Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin presides at a public meeting in Alamogordo, N.M., on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in a shirt with a "C4T" logo that stands for Cowboys for Trump. Griffin founded the support group for President Trump that held horseback parades across the country. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, strides through his front yard in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, top right, presides over a public meeting in Alamogordo, N.M., on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in a shirt with a C4T logo that stands for Cowboys for Trump. Griffin founded the support group that pays tribute to President Trump in horseback parades across the country. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the outside of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, cares for a donkey named Henry outside his home in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, takes in the view from his ranch in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on an outdoor terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He's also fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin presides at a public meeting in Alamogordo, N.M., on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in a shirt with a "C4T" logo that stands for Cowboys for Trump. Griffin founded the support group for President Trump that held horseback parades across the country. Griffin is revered and reviled in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

The evening sun sets on The New Heart Cowboy Church on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Alamogordo, N.M. Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin previously served as a pastor to the congregation where members still praise his charm and generosity. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, discussed his past and future in politics from the porch of a tidy double-wide trailer in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Melissa Laperuta wears a campaign button for President Trump at her family's hardware store on May 13, 2021, in Alamogordo, N.M., where defiance of state pandemic health orders has been on prominent display. A recall effort is underway in Alamogordo and surrounding Otero County against County Commissioner Couy Griffin, who founded the support group Cowboys for Trump and held horseback caravas across the country starting in 2019. Griffin is reviled and revered as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Sentiments in support of law enforcement are on prominent display on May 13, 2021, in Alamogordo, N.M., where the founder of the support group Cowboys for Trump is confronting federal charges for attending the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol without entering the building. Otero County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump Founder Couy Griffin is contending with federal criminal charges, a recall initiative and state probes into his finances as he fights for his political future. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, discussed his past and future in politics from the porch of a tidy double-wide trailer in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, discussed his past and future in politics from the porch of a tidy double-wide trailer in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

A campaign billboard from the 2020 election looms over the desert outside Alamogordo, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The election defeat of Donald Trump and the arrest of a local county commissioner in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots have jolted the politically conservative region. County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump Founder Couy Griffin is contending with federal criminal charges, a recall initiative and state probes into his finances as he fights for his political future. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, cares for a donkey named Henry outside his home in Tularosa, N.M., on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Griffin is reviled and revered in politically conservative Otero County as he confronts criminal charges for joining protests on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Griffin is fighting for his political future amid a recall initiative and state probes into his finances. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)