‘Final opportunity to make peace’: Accused Jan. 6 rioter warns judge of ‘dangerous cycle of retribution’ in asking for trial delay after Trump victory

William Alexander Pope (U.S. Attorney

William Alexander Pope (U.S. Attorney’s Office).

An accused Jan. 6 rioter and onetime City Council candidate in Topeka, Kansas, asked a judge to delay his trial until after Donald Trump takes office, warning him of a “dangerous cycle of retribution.”

William Alexander Pope, who’s representing himself in his trial, warned U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras, a Barack Obama appointee, in a Friday court filing that “wielding extreme government force can lead to a dangerous cycle of escalating retribution as control of the government continues changing hands.”

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