Imposes Travel Restrictions on Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes, Barring Entry to D.C. and Capitol Building

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Federal Judge Shuts Down GOP’s Welcome Tour for Worst Jan. 6 Offenders

“My only regret is they should have brought rifles,” Rhodes said in a January 10, 2021, recording played at his trial in 2022. “We should have brought rifles. We could have fixed it right then and there. I’d hang fucking Pelosi from the lamppost.”

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Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court’s permission

A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington, D.C., without the court’s approval after President Donald Trump commuted the extremist group leader’s 18-year prison sentence in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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U.S. judge bars some Jan 6. defendants from entering Washington

Rhodes was among hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers.

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Judge Bars Stewart Rhodes From D.C. Following Seditionist’s Capitol Visit
Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder and convicted seditionist whom Donald Trump recently freed, has been barred from visiting Washington, D.C.
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Group of Jan. 6 rioters banned from DC after Trump commuted their sentences - Washington Examiner
A judge barred Oath Keepers founder Steward Rhodes and seven others from entering Washington, D.C., without permission from the court.
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Oath Keepers Leader Banned from D.C. Upon Release
Stewart Rhodes, former leader of the Oath Keepers, barred from entering Washington, D.C. or the U.S. Capitol upon his release. Rhodes among hundreds pardoned following the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Rhodes' 18-year sentence for plotting against the Congressional certification of Trump's election defeat was commuted.
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Jan. 6 Defendants, Including Oath Keepers' Rhodes, Face DC Entry Ban
Stewart Rhodes is barred from entering Washington, D.C., without court approval. The restriction follows President Donald Trump's commutation of his 18-year prison sentence. Rhodes had been released from a Maryland prison the previous day. The order also extends to other Oath Keepers members convicted of participating in the violent plot.
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Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court’s permission
A federal judge has barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington without the court’s approval.
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Oath Keepers founder no longer banned from D.C., U.S. Capitol
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.
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Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court permission
Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court permission. President Donald Trump commuted the far-right extremist group leader’s 18-year prison sentence for orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago. Judge Amit Mehta issued the order two days after Rhodes visited the Capitol, where he met with at least one lawmaker.
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Oath Keepers founder barred from entering DC or Capitol without court permission
Oath Keepers founder Rhodes barred from entering DC or Capitol without court permission. Rhodes: "I don't believe they commit any crimes at most trespass. You shouldn't be here. First Amendment free speech, it is disrespectful, it's not an official capacity, no, I'm OK"
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Judge: Edward Vallejo, other Oath Keepers allowed to access Capitol
The judge rescinded the order that banned them from entering Washington, D.C. Judge Amit P. Mehta said it would be “improper’ for the court to change the original sentences. President Trump commuted the sentences and pardoned more than 1,500 others.
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Judge reverses order banning Oath Keeper leader Rhodes from Washington D.C.
Judge reverses order banning Oath Keeper leader Rhodes from Washington D.C. “It is not for this court to divine why President Trump commuted Defendants’ sentences, or to assess whether it was sensible to do so,” Judge Amit Mehta wrote.
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Trump Justice Department Demands Judge Let Oath Keepers Who Led Insurrection Back Into US Capitol
A federal judge blocked the organization's leader, Stewart Rhodes, from entering D.C. without prior court approval. Rhodes, who had been indicted on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump earlier this week.
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Judge reverses course, grants Oath Keepers access to Capitol after Trump grants clemency
A federal judge rescinded an order that barred Stewart Rhodes and his co-defendants from traveling to Washington, D.C. The Justice Department had called on him to modify the sentences of the group members. The group members were serving years-long sentences after their convictions on crimes related to the Capitol riot.
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