Judge Lifts Travel Curbs on Jan. 6 Convicts After DOJ Protest
- Oath Keepers founder, others were barred from Capitol
- US attorney argued Trump clemency covered full sentence
Stewart Rhodes speaks to members of the media outside the DC Central Detention Facility in Washington, DC, on Jan. 21.
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A judge has lifted an order that barred Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group, and several of his former associates from traveling to Washington after the US Justice Department intervened on their behalf.
The order on Monday from US District Judge Amit Mehta means that Rhodes and seven of his co-defendants found guilty of felony crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are free to visit Washington and the Capitol complex.