A federal judge has reversed his recent move barring Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes — and a dozen others whose Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy sentences were commuted last week by President Donald Trump — from visiting Washington,

(Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday dropped restrictions on Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers who was freed after being sentenced over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol,

Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers who recently had his 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy commuted by President Donald Trump, will be allowed to enter the U.S. Capitol and Washington, D.C., following a brief tug-of-war in court.

Ed Martin — acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C — filed a motion to dismiss the judge’s terms, arguing that Trump’s commutations mean that Rhodes and his allies are no longer subject to the court’s supervision.

A federal judge has barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington without the court’s approval.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta placed the restriction on Friday after Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes met with GOP lawmakers in Congress on Wednesday, days after he and eight of his lieutenants had their years-long prison sentences commuted to time served.

The judge said it was "reasonable" the Justice Department interpreted Trump's Jan. 6 commutations to cover the defendants' prison sentences and wipe away their terms of supervised release.

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 judge had ordered the Oath Keeper members convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, to be barred from entering the U.S. Capitol court permission.

A federal judge on Monday walked back his order barring 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 after President Trump commuted their sentences for their roles in the Jan.