At a detention hearing for a Capitol insurrection defendant today, a federal magistrate judge pointed to Couy Griffin’s beliefs in nonsense conspiracy theories as reasons to hold him until trial, since he didn’t recognize the legitimacy of the government. huffpost.com/entry/us-capit…
“I don’t think that the defendant will follow my conditions if he believes I am part of this machine of the democratic process, or for whatever reason, I don’t know. I can’t fathom what it is because these are not logical thoughts based in fact.” huffpost.com/entry/us-capit…
“I think a logical inference is that when someone tries to participate in what the government describes as an insurrection, that he does not believe in the legitimacy of a government.” huffpost.com/entry/us-capit…
“He makes statements about the election being stolen by Chinese entities. I don’t know what that means.”
When someone arrested at the WH Ellipse spouts out wild conspiracy theories, they’re typically given a mental health evaluation, the judge noted.
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When someone arrested at the WH Ellipse spouts out wild conspiracy theories, they’re typically given a mental health evaluation, the judge noted.
huffpost.com/entry/us-capit…
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