WASHINGTON D.C.- Charles Herbster, Conklin Co. CEO and governor candidate spent his January 5-6th of 2021 in Washington D.C. with former President Trump's inner circle, including General Michael Flynn, and Trump's sons.

Charles Herbster campaigns on his close ties to former President Trump and touts their friendship both in the political world and their personal lives. Herbster has been asked a number of times to detail what he did and saw on the days leading up to January 6th, 2021, but has declined all requests.

The Nebraska Examiner obtained over 130 texts from Herbster to his campaign staff over a 25 hour period before, during, and after the January 6th insurrection. Theresa Thibodeau who was campaigning with Herbster at the time is on the text exchange. Thibodeau left the Herbster campaign and launched a campaign of her own for the Nerbaska Governors seat.

Herbster’s campaign told the Examiner last week that he had not been called to testify before the select committee in Congress investigating the Jan. 6 riots.

On Thursday Former U.S. Rep. Hal Daub has endorsed Hebster in Nebraska’s GOP primary election for governor. Daub, who also served as a University of Nebraska regent and Omaha’s mayor, called Herbster “a person of integrity with deep management experience.” Daub also praised Herbster’s fight against what he called “anti-patriotic education.”

Daub clashed at times on the NU Board of Regents with Herbster’s top opponent, Republican Jim Pillen

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