A federal judge will hear attorneys’ closing arguments in the trial of an elected official from New Mexico charged with illegally entering U.S. Capitol grounds during the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory
U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden heard one day of testimony on Monday without a jury in the misdemeanor case against Otero County Commissioner, a 48-year-old former rodeo rider who helped found a group called Cowboys for Trump. It's unclear if the judge will hand down a verdict from the bench on Tuesday or issue a written decision later.
Griffin is one of the few riot defendants who isn’t accused of entering the Capitol building or engaging in any violent or destructive behavior. His lawyers have argued that he has been selectively prosecuted for his political views. A key question in Griffin’s case is whether he entered a restricted area while Vice President Pence was still present on Capitol grounds, a prerequisite for the U.S. Secret Service to invoke access restrictions.
Prosecutors played video clips that showed Griffin moving through the mob that formed outside the Capitol, where police used pepper spray to quell rioters.
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