US Capitol attack trial begins for Cowboys for Trump founder
by Associated Press in Washington from on (#5XBG7)
Trial of Couy Griffin is the second among hundreds of people charged with federal crimes related to the January 6 riot
An elected official from New Mexico headed to trial on Monday with a judge, not a jury, set to decide if he is guilty of charges that he illegally entered the US Capitol grounds on the day a pro-Trump mob disrupted the certification of Joe Biden's presidential election victory.
The trial of Couy Griffin, an Otero county commissioner, is the second among hundreds of people charged with federal crimes related to the January 6 riot.
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