Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge has lifted travel restrictions on Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, after President Donald Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence as part of a mass pardon for 1,500 January 6 rioters. 

Rhodes will no longer be barred from entering Washington, D.C., or the U.S. Capitol grounds. 

In 2022, a federal jury found Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy after prosecutors showed he played a key role in planning the January 6th insurrection.

In other news, the Trump administration has removed a security detail protecting retired General Mark Milley, who served as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during President Trump’s first term. 

After the Capitol insurrection, Milley became one of Trump’s most prominent critics, describing him as “fascist to the core” and “the most dangerous person to this country.”

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]