New Mexico banishes Trump ally from office for insurrection

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Published September 6, 2022 10:01 AM

By MORGAN LEE
Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office. State District Court Judge Francis Mathew issued a ruling Tuesday that permanently prohibits Griffin from holding or seeking local or federal office. Griffin was previously convicted in federal court of a misdemeanor for entering the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. Griffin called the ruling a “total disgrace.” The new ruling arrives amid a flurry of lawsuits seeking to bar politicians and candidates from public office under constitutional provisions pertaining to insurrection or rebellion.

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