The founder of Cowboys for Trump was found guilty on March 22 of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, said Couy Griffin broke the law because he was aware he was in a restricted area and didn’t leave that day during the breach of the U.S. Capitol. Griffin, one of three members of the Otero County Commission in southern New Mexico, crossed over three walls, needing help from others or a ladder to get over them, the judge noted, though Griffin never went inside the building. “All of this would suggest to a normal person that perhaps you should not be entering the area,” McFadden said from the bench in federal court in Washington. The judge decided on the charges against Griffin because the defendant opted for a bench trial versus a jury one. “If I was anywhere …
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