Couy Griffin was convicted for entering a restricted part of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He argued that he should not be convicted because he did not know the Secret Service was protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence or that the area was restricted.

"The theory of the case for Trump has an element that focuses on the creation of false evidence—namely, the false slates of electors—for use in Congress's certification process on Jan. 6," said Payvand Ahdout,

Michael Cohen, who was one of former President Donald Trump's closest legal advisers, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2018.