Clements said in an interview that as an attorney he was eminently qualified to talk about the legalities surrounding voting machines, and that his wife, Erin, has two decades of expertise working with data as a civil engineer. C4T still also has not filed as a political action committee. Everette Brown, a Marine veteran and information technology specialist at Holloman Air Force Base who is Black, said that comment shows politics have changed Griffin, whom he once respected. Gun safe storage bill inches closer to governor's desk Republicans express concern over high-profile measure Republicans express concern over high-profile measure during Fridays two-hour debate. Nichols, and awarded a nearly $50,000 contract to audit about 24,000 votes to Echomail, which was among the companies who audited the 2020 vote in Maricopa County, AZ. Emptying the Notebook: Can the Lobos get a defensive stop when it counts? The Otero controversy is far from over. Ron DeSantis by about 15 points in a new Republican presidential poll, with newly announced candidate Nikki Haley and former Vice . At New Mexico State University, Clements was known for his engaging lectures, being available to students and grading papers late into the night, according to David Pecchia, a former student and retired Air Force master sergeant who was close to Clements and considered him a mentor. Anti-vaxxers quickly embraced Clements, with far-right Colorado podcaster Joe Oltmann creating an online fundraiser for him and calling him a lightning rod of truth and courage. The appeal has since brought in more than $304,000 in donations, including from donors who say they support his election integrity crusade. He means no malice on anybody, said George Seeds, outside the New Heart Cowboy Church in Alamogordo where Griffin once served as pastor. Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county commissioner, ardent election-fraud conspiracy theorist and founder of Cowboys for Trump, avoided more jail time on Friday for his role in the January 6, 2021, US . Get some lunch?Griffin: Im headed to get my truck washed. I could also be in jeopardy of having my pretrial release affected from January 6th that could result in me being transferred back to the DC Gulag in Washington DC. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Skier Shiffrin locks up overall title, still chases, Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games gets off to, 7 Cubs pitchers combine for no-hitter vs Machado,, Mikal Bridges helps Nets rally to stun Celtics, 115-105, NASCAR star Elliott has leg surgery after snowboard, New images surface of Couy Griffin at Capitol insurrection, Report: Couy Griffin denies COVID test, delaying potential release hearing, Should we bring back the dodo? He sees. "It's not like I'm trying to overturn an election that we lost," he said. Because I care about the truth. Couy Griffin: You know, those would have to go through my counsel. The motion said Couy Griffin "has. Today, Couy Griffin is divorced, disparaged by family and confronts a political recall drive, a state corruption investigation and federal charges. For two hours, Clements who has the rumpled look of an academic, though he lost his business school professors job last fall for refusing to wear a mask in class spoke of breached voting machines, voter roll manipulation and ballot stuffing that he falsely claims cost former president Donald Trump victory in 2020. Griffin plans to ride the charges out to trial, claiming theres more than meets the eye. Mr Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, said in an interview with journalist Mr Griffin that he believed both Sicknick and Ashli Babbitt are still alive. Im asking you all to consider showing up to an air-conditioned building, organizing, opening your mouth and saying: These machines suck. The Oath Keeper. But his allegiance to Trump has wavered. You can play on an old beat-out dirt lot.. "When they shut our sawmill down, it just leaves all of that useless material, if you will, in our forests which creates more fire hazards.". Be safe.Griffin: Id be embarrassed if I was you guys.Officer: Alright. emergency order from the states Supreme Court. The role of creativity in resilience and community-building, Alamogordo Proud Downtown Nights Otero Arts Exhibition Opening, Late Shopping and More, Downtown stores open till 8 pm Friday student art exhibition and more, Alamogordo Proud It is All About the Fashion Spotlight Alamogordo Artisan Linda Swenson, Alamogordo Proud is All about the fashions of Alamogordo's Linda Swenson, AlamogordoTownNews.com Tularosa High School Students Excel in Competitions, AlamogordoTownNews.com Not Guilty! He is still facing federal charges. Griffin is presumed innocent until proven guilty. In July. Griffin's term as county commissioner is up this year, and he has said he will not run again. "I was never involved in anything violent on that day, and there was never anything violently done around me," he said when asked about the incident. Liz Howard, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, said that contractors hired to do these audits frequently have little to no experience in election administration. I know they do. The political operative. The pickup was emblazoned with his Cowboys For Trump logo. Griffin has acknowledged using the county building for promotional videos but said he never claimed they were affiliated with Otero County. Yet two independent election security experts who have examined the Clements work Susan Greenhalgh, senior adviser on election security for the nonprofit Free Speech For People, and Kevin Skoglund, president and chief technologist for the nonpartisan Citizens for Better Elections said the fraud charges are baseless and misleading. Theyre going to eat some crow.. South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty on all four counts in connection with the 2021 murders of . He had hoped the president would address some problems with the forest near the town of Cloudcroft, which is at risk for fire. Pacing the room at the senior center in Neligh, microphone in hand, Clements put the matter in stark terms. A year later, he still believes the election was tampered with. Ex-NBA Champ Shares Screenshot of Soccer League's Ridiculous Question for His Son - He's Fuming . The language, known as the disqualification clause, is part of a Civil War-era constitutional amendment intended to bar former Confederates from holding state or federal offices. For all his bombast and showmanship, Griffin's fortunes and conviction seem to be waning. Griffin participated in, encouraged, and promoted the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol, the suit alleges. Republican primary candidates embracing Trumps stolen election rhetoric have flourished this year. The lawsuit against Griffin was filed in March by Marco White and Leslie Lakind, both Santa Fe County residents, along with Mark Mitchell of Los Alamos County. , Case dismissed for teen accused of taking gun to, Elderly man who killed sister takes plea deal, 2023 state basketball tournament brackets, Whats happening around New Mexico Feb. 24 Mar. Clements, who was born in Seattle, grew up the child of itinerant parents who worked blue-collar jobs. Dont forget to wear your seatbelt. A donkey named Henry brays from a side yard. He is a pastor, a Republican and the son of a former commissioner in Catron County, New Mexico. The need for the audit in New Mexico was more in the likes of Bernalillo County, and Sandoval County and Doa Ana County," referring to areas where President Joe Biden won the 2020 vote. Griffin is presumed innocent until proven guilty. And that was one that got me, said Brown, part of a committee seeking to recall Griffin. He has appeared on Fox News and on Bannons podcast. Thats hard for me to accept.. "But the need for the audit isn't necessarily here in Otero County. Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin, who is facing charges in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot, has turned on the former president in a conference speech for abandoning January 6. Mar 21, 2022, 9:53 AM Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Santa Fe, N.M., as hundreds of advocates for gun rights rallied at the New Mexico Statehouse. Officer: Im going to issue a citation for the seatbelt. Like others preaching the gospel of election fraud, Clements has attracted a large following online, where he mixes conspiracies with Christian nationalist and sometimes violent rhetoric. Griffin has suggested that voting machines provided by Dominion Voting Systems across New Mexico could have been hacked. On Aug. 11, Clements and his wife presented the final findings of their audit in a special five-hour commissioners meeting, during which he got into a shouting match with the county attorney and told Holmes she should resign because it was disgusting how you fight the people. She left the meeting in tears. Today, Couy Griffin is divorced, disparaged by family and confronts a political recall drive, a state corruption investigation and federal charges. . Clements also asserted that the digital file containing the ballots from the 2020 elections had been deliberately wiped from the voting machines when in fact separate files are created for each election and the ballots and other records are preserved. Couy's ex-wife, Kourtnie, is a 34 years old Iraqi war veteran who was born in the year 1986. We was on Fox & Friends the next day.. A jury will consider this week whether the support group . 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Griffin had recently been booted out of office following his conviction on federal charges for trespassing outside the Capitol building during the January 6 attack. The attorney general also received numerous citizen complaints about Griffin. Im a child of the trailer park. He said he went to pray and exercise his right to peacefully protest, but he was arrested for his involvement. Mr Griffin participated in a phone interview with Anthony Lucero on Alamogordo Town News radio edition on KALHRADIO.org 95.1 FM he explained the upcoming trail from his standpoint per a link at the end of this story. Whenever you say, China stole the election. Their son was born in 2014. Couy Griffin Griffin, who was convicted of a federal misdemeanor in March for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, is representing himself in the lawsuit, which. Griffin is one of thousands of Trump loyalists in public office who are charting an uncertain future ahead of the 2022 election cycle.