Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's guns link to Trump pardon
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Left inset: An alleged selfie of Elias Costianes at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack (Justice Department). Center inset: Elias Costianes (Justice Department). Right inset: An alleged photo of Elias Costianes inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack (Justice Department).

A federal judge in Baltimore is forcing the government and a Jan. 6 defendant to work a little harder before applying President Donald Trump‘s mass pardon to an attenuated gun crimes case.

In a Thursday memorandum and order, U.S. District Judge James Kelleher Bredar, a Barack Obama appointee, repeatedly dismissed the idea that his court would be a “rubber stamp” for the government.

In February 2021, the defendant, Elias Costianes, was brought up on firearms charges following the execution of warrants by federal agents investigating the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol Complex. At roughly the same time, federal prosecutors also brought a formally separate case, directly based on allegations that Costianes joined the pro-Trump mob at the Capitol and filmed himself inside the building.

In September 2023, Costianes pleaded guilty to one count of possession of firearms and ammunition by an unlawful user of any controlled substance. He was subsequently sentenced to serve 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release.

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