Cowboys for Trump creator found guilty in second US Capitol attack trial
by Reuters in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5XCW6)
Judge declares Couy Griffin guilty of one of the two offenses, bolstering a key theory from lawyers in hundreds of related cases
A New Mexico county commissioner who founded a group called Cowboys for Trump was found guilty by a judge on Tuesday of breaching the US Capitol during the January 6 riot, a second consecutive win at trial for the US Department of Justice.
Following a two-day non-jury trial, the US district judge Trevor McFadden said the defendant, Couy Griffin, was guilty of one of the two misdemeanor offenses.
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