Woman charged in US Capitol riot can take trip to Mexico, federal judge says

[Jedi Guy]

Source: CNN

(CNN)A Texas florist charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection will be allowed to go to Mexico later this month, a federal judge ruled Friday.

The case involving Jenny Cudd got national attention this week after she wrote to a judge asking for permission to visit Riviera Maya, Mexico, for a four-day retreat this month.

On Friday, Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the DC District Court granted her request. McFadden, a Trump appointee, noted that the Justice Department did not oppose Cudd's request to visit Mexico.

"The Court also notes (Cudd) has no criminal history and there is no evidence before the Court suggesting the Defendant is a flight risk or poses a danger to others," McFadden wrote in a written order.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/politics/capitol-riot-mexican-vacation/index.html

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A little insurrection shouldn't spoil someone's vacation, clearly. That'd be mean.

[Grokenstein]

1. "McFadden, a Trump appointee"

Found the problem!
When she doesn't come back, maybe he can stand in for her. That seems only fair.

[COL Mustard]

5. Maybe Kyle Rittenhouse Can Be Her Bodyguard

I'm sure that would work out well.

[bdamomma]

42. Rittenhouse

is probably in Mexico too.

[Rebl2]

21. Figures

the judge is a trumper

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I wish her virulent dysentery.

[TheRickles]

27. That won't happen if she eats court-ordered organic food on her trip.

[bdamomma]

43. gee

I was just thinking that.

I'm sure that decision will be overturned. Hopefully

[orangecrush]

3. WTF?

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. There are two justice systems in America.

Unbelievable.

If it wern't so believable.

[ancianita]

30. Seriously. The law system, and the political system.

[FailureToCommunicate]

37. Well, I meant one for rich and/or white; one for poor and/or people of color. But

your comment is true also.

[ancianita]

40. That, too. The political system favors the rich, indeed.

[Escurumbele]

6. She is not a flight risk so I am going to allow her to get on a plane and fly

WTF is going on with these stupid judges? This country is going Bananas...

I hope she stays wherever she is going, just for comedy purposes...

And one more thing, why would she want to go to Mexico if all Mexicans are rapists, according to her idol trump?

[Mickju]

19. Trump appointed judge

[DENVERPOPS]

35. I will behave DU censors

and not say what I would like to about the last line in this commentary..............

[thucythucy]

7. If she gets put on the terrorist watch list

maybe she can be denied re-entry into the country.

She can spend time waiting for her case to be tried in one of the refugee centers set up for asylum seekers waiting their turns.

[Massacure]

12. That's wishful thinking

What I'm more curious about is whether there are provisions in law that allow the Department of Justice to request the State Department to temporarily or permanently revoke her passport. That would prevent her from leaving the country.

[LeftInTX]

26. I know when she was arraigned a few weeks ago, she did not have to pay any bail.

By asking the court to travel, she is meeting the conditions of her cash-free bail.

I know, I know, I don't agree. On paper, the judge probably has a right to allow her to travel. Another judge might disagree. The judge allowing her to travel is a Trump appointee.

So, this judge does not feel she meets the threshold, but another judge might disagree.

[ripcord]

31. It says in the article

The Justice Department isn't opposing her trip.

[3Hotdogs]

32. That's where it fell apart.

[forthemiddle]

49. The article states

That the judge granted the request only after The Department of Justice DID NOT oppose the order.
So seemingly they have no objection to letting her go on her vacation.

[Fritz Walter]

8. She is just the first

Within weeks, we'll see a huge caravan of these terrorists and murderers streaming for the Mexico border!
Then Mexico and other Central American countries will not allow these accused criminals to enter their lands.

Why does this sound so familiar...?

[snowybirdie]

9. Read somewhere

that covid infection rate in Mexico is around 40%. Sure hon, have a good time!

[LeftInTX]

16. Not at the resorts

My cousin is down there now.

They have a condo all to themselves. They pick up their food or have room service. They spend their days exploring nature. They have less contact with people than they do in the US. The flight has more risk than the resort.

[dlk]

10. This was abuse of judicial discretion and measures should be taken to remove Judge. McFadden

Allowing a defendant accused of a serious crime take a vacation out of the country is beyond incompetent. It is intentional malfeasance.

[AllaN01Bear]

11. i think the judge needs to be impeached and biden needs to ask all trump judges to step down.

she has a criminal history now stupid . and if she fails bail herings and skips trials , hello bounty hunters !!

[bucolic_frolic]

22. Glenn Kirschner has posted videos about Court monitoring by private citizens

to find incompetence, rulings against law. I'd bet this is one that gets the judge flagged. He says a few of those and moves to remove may start to happen.

[aggiesal]

13. I'm pushing for Mexico to not accept entry n/t

[ChubbyStar]

38. I'm pushing for Mexico to shove a sombrero full of Covid up her ass n/t

[Karma13612]

41. Love it! I agree and thought of it the other day.

It would be totally awesome if she is turned away at the border.

Poor baby, can’t drink Marguerites while you are out on bail!!

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. "Fellow Midlander Eliel Rosa, who was granted political asylum after moving to the U.S. from Brazil"

What would cause a Brazilian to be granted "political asylum" from Brazil? I mean, apart from working for a Republican congressional primary candidate :

Walking through the U.S. Capitol rotunda, a camera around his neck, Eliel Rosa could’ve been mistaken for an eager tourist on any other day. But the Midland resident, who was granted political asylum after moving from Brazil to the United States more than four years ago, had broken into the Capitol alongside his friend, Jenny Cudd. A photo he posted from inside the building led FBI agents to identify him and issue a lengthy arrest warrant on charges of entering and remaining on restricted grounds, as well as disorderly conduct or violent entry. During an interview with the FBI two days after the siege, Rosa admitted he had entered the Capitol. Both charges he faces are misdemeanors, and together they carry penalties of as long as a year and a half in jail and a $100,000 fine.

Last year, the news website SanAngelolive.com described Rosa as a father and husband with “aspirations to earn his PhD in Public Policy and Constitutional Law,” and reported that he’d been tapped to serve as an immigration adviser to Jamie Berryhill, a Republican who would lose a GOP primary to represent a West Texas congressional district. On Wednesday, Rosa told a U.S. District Court judge that he’s been unemployed since coming to America, according to the Odessa American. Rosa could not be reached for comment, as of press time.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/capitol-mob-texans/

Eliel Rosa — Rosa is an immigrant from Brazil who came to America as an asylee with aspirations to earn his PhD in Public Policy and Constitutional Law. He is the founder of Nehemiah School of Government, a ministry aimed at educating Americans and inspiring immigrants to reestablish America as the Shining City on a Hill. Prior to immigrating and settling in Midland with his wife and children, Rosa worked as a public policy consultant in nearly two dozen countries. For two years he worked for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and for the Organization for Development of Latin America and the Caribbean, headquartered in Lima, Peru, for eight years.

https://sanangelolive.com/news/politics/2020-01-18/berryhill-congress-announces-campaign-team

Good start to a PhD in Constitutional Law - take part in a riot that invaded the Capitol and tried to halt the fundamental working of the constitution.

[EarthFirst]

15. Is this a fucking joke?

This is absurd!

[llashram]

17. she's in

the privileged/entitled zone. Right race. Right class. Period. Nothing else is true about this.

[LeftInTX]

24. Yep

[Miigwech]

18. Why would she want to travel outside the US? Russians could get her!

KGB, whatever they are called are knocking off folks everywhere! Would not travel anywhere if I had a profile such as her. Stay home.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. "no evidence before the Court suggesting the Defendant is a flight risk"

Other than asking the Court to flee and the Court helping her flee, no, she's not a flight risk. She's fled!

[LeftInTX]

23. I see her as a flight risk and/or an entitled brat

She can easily stay in Mexico and disappear, knowing that authorities won't spend too much time and effort looking for her. The statute of limitations can run out and she can return home.

Or she can go to Brazil from Mexico and stay with her friend's family.

I wouldn't be surprised if she says, "Screw You" to the system again and gets away with it.

[marie999]

28. There isn't any statute of limitations if she leaves the country.

Even if she is gone ten years or more she can be tried.

[LeftInTX]

39. Good!

[Metatron]

25. I hope she finds at the border that Mexico denies her entry. n/t

[cp]

29. WTF!

[IronLionZion]

33. Mexico should deny entry for these criminals

[SunSeeker]

34. the "the Justice Department did not oppose Cudd's request to visit Mexico."

WTF

This sets a terrible precendent.

[BlueWavePsych]

36. WTF

[TomSlick]

44. I hope his honor isn't made to look foolish.

Well, more foolish.

[Nocturnowl]

45. Did She Pinky Swear to Come Back?

The article makes no mention of this crucial point!!!

[mdbl]

46. Glad trump appointed these liberal judges

oh wait, they are only liberal for right-wing seditionists.

[badboy67]

47. Flight risk?

[Vinca]

48. I hope the next black person in a similar circumstance requests a vacation as well as

organic food. This is nuts. Is the judge driving her to the airport?