The Justice Department is opposing the requests of January 6th defendants to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month. So far, three defendants have sought permission to attend the ceremony, including Cindy Young, who was convicted of four misdemeanors related to the Capitol protest.
In a three-page letter, prosecutors wrote a federal magistrate arguing that she remains a danger to both the D.C. community and the police officers tasked with protecting the Capitol. The letter cited that Young remained in the building until the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt by a Capitol Police officer and argued that her presence at the inauguration would re-victimize officers that Young has publicly mocked.
Prosecutors wrote:
Read More on RedStateOutside the House Main Doors, Young interrupted the Electoral College certification by chanting and overrunning the police line guarding the MainDoors. The actions of Young and her fellow rioters forced the evacuation of the House of Representatives. That was not enough for Young. Young encountered the evacuating staff and members at the Speaker’s Lobby which was defended by a barricade of furniture and only a few officers. Fellow rioters passed up chairs, towards the officers, and smashed out the Lobby windows, resulting in the shooting death of a rioter who climbed through the window. Only then did Young leave.
