“Blood is going to drain from the building,” he said in the video.
An arrest warrant was subsequently issued to Griffin.
According to an investigator, Griffin said he was planning to bring his own firearms to DC on the day of the inauguration.
“I will embrace my Second Amendment. I will maintain my right to bear arms,” said Griffin during a recent meeting in Otero County.
Griffin’s Cowboys for Trump group has held demonstrations at many events, including protests against the public health order. The group was also criticized last May, when Griffin said: “I got to the point where I came to the conclusion that the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.”
Attorney General Hector Balderas asked Griffin to step down, citing three reasons: That he abused public office for personal gain, neglected his duties as county commissioners and participated in the Capitol riot.
Balderas said that if Griffin does not resign, his office will try to remove him.