A US judge has banned some January 6 rioters from coming to the capital without a court order Donald Trump news

The order comes days after President Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people convicted in connection with the January 6 attack.

A United States federal judge has barred several high-profile individuals involved in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots from entering Washington without a court order, provided they are released from prison.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amit Mehta issued the ruling on Friday. Stuart Rhodesthe former leader of the far-right And Keepers group and seven others.

“You shall not knowingly enter the District of Columbia without first obtaining permission from the Court,” Mehta’s order states.

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to pardon almost all of them 1583 people Those facing federal charges for their involvement in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

On January 6 of that year, Trump supporters stormed the building, attacking law enforcement agencies to reverse the Republican’s defeat in the 2020 election. Lawmakers were forced to stop certifying their Electoral College votes and flee.

Rhodes, which has been given 18 years in prisonHe was one of 14 defendants who saw Trump commute their sentences instead of getting a full pardon. Transfers do not exonerate, but rather reduce the penalties a defendant may face.

Trump announced Substitutions and pardons in the early hours of the second term on Monday. A day later, Rhodes was released from prison.

On Wednesday, he visited the US Capitol to meet with at least one lawmaker, according to the Associated Press. The news agency said Rhodes also spoke with other officials and defended his actions on January 6.

“I am only guilty of standing up to those who are destroying the country,” Rhodes told reporters, repeating Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen by massive fraud. “We defended our country because we knew the elections were stolen. “Biden could not collect 81 million votes.”

Experts have expressed concern that pardons could legitimize political violence.

Among those pardoned was Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes.

After his release and return to his home in Florida, Tarrio vowed “revenge” in a media appearance on the right-wing channel Infowars.

“People who do this should feel the heat,” Tarrio said. “They should be put behind bars and prosecuted.”

Trump himself has leaned heavily on the rhetoric of vengeance and revenge, suggesting that lawmakers involved in the Capitol attack investigation in Congress should be investigated themselves.

He also noted that they may be prosecuted for treason and “military tribunals”.

“They should go to jail, frankly, for what they’ve done,” Trump said on the Meet the Press TV show in December.