JUST A REMINDER - YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. IF YOU SPEAK, YOU SHOULD ONLY SAY SOMETHING LIKE “I WANT TO SEE MY LAWYER”.
ICYMI:
AMERICAN GREATNESS
America’s Political Prisoners First
While official Washington fixates on the plight of an anti-Putin Russian political dissident, American supporters of Donald Trump are facing persecution and prosecution here at home.
By Julie Kelly
February 4, 2021
In September 2019, Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump, met with President Trump in the Oval Office.
His group, according to its website, believes “securing our border, protecting our Second Amendment, and protecting the lives of the unborn are the most vital and key aspects in America’s Greatness.” Trump supporters riding on horseback—often carrying American flags and Trump banners—participated in rallies across the country to show support for the president.
Today, Griffin sits in a jail cell denied bail.
Prosecutors charged Griffin with one minor count of trespassing as part of the Justice Department’s sweeping investigation into the events of January 6. Griffin, who is a county commissioner in New Mexico, never entered the Capitol but investigators scoured his social media account to find evidence that he was “well within the restricted area” of the building.
Griffin did not assault a police officer or break any windows or even steal an important leader’s laptop. His real crime, of course, is that he’s a supporter of Donald Trump—and his real threat to society, according to U.S. prosecutors and a federal judge, is that Griffin dares to doubt the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. (In his post-arrest interview, Griffin told the FBI “the election was stolen.”) ...SNIP...
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/04/americas-political-prisoners-first/
Federal judge reverses detention order for N.M. county commissioner facing trial in Jan. 6 riot
Feb. 5, 2021 at 6:22 p.m. EST
A federal judge Friday reversed a lower court’s order to jail a New Mexico county official pending trial on a charge of misdemeanor trespassing in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, saying that his violent rhetoric, while repugnant and possibly ethically dubious, did not mean he would not abide by court orders if released.
Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of Washington, D.C., said she also was freeing Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, 47, in part because he might be held in jail longer awaiting trial than under any sentence imposed if convicted, as the pandemic has suspended trials.
Griffin was arrested Jan. 17 after prosecutors said a video posted on his personal Facebook page Jan. 7 showed him in restricted areas during the violent breach of the Capitol. The riot left five dead, prompted the evacuation of Congress and disrupted the electoral vote count of Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
In the video, a charging affidavit alleged, Griffin also vowed to return armed for Biden’s inauguration, which prosecutors alleged he did before he was arrested in the District.
“We could have a Second Amendment rally on those same steps that we had that rally yesterday,” he said on the video, according to court documents. “You know, and if we do, then it’s going to be a sad day, because there’s going to be blood running out of that building.”
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3931797/posts?page=1251#1251
I forgot to note that “cowboy” had been released by another judge. I think the whole article is worth reading just to know the prejudicial crap that the original judge was spouting. Clues to what they will be claiming anywhere and everywhere they can.
February 4, 2021
In September 2019, Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump, met with President Trump in the Oval Office.
His group, according to its website, believes “securing our border, protecting our Second Amendment, and protecting the lives of the unborn are the most vital and key aspects in America’s Greatness.” Trump supporters riding on horseback—often carrying American flags and Trump banners—participated in rallies across the country to show support for the president.
Today, Griffin sits in a jail cell denied bail.
Prosecutors charged Griffin with one minor count of trespassing as part of the Justice Department’s sweeping investigation into the events of January 6. Griffin, who is a county commissioner in New Mexico, never entered the Capitol but investigators scoured his social media account to find evidence that he was “well within the restricted area” of the building.
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Without bail.
WHere are the arrests of the auntiefaz pukers?