{"id":2369034,"date":"2024-11-14T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judges-delay-two-jan-6-trials-citing-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:29:47","slug":"judges-delay-two-jan-6-trials-citing-trump-victory-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judges-delay-two-jan-6-trials-citing-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges delay two Jan. 6 trials, citing Trump victory &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudges-delay-two-jan-6-trials-citing-trump-victory-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369034&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-to-indict-trump-for-jan-6-is-the-14th-amendment\/\" title=\"The 14th Amendment is the true motive behind the special counsel&#039;s plan to indict Trump for Jan. 6.\">federal\u2063 judges<\/a>\u2063 have postponed trials for individuals accused of participating in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, citing President-elect Donald\u2064 Trump&#8217;s imminent inauguration and his proposed pardons for many involved in the riot. This marks a significant decision as it is the first time\u200c judges\u200b have delayed trials based on the expectation of clemency from an incoming administration. The judges,\u200d Carl Nichols and \u200bRudolph Contreras, emphasized the prudent use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-releases-decisions-on-five-low-profile-cases\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Releases Decisions on Five Low-Profile Cases\">judicial resources<\/a> in light of the evolving\u200c prosecutorial landscape. While some\u200c defendants argue that Trump&#8217;s victory justifies\u2062 delays in their cases, \u200cother \u2064judges have denied similar requests. The\u2063 postponements reflect the impact of \u2064political changes on the judicial \u200bprocess surrounding the Capitol riot\u2063 cases.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judges delay two Jan. 6 trials, citing Trump victory<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875252\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two federal judges Thursday postponed trials for individuals accused of participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot<\/a>, citing President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s impending inauguration and his promise to pardon many charged in connection with the attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The delays mark the first time federal judges have granted such postponements based on defendants&rsquo; expectations of clemency from the incoming administration. Several defendants have already filed updates in their cases, citing Trump&rsquo;s presidential victory as a reason to delay further proceedings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Jan. 6, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">file photo<\/a>, violent insurrectionists loyal to President-elect Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>U.S. District Judges Carl Nichols and Rudolph Contreras, who were appointed by Trump and former President Barack Obama, respectively, overruled objections from the Justice Department to keep the trials on schedule, emphasizing the need to conserve judicial resources in light of the uncertain prosecutorial landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a real possibility of that happening,&rdquo; said Contreras regarding Trump&rsquo;s promised pardons as he granted a delay for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/59682782\/united-states-v-pope\/?filed_after=&amp;filed_before=&amp;entry_gte=&amp;entry_lte=&amp;order_by=desc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">William Pope<\/a>, a Kansas resident who was initially scheduled to stand trial in early December. Pope, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3122632\/doj-dropping-most-jan-6-obstruction-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">who is acting as his own lawyer<\/a>, now faces a possible trial date in late February.<\/p>\n<p>Pope&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">case involves misdemeanor charges<\/a> after a felony obstruction charge against him was dropped following a recent Supreme Court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Nichols similarly deferred the trials of three other Jan. 6 defendants accused of misdemeanor trespassing, tentatively scheduling their trial for April. Without direct prompting, Nichols asked prosecutors to assess whether these cases would proceed once Trump takes office. When the prosecutor could not confirm, he opted to set a later trial date, allowing the DOJ time to recalibrate under the new administration.<\/p>\n<p>Other federal judges in Washington, D.C., have resisted such requests. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3220503\/jan-6-defendant-seeks-case-delay-trumps-pardon-promise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Christopher Carnell<\/a> was one of the first Jan. 6 defendants to request a delay in his legal proceedings after Trump&rsquo;s victory, but U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, declined to grant his request and set his sentencing hearing for Dec. 13.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, another Obama appointee, denied a motion from two defendants seeking to delay their sentencing, writing, &ldquo;Whatever the President-elect may or may not do regarding some of those convicted for their conduct on January 6, 2021, is irrelevant to the court&rsquo;s independent obligations and legal responsibilities under Article III of the Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Contreras acknowledged the stance of his peers but noted the unique nature of cases approaching jury trials, which require extensive preparations, including the summoning of numerous possible jurors. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m focused on conserving resources for the parties, the court, and the citizens involved,&rdquo; Contreras explained.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant U.S. Attorney Benet Kearney countered that the DOJ intended to proceed with an efficient case presentation to address concerns over court resources, but Contreras remained firm, stating, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not reconsidering.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign promises to pardon those charged in connection with Jan. 6 have sparked significant anticipation among defendants and their supporters.<\/p>\n<p>While no clemency policy has been established by the incoming administration, the prospect of amnesty has created a climate of uncertainty around the pending cases, with various defendants now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-doordash-fail-to-block-nycs-minimum-wage-increase-for-app-based-delivery-workers\/\" title=\"Uber and DoorDash unable to prevent NYC&#039;s minimum wage hike for app-based delivery workers.\">exploring legal avenues<\/a> to delay proceedings until after Trump assumes office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875252\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875252\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judges postpone two Jan. 6 trials due to Trump&#8217;s victory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2369035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/January_6_Jennings_2-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45015,7580,3634],"class_list":["post-2369034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jan-6-trials","tag-judges","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/January_6_Jennings_2-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369034"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369038,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369034\/revisions\/2369038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}