Judge releases Trump appointee charged in Capitol riot POLITICO 1 hr ago By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney © AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
A federal judge has granted pretrial release to the only Trump administration appointee known to have been charged in connection with the storming of the Capitol during the certification of electoral votes on Jan. 6.
U.S. District Court Judge John Bates said he was disturbed by the disloyalty to the country that the former State Department official, Federico Klein, 42, displayed by battling with police as the crowd sought to force its way inside, but the judge said that betrayal did not establish that it was too risky to let Klein out of jail as he awaits trial. The decision overturns an earlier ruling by Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, direct
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