Four days after he was released, the FBI searched his home and found that he still had eight firearms. Clearly, the FBI wanted to catch him with guns in his possession before he had a chance to transfer possession of his guns to someone else.
They also claim that he "had amassed an arsenal of 34 firearms" but admit that he never picked them up from the gun dealer. They do not say when he purchased them, just that he subsequently told the dealer that "he couldn't have the weapons due to his release conditions," and that "the guns were still waiting for pickup."
So did the judge tell him he had 48 hours to divest himself of any firearms? In any case, sounds like a set up. Probably facing more serious time now than the incursion into the capital.
If you go back to the original CraPo article it lays out the story fairly well, for CraPo:
"But Judge G. Michael Harvey’s release conditions were clear: Robertson could not own any firearms, destructive devices or dangerous weapons while his case was pending. If he owned any guns, he must relocate them within two days.Days after his release, authorities found eight firearms at his home in Ferrum, Va., according to court documents. The judge gave Robertson a second chance, reminding him of his release conditions.
Then, last month, authorities found a loaded M4 carbine and a partially assembled pipe bomb while conducting an authorized search at his home, court records state. Robertson is also accused of buying 34 firearms online and “transporting them in interstate commerce while under felony indictment,” prosecutors said.
The owner of Tactical Operations, FFL broker in Roanoke...told agents Robertson had 34 firearms waiting for him at the store...Robertson said he could not keep the guns at his home because of his current bond conditions, adding that Robertson had been in the store to handle several of the weapons as recently as one week earlier."