A judge ordered Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin to leave his Otero County commissioner post effective immediately.
Ruling that Griffin's participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a violation of the 14th Amendment, a New Mexico judge determined on Tuesday that Griffin was disqualified from holding office, marking one of the first times such a ruling took place since 1869, according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.“This is a historic win for accountability for the January 6th insurrection and the efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power in the United States.
“I wear Jan. 6 as a badge of honor," Griffin said after his trial, according to Politico reporter Kyle Cheney. He also told reporters at the time that he had no plans of resigning from his Otero County commissioner post despite the guilty verdict. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars people from holding public office who"engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the United States or had"given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof." One witness claimed that Griffin"took on a leadership position within the mob" on Jan. 6, according to CREW.
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