Posted: Posted August 9, 2021 / 3:48 pm CDT / Has been updated: August 9, 2021 / 3:48 pm CDT

Santa Fe, New Mexico (AP) —Federal prosecutors have misdemeanor related to the siege of the US Capitol on January 6 against Trump founder Kuui Griffin, according to a court debate on Monday. Provided Cowboys with a secret judicial transaction that could resolve his criminal charges. Hearing in Washington.

New Mexico County Commissioner still denies federal charges of deliberately invading the barricade area of ​​Parliament’s grounds to confuse the government as Congress considers the results of the 2020 electoral college. increase.

Griffin arrived on the outdoor terrace of the Capitol without entering the building and tried to use a loudspeaker to guide a noisy crowd in prayer. He was arrested after returning to Washington to oppose the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Griffin’s proceedings proceeded to a trial in the US District Court in Washington as federal prosecutors introduced a vast swarm of evidence about the siege of the Capitol from security cameras, police lapel recordings, and social media posts.

Accusations against Griffin include up to one year’s imprisonment and future implications for Griffin’s public office.

As the first member of Otero County in southern New Mexico, Griffin was in a special election and in a petition by state prosecutors alleging that Griffin used public office for personal purposes in collaboration with Cowboys for Trump. , Faces a petition to bring him back from the office. Financial profit.

In 2019, Griffin formed a group of rodeo acquaintances into a promotion group called Cowboys Fort Lamp and staged a horseback riding parade to disseminate a conservative message about President Donald Trump’s gun rights, immigration and abortion restrictions. ..