US Capitol rioters return to DC to celebrate Trump inauguration [Video]

Some rioters charged or convicted in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol are returning to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to court filings in a dozen cases and multiple sources familiar with the matter.But some federal judges also recently blocked a handful of other Jan. 6 defendants from attending the inauguration, agreeing with Justice Department prosecutors who argued that letting the rioters “return to the scene of the crime” could put police officers in danger.Members of the Jan. 6 community – who hold nightly vigils at the D.C. jail that houses some defendants – have already secured official inauguration tickets, according to multiple sources, and are tapping allies in Trump’s orbit to solicit additional tickets. At least one rioter was invited by members of Congress.Most of the defendants coming to D.C. to celebrate Trump were only charged with misdemeanors. But others, like William Pope of Kansas, …