The Liberty Center group that hired Mr. Aguirre had promoted the false narrative that mail-in ballots would be used to steal the election from President Trump. Terry W. Yates, a lawyer representing Mr. Aguirre, questioned why the charges were not filed until nearly two months after the episode. “It’s a political prosecution,” Mr. Yates said, adding that the confrontation on Oct. 19 began as a fender-bender and was now being used to undermine the Liberty Center. Leaders of the Liberty Center did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Jared Woodfill, a lawyer who is the president of the center, told the television news outlet KFYR that the organization had hired Mr. Aguirre as an investigator.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2020 22:52 UTC