In most cases, DOJ prosecutors argued Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes while under court supervision.

On the last day of federal court before Donald Trump takes office, the judge who presided over the president-elect’s now-dismissed criminal January 6, 2021, case told a defendant who admitted to disorderly conduct that day that he may be the last US Capitol rioter she’ll sentence.

This article is part two in a series by chief reporter, Robert Mendick and photographer, Julian Simmonds who are exploring Donald Trump’s America ahead of his inauguration...

From the rioters who breached the Capitol building to the lawmakers trapped inside, from Trump-world turncoats, to the now president-elect himself, many who joined or were caught up in the riot are still living with fallout from the January 6 of four years ago.

Some rioters charged or convicted in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol are returning to Washington, DC, for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to court filings in a dozen cases and multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Donald Trump’s return to power has thrown into question the future of the more than 1,500 federal cases brought over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol four years ago.

Some South Caroline rioters in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection attacked police with heavy objects, chemical spray, fists and poles.