January 6 riot conviction of 'Cowboys for Trump' founder is upheld in precedent-setting case

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 11:32 AM EDT, Tue October 22, 2024


CNN — The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday upheld the conviction of the Cowboys for Trump founder who entered the restricted area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, saying rioters didn’t have to know the Secret Service was protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence inside when they breached the area.

The case is among a handful that tested the foundational approach the Justice Department took to prosecute hundreds of Capitol rioters, and the decision has been long-awaited since it was argued last December by those handling cases coming through the DC federal court.

It also strengthens federal protection the Secret Service can offer, by defining more clearly the law around trespassing in areas where public officials are being protected.

“The basis of the Secret Service’s authority to prevent access to designated areas for the safety of its protectees … need not be in the mind of the trespasser,” DC Circuit Judge Nina Pillard wrote in the opinion Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/cowboys-for-trump-january-6-capitol-riot/index.html

[gab13by13]

1. Yeah but what do Alito and Thomas think?

[NNadir]

10. Two solid votes for voiding the Constitution they swore to defend.

[underpants]

2. ....and the horse you rode in on Couy boy

[republianmushroom]

3. Well Couy, you got one more shot

with the not so supreme court. If you loose that one, guess what comes next ? You could ask Steve Bannon.

[Goonch]

4. Couy Griffin

[ChazInAz]

7. On the left?

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. ...

[sdfernando]

16. He's the ass /nt

[PSPS]

14. I do like the donkey

[Clouds Passing]

20. Couy's getting a little friendly with that donkey

[duhneece]

5. He was 'my' county commissioner and I fought him constantly

This news makes me smile.
He can’t ever run for any political office in the Country… unless the unsupreme court says differently.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Was thinking about you

and as they say - "The hits just keep on coming"!

[BComplex]

8. Thanks for all the work you did on this, Duhneece. Few people understand what an ugly republican area you

live in, and all the pranks the republicans in office play there. The republicans there are beyond MATAts. And Cuoy Griffin is the gang-leader.

[ancianita]

9. I was thinking about you, too. Glad for this ruling. Go, New Mexico!

[duhneece]

17. And Go, Gabe!!

I’ve been canvassing for Gabe and a local woman running against John Block, NM’s most right-wing loon.

[ancianita]

18. Yes!

Hope you beat that Block guy!

[Clouds Passing]

19. Couy is an utter embarrassment to the state of NM!

2 more votes for Heinrich and Stansbury today! And Go Gabe!

[krkaufman]

11. Unintended consequences

I don’t look forward to the day when these “rules” are used to suppress peaceful dissent.

[marble falls]

12. This guy is a real piece of work ...

Griffin was removed from office pursuant to the Insurrection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution due to his actions in the January 6 United States Capitol attack.

His family is one of the powers that be in Otero County, NM.

[3Hotdogs]

13. DA FUCK ? I remember going to the movies on Saturday afternoon, kids' matinee.

Roy. Gene. Tex. Hoot. Gabby. Cowboys is what made 'merica great.

Ya just can't go round putting cowboys in jail.

[RussellCattle]

21. I get the idea that Cuoy is about as real a cowboy.....

.....as Gene Autry's fancy shirt.