Dad who carried Confederate flag into Capitol on January 6 heads to trial today

A Delaware man and his son charged in the January 6 riot in the Capitol Building are hoping that a federal judge appointed by Trump lets them off with a slap on the wrist, claiming they were waved inside by cops. 

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden acquitted a New Mexico man in April on similar charges, a rare blemish on the Justice Department’s record of securing convictions in Capitol riot cases. 

Kevin Seefried, who carried a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol after he entered the building with his son, Hunter, were ‘early, aggressive and active participants’ in the Capitol breach and among the first rioters to enter the bulling on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors have said.

They will go on trial Monday in front of McFadden, who will hear testimony without a jury for the…