‘Foolish continued prosecution of these cases’: Defiant Jan. 6 defendant scores trial delay victory from Obama-appointed judge in light of Trump election win

Top inset: U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia). Bottom inset and background: William Alexander Pope (U.S. Attorney

Top inset: U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia). Bottom inset and background: William Alexander Pope (U.S. Attorney’s Office).

A Barack Obama-appointed federal judge has agreed to delay the trial for a Jan. 6 defendant as Donald Trump, who has vowed to pardon some of the rioters, is set to take office in January.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras agreed on Thursday to delay William Alexander Pope‘s trial until late February, online court records show. Contreras said that he made the decision in the interest of conserving resources and not tying up jurors for the “real possibility” that the case on charges of civil disorder, trespassing, disorderly conduct and picketing at the Capitol, might go away, Politico reported.

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