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Source: Associated Press
Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office
By MORGAN LEE
September 20, 2022
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A New Mexico politician and Trump supporter who was removed and barred from elected office for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is attempting to appeal that decision to the state Supreme Court.
Cowboys for Trump cofounder and former county commissioner Couy Griffin on Tuesday notified the high court of his intent to appeal.
The ruling against Griffin this month from a Santa Fe-based District Court was the first to remove or bar an elected official from office in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol building that disrupted Congress as it was trying to certify President Joe Bidens 2020 electoral victory.
Griffin was previously convicted in federal court of a misdemeanor for entering the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, without going inside the building. He was sentenced to 14 days and given credit for time served.
Griffin has invoked free speech guarantees in his defense and says his banishment from public office disenfranchises his political constituents in Otero County.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-mexico-gun-politics-santa-fe-government-and-a62474c3fe6787a3d89d4fb60dbc9da6
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)its never been repealed
Hugin
(32,778 posts)The state Supreme Court sure thought it did when they ruled. Griffins two co-conspirators certified pronto. So, this appeal is theater.
Walleye
(30,703 posts)And tie up our courts with lawsuits supported by the very government they want to overthrow
Takket
(21,424 posts)They are so exhausting. They never admit they are wrong. They just appeal and appeal forever.