beach resort. and a big question is still unanswered. why did he have a document like this in the first place? a lot more to come on all of this, so stay tuned. and there s more news tonight on something happening for the first time in modern american history. and that is an elected official barred from holding office for allegedly violating a cause in the 14th amendment by participating in what the judge ruled was an insurrection against the u.s. government. new mexico county commissioner and founder of the cowboys for trump coy griffin lost his elected position today for his role in the january 6th riot and he is now barred from holding office. the judge pointed out the irony that griffin argued that court should consider the will of the people. and the will of people was what january six was all about. and let s not forget what happened the capulet they. it was part of an effort to overturn our election. surveillance video, newly-obtained by cnn, shows kathy latham, a form
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any federal state or federal elected position in the future. so, there you go. the judge saying that griffin and his organization cowboys for trump spent months normalizing the violence that may be necessary to keep president trump in office. so joining me now cnn senior legal analysis laura coats. laura, hi, what a mess, wow, wow, wow. what a mess. this is a historic ruling, if i m not wrong, removing griffin from office. this happened, has it happened over 100 years? why did the judge decide to do this? well, first of all, it s a good thing in america it s a good thing that we do not have a case like this every year, because it would mean that someone had engaged in rebellion or insurrection against the united states government after having taking an oath to be a public servant. so, it s a good thing that we do not have a whole lot of case law on an issue like this. but you re right, last time it happened, it was when someone who allegedly gave aid and comfort to an enemy in wo
the january 6th capitol attack. the ruling is a result of the lawsuit seeking griffin s removal, which allege he violated a clause in the 14th amendment of the constitution by participating interaction against the u.s. government. he had been convicted of trespassing earlier this year, and is now barred from holding any federal state or federal elected position in the future. so, there you go. the judge saying that griffin and his organization cowboys for trump spent months normalizing the violence that may be necessary to keep president trump in office. so joining me now cnn senior legal analyst laura coats. laura, hi, what a mess, wow, wow, wow. what a mess. this is a historic ruling, if i m not wrong, removing griffin from office. this happened, has it happened in over 100 years? why did the judge decide to do this? well, first of all, it s a