I don't see any evidence presented in the article that he was conservative or MAGA. Wearing a hat is meaningless in light of anti-Trump agent provocateur Sullivan (whom I haven't heard anything about in a very long time) telling his followers to dress like Trump supporters. The following excerpt leaves a lot of unanswered questions, and could easily refer to a member of any group, left or right, wanting to support or to protest Trump in DC. The judge refers to him as being hateful but no evidence of this hate is presented in the article so who is to say if it was or not. It seems very strange that the media isn't giving us every detail, but seems instead to be witholding information.
Rodriguez administered a group chat in which he and a co-defendant discussed battles and operations in Washington, D.C., before then-President Donald Trump announced his Jan. 6 rally and later planned their trip to the nation's capital after Trump sent a tweet saying the day would "be wild."