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Couy Griffin will be tried for trespassing on the U.S. Capitol grounds beginning Monday
Alamogordo Daily News, via Yahoo! News
Couy Griffin will be tried for trespassing on the U.S. Capitol grounds beginning Monday
Nicole Maxwell, Alamogordo Daily News
Fri, March 18, 2022, 1:23 PM · 5 min read
On March 21, District 2 Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin is expected to appear in a federal court for his alleged actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
The plaintiff in this case, the federal government, filed a trial brief on March 17 and Griffin's legal team filed a brief response on March 18 in federal court. Both documents were filed just days before the trial's scheduled beginning.
"The defendant joined the mob that entered the area restricted on January 6, 2021 for the safety and security of the Vice President of the United States," the federal government's trial brief states. "At trial, the evidence will prove he acted with knowledge and willfulness when taking those actions on January 6, 2021, and the government will prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Attorneys for Griffin responded to the federal government's trial brief, calling it inaccurate and stating that the government "did not understand the offense of which it had accused hundreds was then underlined by its inaccurate claims, carelessly repeated a great many times in court, that the vice president and vice president-elect remained in the Capitol Building throughout the day of January 6," Griffin's brief response states.
Griffin and others were charged under 18 U.S. Code § 1752 concerning trespassing on restricted buildings and grounds.
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Nicole Maxwell, Alamogordo Daily News
Fri, March 18, 2022, 1:23 PM · 5 min read
On March 21, District 2 Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin is expected to appear in a federal court for his alleged actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
The plaintiff in this case, the federal government, filed a trial brief on March 17 and Griffin's legal team filed a brief response on March 18 in federal court. Both documents were filed just days before the trial's scheduled beginning.
"The defendant joined the mob that entered the area restricted on January 6, 2021 for the safety and security of the Vice President of the United States," the federal government's trial brief states. "At trial, the evidence will prove he acted with knowledge and willfulness when taking those actions on January 6, 2021, and the government will prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
More: Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin questions Capitol riot deaths during CNN interview
Attorneys for Griffin responded to the federal government's trial brief, calling it inaccurate and stating that the government "did not understand the offense of which it had accused hundreds was then underlined by its inaccurate claims, carelessly repeated a great many times in court, that the vice president and vice president-elect remained in the Capitol Building throughout the day of January 6," Griffin's brief response states.
Griffin and others were charged under 18 U.S. Code § 1752 concerning trespassing on restricted buildings and grounds.
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