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‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founder Charged in Connection to US Capitol Breach

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‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founder Charged in Connection to US Capitol Breach
Otero County Commission Chairman and Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin rides his horse on 5th avenue on May 1, 2020, in New York City. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
By Janita Kan
1/18/2021Updated: 1/18/2021

The founder of the organization Cowboys for Trump has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach, the Justice Department (DOJ) said on Jan. 17.

Couy Griffin, who is a county commissioner in New Mexico, told FBI special agents during an interview on Jan. 11 that he had traveled to the nation’s capital on Jan. 6 with another person to participate in a protest over election integrity.

Janita Kan
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Janita Kan is a former reporter for The Epoch Times.
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