Posted on 04/23/2022 7:47:24 AM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, defending herself against an attempt to remove her from the November ballot, declared that she was a “victim” and not a supporter of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Testifying at an administrative hearing where a group of voters is trying to boot her from the ballot for allegedly helping incite an insurrection against the U.S. government, Ms. Greene said she never encouraged violence and objected to accusations that she fueled the unrest.
The Georgia Republican forcefully asserted that she, as a lawmaker at the Capitol, was a victim of the pro-Trump mob.
“I was in the House chamber when it happened. I had to be evacuated to safety. We were held for hours in a secret location protected by Capitol police [and] military members for hours until they cleared the Capitol. Yes, I was a victim of the riot that day,” Mrs. Greene said.
Friday’s hearing proceeded after a federal judge ruled this week that Mrs. Greene failed to persuade her the challenge was unconstitutional and should be thrown out.
Ron Fein, the legal director of Free People for Free Speech which is representing the voters, opened his remarks by comparing Jan. 6 to the Civil War, arguing that Mrs. Greene should be disqualified from running in violation of the 14th amendment.
Under the Civil War-era 14th amendment, an elected official who participates in an insurrection against the government can be barred from running for office.
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This is a distortion of what she said, go watch the actual testimony on CSPAN
Ummm. No. It was not orchestrated by the FBI. Quit providing false and misleading information.
While I agree she should be allowed to run ( let the people decide), while I hope she looses in the primary as I think she believes in too many conspiracy theories and while, yes no one has been charged, yet, with insurrection, I do believe the Justice Department produced unsealed seditious conspiracy charges against the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group and 10 other people alleging they plotted to disrupt the electoral process at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and endangered former Vice President Mike Pence.
Where was Trump when this was going on?
Trump is definetly a victim, whether he was there or not.
Sounds like a FBI or CIA front.
AGREE
Even if true (which I don't believe), I think I'll settle for that over corruption, back-stabbing, and insider trading all day, twice on Sunday.
Under that rule there would be no eligible democrat."
The Republicans should follow precedent and hold Democrats accountable.
Ok how many FBI agents were in the crowd saying, “lets march into the capital?”
Whatever, you have no point. So enjoy ths rest of your day without any discussion.
Glad I am not the only one.
Just because they are preferable to a Democrat doesn't make them a credit to the Republicans. It's a lesser of two evils situation.
Give it up with the misleading information.
Whatever that means.
Nice retort freeper!
Q sent me.
Exactly... Until it's proven otherwise, that's the argument that every defendant should use...
All the people on this thread trashing MTG are idiots. Their hatred would be better directed at this illegitimate Soviet Government and Society that we live under.
What riot?
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