U.S. attorney urges judge to reject Chris Stewart’s ‘outrageous’ ask that Jan. 6 rioter attend Trump’s inauguration

The former congressman told the judge that three members of Utah’s congressional delegation “join with me in extending this invitation” that the convicted rioter attend the Jan. 20 inauguration.

In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. After former Rep. Chris Stewart — reportedly joined by three members of Utah's current congressional delegation — invited a California man convicted for his role in the Capitol riots to attend President Donald Trump's inauguration, a U.S. attorney is urging a federal judge not to grant the man permission to go. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

U.S. attorney urges judge to reject Chris Stewart’s ‘outrageous’ ask that Jan. 6 rioter attend Trump’s inauguration

The former congressman told the judge that three members of Utah’s congressional delegation “join with me in extending this invitation” that the convicted rioter attend the Jan. 20 inauguration.

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