WASHINGTON — A judge rejected a request from a Jan. 6 defendant to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration after the man was invited by a former member of Congress, according to a court order released Friday.

The defendant, Russell Taylor, was accused of organizing a group of “fighters” to travel to D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding, and he went on to cooperate with the government by providing testimony against the Three…