Judge rejects J6 defendant's request to attend Trump inauguration

Russell Taylor was hoping to attend  President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, but he needed permission from a judge to do so.

According to JustTheNews.com, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has decided on the issue.

Russell Taylor will NOT be given special permission to attend the January 20th inauguration of Donald Trump on account of Taylor's "unusually grave" actions during the riot.

A different J6 defendant had recently had their inauguration request approved by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, but that defendant had only been convicted of a misdemeanor. It would appear as though Russell Taylor's felony charges were working against him in this case.

Judge Lamberth denied Russell Taylor's request in a five-page ruling, saying that Taylor did not deserve the "immense privilege" of attending an inauguration.

"It would not be appropriate for the Court to grant permission to attend such a hallowed event to someone who carried weapons and threatened police officers in an attempt to thwart the last Inauguration, and who openly glorified ‘insurrection’ against the United States," Lamberth wrote.

Lamberth added, "Mr. Taylor’s motion presents only the narrow question of whether a person who conspired and acted to thwart the peaceful transfer of power four years ago with incitement, threats, and weapons should now be granted special permission to attend the celebration of the peaceful transfer of power."

"The answer to that question is 'no,'" Lamberth concluded.

Russell Taylor had been invited to attend the inauguration by former Utah Rep. Chris Stewart and three current Utah representatives.

Judge Lamberth isn't the first judge to deny a J6 defendant the chance to watch Donald Trump being sworn in in person.

On Jan. 2, U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly rejected the request of a different J6 felony defendant.

According to Politico, several other requests are still pending.

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