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#SeditionHunters - the second J6 trial has just ended, first for a #SeditionVIP: Couy Griffin, leader of Cowboys for Trump, guilty on one count. Only a misdemeanor but sets an important precedent: VIPs who entered Capitol Grounds face some consequences. 1/
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Griffin climbed over downed barricades up the W. lawn, and to the Lower W. Terrace, filmed himself ca. 3:30 PM with the crowd behind. Judge McFadden agreed that this is "entering the grounds of a building that were restricted due to the presence of a Secret Service protectee." 2/
These first 2 trials set important precedents for J6 perps who stayed outside the Capitol building. Guy Reffitt: violent perps can be guilty of obstruction. Couy Griffin: Pence was in the Capitol, so self-promoting celebrities touring the grounds committed a serious offense. 3/
#SeditionHunters - events in DC required planning. Cindy Chafian organized the fiery Jan 5 rally where Ali Alexander led the crowd in “Victory or Death!” On Jan 6 she marched up the West Capitol steps with bullhorn & entourage and cheered during the assault on Officer Fanone. 1/
Cindy’s been organizing rightwing rallies since the Nov. 2020 election, with speaker lists full of extremist voices: Alex Jones (InfoWars), Michael Flynn, Roger Stone. Security always provided by the shadowy Flynn-connected 1st Amendment Praetorian group. 2/
Husband Scott Chafian, USN Surface Warfare & Anti-Terrorism Officer, held commands providing combat readiness training to foreign countries. Ret. at Lt. Cmdr. 2012 & launched a private firm (ETC Intl) offering similar “training engagements in support of security assistance.’’ 3/
