DC federal Judge Tanya Chutkan on Thursday approved Eric Peterson’s request to travel to the country’s Capitol again to be on hand for inauguration day Jan. 20 — despite the fact …
Eric Peterson asked a judge to allow him to go to DC for President-Elect Donald Trump 's inauguration despite his admitted involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021.is allowing a convicted Jan. 6 rioter to skirt his bail restrictions and go to DC for the president-elect’s inauguration.
The inauguration is a ticketed event, but those without tickets typically gather on the National Mall nearby and watch the ceremony on at least one JumboTron.Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be ‘frightening’: judge The feds claim that Peterson traveled to DC that day to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally opposing Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
On Nov. 25, Chutkan dismissed the charges accusing Trump of interfering with the 2020 election result. Special counsel Jack Smith had moved for the case to be tossed after Trump’s reelection since a president is immune from federal prosecution.Another federal case against Trump, charging him with hoarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, was dismissed earlier this year.
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