Officer hailed as hero testifies at Capitol riot trial

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer lauded for his bravery during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Monday that a man carrying a Confederate battle flag jabbed at him with the flagpole before joining the mob that chased him up a staircase.

In his first public testimony since the Jan. 6, 2021, siege, Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman described his encounter with the flag-toting Delaware man, Kevin Seefried, and his adult son, Hunter, at their trial on charges that they stormed the Capitol together.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden is hearing testimony without a jury for the Seefrieds’ bench trial, which started Monday and is scheduled to resume Tuesday. The Seefrieds waived their right to a jury trial, which means McFadden will decide their cases.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-...lection-2020-fcb3a9ba822a570f360ce03011ee83dc
 
"Widely published photographs showed Kevin Seefried carrying a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol after he and his son entered the building through a broken window.

The charges against both Kevin and Hunter Seefried include a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress for certifying Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election."
 

That and if Seefried's lawyer has any brains whatsoever, he'll call for a mistrial based on the officer's televised testimony before the Jan 6 commission during the trial. Witnesses are not allowed during a trial to make public statements about the trial until it's over. The liars... err, lawyers... among the Congress critters on that committee should know that.
 
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