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Convicted ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder threatening to throw out 7,123 primary votes in New Mexico: report
Bob Brigham June 14, 2022


Otero County is once again facing an election scandal as the Republican-controlled county commission is threatening to throw out over 7,000 votes by refusing to certify the results of the June 7 primary.

"Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order the three-member Otero County commission to certify June 7 primary election results to ensure voters are not disenfranchised and that political candidates have access to the general election ballot in November," the Associated Press reported Tuesday. "On Monday, the commission in its role as a county canvassing board voted unanimously against certifying the results of the primary without raising specific concerns about discrepancies, over the objection of the county clerk."

The county counted 7,123 votes in the state's gubernatorial primaries.

"Members of the Otero County commission include Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin, who ascribes to unsubstantiated claims that Trump won the 2020 election. Griffin was convicted of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds — though not the building — amid the riots on Jan. 6, 2021, and is scheduled for sentencing later this month. He acknowledged that the standoff over this primary could delay the outcome of local election races," the AP reported..............................



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Convicted ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder threatening to throw out 7,123 primary votes in New Mexico: report
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New Mexico’s Secretary of State filed suit today against the Otero County Commission for refusing to certify thousands of primary ballots. Guess who sits on the three-member commission: https://google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/03/22/cowboys-for-trump-founder-convicted-jan-6-00019270

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Cowboys for Trump founder convicted for breaching Capitol grounds on Jan. 6

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/22/cowboys-for-trump-founder-convicted-jan-6-00019270



It’s a crucial milestone for prosecutors as they seek plea deals and convictions for hundreds of members of the Jan. 6 mob who crossed into Capitol grounds.
Couy Griffin speaks to journalists as he leave federal court in Washington on Monday. | Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Photo

By Kyle Cheney

03/22/2022 12:19 PM EDT

Updated: 03/22/2022 01:34 PM EDT

Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county commissioner and the founder of Cowboys for Trump, was convicted Tuesday for breaching the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, joining a mob of thousands that forced then-Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress to flee for safety.

The verdict, delivered by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden after a two-day bench trial, capped a 14-month legal odyssey that forced the Justice Department to reveal the long-secret location that Pence fled to during the riot and raised questions about the level of culpability that belonged to each person who entered Capitol grounds that day — even if they committed no acts of violence or destruction.


“He crossed over three different walls,” McFadden said, noting that they were tall enough to require assistance to surmount. “All of this would suggest to a normal person that perhaps you should not be entering the area.”

McFadden added that Griffin smelled OC spray, which had been used by police to deter the oncoming mob. .................................................