(CNN) 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 Capitol attack. He was sentenced to 14 days with time served, fined $3,000 and given one year supervised release with the requirement that he complete 60 hours of community service. Griffin, an Otero county commissioner, is still relentlessly pushing claims of election fraud, going as far as refusing to certify the recent primary results in his county, which the Justice Department cited to bolster its argument that Griffin should spend several months in jail. Along with two other GOP commissioners, Griffin declined to certify the results of the June 7 primary, pointing to a mistrust of Dominion voting machines -- a false conspiracy theory popularized by former President Donald Trump's legal team over the 2020 election. Friday was the deadline for New Mexico counties to certify the results of the June 7 primary election.

Source: CNN June 18, 2022 02:46 UTC