Couy Griffin told The Daily Beast that he was shocked by the judge’s ruling to oust him from office for participating in the Jan. 6 riot, stating he “really didn’t think this would go the way it did': “I thought my actions were constitutional.'
Couy Griffin has been booted from his seat as Otero County Commission chairman for violating his oath of office when he participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The decision was made by U.S. District Court Judge Francis Mathew, who barred the Cowboys for Trump co-founder from current and future office under the 14th amendment’s Disqualification Clause, citing an engagement or aiding of insurrection or rebellion.
Griffin told The Daily Beast on Tuesday that he was shocked by the judge’s ruling to oust him from office, stating he “really didn’t think this would go the way it did.” He said that on Tuesday morning he got a call from the county informing him that his computer had been confiscated, his key card was no longer working, and he was “no longer considered a commissioner in Otero County.” He nevertheless said he had no regrets about his actions on Jan. 6.
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