Jan. 6 Convicts Freed by Trump Barred From Capitol by Judge

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Stewart Rhodes, right, in the rotunda of the Canon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 22.Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

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By Zoe Tillman

January 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM UTC

Updated on

January 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM UTC

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A federal judge barred the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and several associates convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from entering Washington — or the US Capitol building — without his permission first.

The order Friday from US District Judge Amit Mehta followed President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the lengthy prison sentences of Stewart Rhodes and his co-defendants, some of whom were found guilty of seditious conspiracy.