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A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering the District without the court's approval after President Donald Trump commuted the leader's 18-year prison sentence for January 6.

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A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the right-wing extremist group from entering Washington, D.C., without the court’s permission,

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta's order on Friday comes two days after Rhodes visited the Capitol, where he met with at least one lawmaker, chatted with others and defended his actions during a mob’s attack on Jan.

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana. Hours after a federal judge issued an order prohibiting Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the far-right militia group he founded from traveling to Washington, D.C. or the U.S. Capitol without court ...

Within hours, the Justice Department – which under the Biden administration had secured Rhodes' 2022 conviction – argued that Judge Amit Mehta didn't have the authority to issue that restriction. Trump commuted Rhodes' 18-year sentence Monday along with the sentences of 13 other defendants.

By Susan Heavey and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday barred Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group, and others in its top ranks from entering Washington - and specifically the U.

A judge barred the Oath Keepers founder from Washington, D.C., without court approval after Trump commuted his prison sentence for the Capitol riot.