A Jan. 6 rioter filed a letter showing that a retired Republican congressman invited him to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C, next month. 

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Jan. 6 rioter says retired congressman invited him to Trump’s inauguration

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A man who pleaded guilty to a felony for participation in the Capitol riot filed a letter showing he was invited by a retired congressman to attend the inauguration.

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Convicted Jan. 6 rioter says retired congressman invited him to Trump inauguration

A Jan. 6 rioter filed a letter showing that a retired Republican congressman invited him to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C, next month.  Russell Taylor, a California native, pleaded guilty to an obstruction count of official government proceedings in 2023. After entering a guilty plea, he testified against a member of an anti-government…

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Republican lawmakers have urged a judge to allow a felon to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration even though he admitted recruiting "fighters" to riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.In a letter to U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, former Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) said that he and three current Republican House lawmakers from Utah invited Russell Taylor to Trump's second inauguration, Politico reported Wednesday."Russ Taylor is a …

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Republicans ask judge to let recruiter of J6 'fighters' attend Trump's inauguration

Watch Video: Trump says Jan. 6 committee members “should go to jail” A California man who pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to obstruct the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress to certify President Biden’s 2020 victory has asked the court for permission to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Russell Taylor, who was part of a group affiliated with the far-right, anti-government Thr…

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Man who pleaded guilty to Jan. 6 charge asks if he can go to Trump’s inauguration

A former Republican House member and three current members of Congress from Utah invited a Jan. 6 defendant to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration,...

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Jan. 6 defendant invited to Trump's inauguration by former GOP lawmaker

Politico: “Russell Taylor spent weeks planning for chaos on Jan. 6, 2021. He recruited anti-government activists to join him in Washington, and, when he arrived, surged to the U.S. Capitol with a knife and a tactical vest as a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters overran police lines.” “Now Republican members of Congress are inviting him back to the Capitol to attend Trump’s second inauguration, an invite that could bring him face to face with the l…

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Republicans Invite Capitol Rioter to Inauguration

One participant in the January 6, 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol is now getting a warm, official welcome back to the building he ransacked by several sitting members of Congress.Politico legal correspondent Kyle Cheney reported Wednesday that Russell Taylor — who invited "fighters" to help him storm...

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GOP reps invite J6 rioter who stormed Capitol with knife and tactical vest to inauguration

The invitation to and praise for a member of the mob underscores the shifting power dynamic in Washington.

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Republican lawmakers invite a Jan. 6 felon to Trump’s inauguration

Three members of Utah’s congressional delegation invited a California man convicted in the Jan. 6 riot back to the U.S. Capitol, this time to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to a letter written by former U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart asking a judge to give the man permission to travel.

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Convicted Jan. 6 rioter invited to Trump’s inauguration by Utah congressional delegates, per letter

Bill Clark/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A California man who pleaded guilty to a felony for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol filed a letter Wednesday showing he was personally invited by a retired Republican congressman to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Russell Taylor, whom prosecutors described as a “leader” who organized a “group of fighters” to travel to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, to obstruct Con…

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