News Alert: Jury finds Guy Reffitt guilty of obstruction of official proceeding, other charges in first trial of a Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant
| Prosecutors argued that Reffitt, an oil rig manager and recruiter for the extremist Texas Three Percenters movement, "lit the match" that led members of a pro-Trump mob to stampede Congress as it met to certify President Biden's 2020 election victory. Reffitt's defense attorney said his client was exercising his right to speech and protest and did not commit any violence or damage any property. |
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| | | | News Alert | March 8, 1:46 p.m. EST | | | | | Prosecutors argued that Reffitt, an oil rig manager and recruiter for the extremist Texas Three Percenters movement, "lit the match" that led members of a pro-Trump mob to stampede Congress as it met to certify President Biden's 2020 election victory. Reffitt's defense attorney said his client was exercising his right to speech and protest and did not commit any violence or damage any property. | | | | | |
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