By Susan Heavey and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday barred Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group, and others in its top ranks from entering Washington - and specifically the U.

A federal judge said the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, can’t travel to nation’s capital without permission, prompting objections from a Trump-appointed prosecutor.

The Justice Department told a judge he can't block Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from visiting the Capitol after Donald Trump's Jan. 6 clemency.

Rhodes was convicted by a federal jury of sedition conspiracy in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. President Trump pardoned him on Monday.

Oath Keepers' Rhodes and 7 other Jan. 6 defendants barred from entering DC and Capitol building without court approval.

A judge barred the Oath Keepers founder from Washington, D.C., without court approval after Trump commuted his prison sentence for the Capitol riot.

A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the right-wing extremist group from entering Washington, D.C., without the court’s permission, days after President Trump commuted their sentences as part of sweeping clemency for those charged in the Jan.

A federal judge barred Edward Vallejo of Phoenix, along with seven other Oath Keepers, from Washington, the Capitol Building and Capitol Square.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. is “sending the wrong signal.”

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was released early from prison after President Trump commuted his 18-year sentence. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — Protesters endured freezing temperatures to attend a vigil outside the Washington,

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.