Woman charged in US Capitol riot can take trip to Mexico, federal judge says
On Friday, Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the DC District Court granted her request. McFadden, a Trump appointee, famous that the Justice Department didn’t oppose Cudd’s request to go to Mexico.
“The Court also notes (Cudd) has no criminal history and there is no evidence before the Court suggesting the Defendant is a flight risk or poses a danger to others,” McFadden wrote in a written order.
Cudd is a flower store proprietor and unsuccessful mayoral candidate from Midland, Texas. She was charged with two misdemeanors — knowingly coming into a restricted constructing and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds — and was launched shortly after her arrest in January.
The Justice Department did not attempt to preserve her in jail earlier than trial, an aggressive transfer prosecutors reserved for the handful of riot-related defendants accused of violent crimes and conspiracies.
A lawyer representing Cudd beforehand instructed CNN she plans to plead not responsible. Her attorneys have additionally stated in courtroom filings that she is complying with all of the court-ordered situations of launch.
Cudd’s attorneys have beforehand stated in courtroom filings that even earlier than the Capitol assault, she was planning to go to Riviera Maya, a vacationer hotspot close to Cancun that has stayed busy through the pandemic.
In courtroom filings, the Justice Department has described Cudd as unrepentant for her position in the revolt, citing her feedback in Facebook posts and interviews shortly after the riot.
“F— yes, I am proud of my actions, I f—ing charged the Capitol today with patriots today. Hell, yes, I am proud of my actions,” Cudd stated in the Facebook video, in accordance to courtroom data.
In the livestream, Cudd allegedly detailed how she “pushed and pushed” and “got up to the top of the Capitol.” She claimed “there was a door open and we went inside,” and later was in a position to “break down the Nancy Pelosi’s office door,” referring to the Democratic speaker of the House.
“I would absolutely do it again,” Cudd stated in a neighborhood information interview two days after the revolt, in accordance to courtroom paperwork, referring to the storming of the Capitol constructing.
