Source: New York Post
“A judge who agreed to dismiss election-interference charges against Donald Trump is allowing a convicted Jan. 6 rioter to skirt his bail restrictions and go to DC for the president-elect’s inauguration. 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 that Peterson pleaded guilty last month to joining hoards of insurgents who broke inside the Capitol building Jan. 6, 2021, court records show. … Peterson’s lawyer, Michael Bullotta, last week asked Chutkan to allow his client to attend the festivities, noting Peterson wasn’t accused of any violence or vandalism during his eight minutes in the Capitol. The lawyer claimed his client wasn’t aware that others were carrying out assaults and property damage at the time.” (12/23/24)