A man charged in the Jan. 6 capitol riot will be attending President-elect Trump's inauguration.
William Pope, who has predicted to the Kansas City Star that his June 2025 trial will never take place, has been granted permission to attend the upcoming inauguration.
A pre-trial condition restricting Pope's travel to Washington, D.C. had been in place, and the U.S. Justice Department has opposed lifting the restriction. Although, Pope has traveled to Washington D.C. on matters related to his case. The ruling this week clears the way for Pope to attend the inauguration. In lifting the travel restriction, the court noted that Pope was not "charged with assault or vandalism" and could travel to the inauguration.
Pope faces a felony and four misdemeanor counts related to the capitol riot. He told the Kansas City Star that he didn't think the trial would happen: "I don't think my judge thinks it's going to happen. I think relief is coming for defendants, and I think my case is going to end in the near future."
Four years ago, during the certification of President Joe Biden's election, Trump supporters clashed with police at the Capitol. In total, 1,583 people faced various federal charges, ABC News reported.
Trump has promised to pardon many, if not all, of those who had been charged, bringing into question the status of various criminal cases, ABC News reported.
