NM County Commissioner Couy Griffen, founder of “Cowboys for Trump,” was arrested today in D.C. in connection the U.S. Capitol siege of Jan. 6.
Griffen said in a since-removed Facebook video "there’s gonna be blood running out of" the Capitol if they return, per court docs.
Griffen said in a since-removed Facebook video "there’s gonna be blood running out of" the Capitol if they return, per court docs.
"[A]t the end of the day, you mark my word, we will plant our flag on the desk of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and Donald J. Trump if it boils down to it."
The video transcript's excerpt, per court docs.
He also threatened: "There will never be a Biden presidency,” per docs.
The video transcript's excerpt, per court docs.
He also threatened: "There will never be a Biden presidency,” per docs.
Read the statement of facts here: justice.gov/opa/page/file/…
"During his subsequent interview, a reporter asks [Griffin] [...] whether he was afraid that additional people could die. S1 responded: 'I am more afraid of losing my freedom than anything.'"
— the now-arrested Commissioner of Otero County, N.M.
— the now-arrested Commissioner of Otero County, N.M.
Typos at the top of the thread:
The surname is Griffin, with an "i."
The surname is Griffin, with an "i."
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