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G. Edward Griffin

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+title: G. Edward Griffin
+type: character
+status: confirmed
+sources:
+  - raw/news/g-edward-griffin-charged-with-attempt-to-ensite-bank-run-more-arrests-to-follow.json
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+**G. Edward Griffin** is a popular conspiracy theorist, author, and — as of January 2023 — the first political prisoner of [[storylines/defense-of-the-dollar|the defense of the dollar]]. His crime: explaining how the monetary system works.
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+## Arc history
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+Griffin was arrested and charged by the DOJ on a Tuesday in January 2023 for "attempts to incite a bank run," a charge Attorney General [[characters/merrick-garland|Merrick Garland]] clarified consisted of "attempts to educate the public on the way the monetary system works." The stated catalyst was his 1994 book [[media/the-creature-from-jekyll-island|The Creature from Jekyll Island]]. Treasury Secretary [[characters/janet-yellen|Janet Yellen]] celebrated the arrest and called for more conspiracy theorists in cages; markets rallied ([[news/g-edward-griffin-charged-with-attempt-to-ensite-bank-run-more-arrests-to-follow|G. Edward Griffin Charged With Attempt To Incite Bank Run]]).
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+Garland warned that "other educators" remain at risk of prosecution; more arrests were promised.
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+> irl: G. Edward Griffin is a real author and conspiracy theorist whose Federal Reserve history *The Creature from Jekyll Island* is canonical reading in Bitcoin circles. He has never been arrested over it. The headline misspells "incite" as "ensite" in the article slug.
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+## Appearances
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+### In the news (1)
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+- [[news/g-edward-griffin-charged-with-attempt-to-ensite-bank-run-more-arrests-to-follow|G. Edward Griffin Charged With Attempt To Incite Bank Run, More Arrests To Follow]] — 2023-01-26, subject