Lawyers in Ministry of Justice They are urging federal judges to deny petitions filed by at least two of the Jan. 6 defendants asking to be allowed to return to the nation's capital for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Cindy Young, who was convicted of four misdemeanors for her involvement in the Capitol riot, and Russell Taylor, who pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge, each petitioned the courts to allow them to return to Washington, D.C., even though the terms of their sentences required them to stay. away.
“Contrary to Young’s description that she poses no danger to the community, Young poses a danger to the D.C. community, including Law enforcement officers The US attorneys said in response to Young's petition, “who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021.” Federal attorneys cited calls from Young to “retaliate against those involved in the January 6 trials” and argued that she failed “to acknowledge the seriousness of her actions.”
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A scene from the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magaña, File)
Taylor, who was invited to the inauguration by members of Utah's congressional delegation, is also being challenged by lawyers at the Justice Department who say the serious nature of his crimes should prevent him from being able to “return to power.” Crime scene.”
“He asks the court to bless his desire to return to the scene of the crime, and the court must not ignore his criminal conduct the last time he was in the Capitol,” the US attorneys wrote in a filing to the US District. Judge Royce Lamberth. The lawyers added in their court filing that although they had granted previous travel requests for other defendants involved in the Capitol siege, those approvals were to support the people's continued employment, and the requests did not include travel to the nation's capital.
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However, another Jan. 6 defendant, Eric Peterson, who was convicted of a misdemeanor in November for his involvement in the Capitol riot but has not yet been sentenced, received approval from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to travel to the District to swear Trump in. -At the party, according to Peterson's criminal docket. It is worth noting that the record did not include any responses from Ministry of Justice Chutkan urged Peterson's request to be denied.
Trump supporters try to break through a police barricade at the Capitol in Washington on January 6. ((AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File))
There remains uncertainty as to whether Trump will pardon any, some, or all of these defendants who were convicted of crimes as a result of their involvement in these crimes. US Capitol siege Which happened in 2021.
Trump has at times said the pardons would be reserved for those who remained peaceful on that fateful day; However, at other points he proposed a blanket amnesty for all those convicted. One thing Trump has remained consistent on is that a pardon will come quickly after his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
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The Department of Justice declined to comment on this story.
