A felony defendant in a case related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been granted permission to travel to Washington this month to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration, the first known instance of such a request being granted by the courts.



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First Jan. 6 felony defendant allowed to attend Trump inauguration

A felony defendant in a case related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been granted permission to travel to Washington this month to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration, the first known instance of such a request being granted by the courts. William Pope — whose pretrial conditions restrict him from most travel…

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A man facing charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol can attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a federal judge ruled on Jan. 7.
William Pope “is authorized to travel to Washington, D.C. from January 19, 2025, through January 21, 2025, for the Presidential Inauguration,” U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said in a one-page order.
Pope, under a 2021 order, had been barred from traveling to Washington excep…

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Judge Grants Jan. 6 Defendant Permission to Attend Trump’s Inauguration

Jan. 6 defendant William Pope has been granted his request to attend Donald Trump's inauguration despite his bail rules. Pope, who fired his lawyer and asked to represent himself in 2022, filed the request before the end of 2024 to delay his trial for two weeks until after the inauguration. Judge Rudolph Contreras granted it Tuesday and gave permission for him to go to D.C., Politico's Kyle Cheney wrote on BlueSky. "Initially, I had declined an …

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EXCLUSIVE: January 6 Defendant William Pope Granted Exception to Attend Trump Inauguration

It’s the second time a federal judge has denied a Jan. 6 defendant’s request to attend Trump’s inauguration.

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Judge turns down Jan. 6 felon’s request to attend Trump inauguration at invitation of GOP lawmakers

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras made the decision on Tuesday to allow defendant William Pope to travel and attend the inauguration on January 20, despite opposition from the Justice Department, which claimed Pope still posed a danger "to the D.C. community."

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First felony J6 defendant is allowed to attend Trump inauguration

A federal judge has approved a Kansas Jan. 6 defendant’s request to attend president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this month.

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Judge says KS Jan. 6 defendant can attend Trump inauguration

BOSTON — While some Democrats will be skipping Donald Trump's inauguration, most of the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation are planning to attend the event.

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(The Epoch Times)—A man facing charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol can attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a federal judge ruled on Jan. 7. William Pope “is authorized to travel to Washington, D.C. from January 19, 2025, through January 21, 2025, for the Presidential Inauguration,” U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said in a one-page order. Pope, under a 2021 order, had been barred from traveling t…

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By Anna KaminskiKansas Reflector  TOPEKA — A Topeka man who blocked officers in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded with a federal court to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony later this month and offered haunting Christmas wishes. William Pope, who is representing himself in the U.S. District Court for Washington D.C.,  asked a judge on Dec. 28 to allow him to travel to Washington to attend Trump’s Jan. 20 …

First Jan. 6 felony defendant allowed to attend Trump inauguration

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