Jan. 6 defendant who gave judge 'warning' granted permission to attend Trump inauguration

Jan. 6 defendant William Pope has been granted his request to attend Donald Trump's inauguration despite his bail rules.

Pope, who fired his lawyer and asked to represent himself in 2022, filed the request before the end of 2024 to delay his trial for two weeks until after the inauguration. Judge Rudolph Contreras granted it Tuesday and gave permission for him to go to D.C., Politico's Kyle Cheney wrote on BlueSky.

"Initially, I had declined an invitation to attend the inauguration (since I don't enjoy being in Washington)...