Anthony Williams can’t travel outside the United States without the permission of a federal judge. Williams, who calls his role in the insurrection “the proudest day of my life” decided to file a motion on the one-year anniversary of riot. Bad idea. The Washington Post writes:
Williams, in his request on Thursday, said he wished to visit Jamaica from Jan. 31 to Feb. 10 to meet his girlfriend’s family. He planned to stay with her at her father’s home in Negril, on the western edge of the island, and work at a local nonprofit called St. Anthony’s Kitchen, which feeds the poor, according to the motion filed by Williams’s attorney.
The Washington Post
But Williams faces indictment on five charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He has pleaded not guilty.
In videos obtained by the FBI, Williams talks about how he “stormed” the Capitol and “pushed back the cops,” and “took that f***ing building.” D.C. Federal Judge Beryl Howell quickly dismissed the request, and mentioned his incredibly bad timing.
“This Court will not commemorate the one-year anniversary of this attack on the Capitol by granting defendant’s request for non-essential foreign travel when he is awaiting judgment for his actions on that day.”
Judge Beryl Howell