On Tuesday, a federal judge granted a significant exception to the travel restrictions imposed on a January 6 defendant. William Pope, a Kansas resident and nonviolent J6 participant has been allowed to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 in Washington, D.C.
The motion, granted by Judge Rudolph Contreras, is a rare departure from standard pre-trial release conditions, which typically prohibit defendants from engaging in certain behaviors. Pope had been under the condition of release preventing him from entering Washington since March 2021.
This decision marks a turning point in the handling of such cases, especially given the Justice Department’s staunch opposition to Pope’s motion and similar requests from other defendants.
Pope tells RedState:
Stacking wins never gets old. Hopefully my prosecutors are enjoying a miserable…
