A Jan. 6 defendant who spent two days at CPAC — mingling with other defendants and at least one member of Congress — drew a fierce rebuke from a judge, who said he misled her about his whereabouts when she granted his permission to come to Washington.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson tore into Gabriel Garcia for what she said was a pattern of defying court orders. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP PhotoA Jan. 6 defendant who spent two days at CPAC — mingling with other defendants and at least one member of Congress — drew a fierce rebuke from a federal judge, who said he misled her about his whereabouts when she granted his permission to come to Washington.
Jackson’s anger was fueled in part by what she said was a pattern of defiance by Garcia, whose release conditions require him to seek permission from the court anytime he travels outside of Florida. Jackson noted that she has repeatedly granted his requests to travel — both for business purposes and for pleasure. She had even granted a previous trip to attend an event in support of Jan. 6 defendants when he properly disclosed it.
Jackson noted that despite his emergency request and her demand that he provide an itinerary for his travel, Garcia never mentioned what she said was the true purpose of his trip: to attend CPAC. There, Garcia said he spoke with Rep. about accessing thousands of hours of Capitol surveillance footage made available by SpeakerJackson also pointed to Garcia’s use of social media.
The judge repeatedly emphasized that her decision to punish Garcia for pretrial violations was not a result of his political activity, noting that she had granted “every single request” by him to travel in the past, no matter the reason. But she said he specifically sought her permission to travel to Washington on “false pretenses.”
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