by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is already in an Atlanta courtroom this morning where she will give testimony - under oath - regarding her role, if any, in the insurrectionist activities at the Capitol on January 6th, 2001. Greene was accompanied to court by her good friend, Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida, who may serve as a character witness in her defense.
(Congressman Gaetz is currently the subject of an FBI probe that is looking into allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, and that he paid women to travel across state lines to have sex with him - a.k.a. "sex trafficking.")
Rep. Greene is about to become the first elected official to testify in court, under oath, regarding personal involvement in the insurrectionist uprising at the Capitol, and while she has often appeared supportive of the events that occurred that day, Rep. Greene denies any personal involvement in planning, organizing, or conducting the event. Now she will get make those denials again - but this time they will be under oath and under the threat of perjury charges should she stray from the truth.
The congresswoman will be expected to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth - undoubtedly a tall order for any elected official.
The reason that Congresswoman Greene has been called into court to appear before an administrative law judge today is that five voters in her district formally objected to her name being on the ballot for re--election due to what they deemed to have been Greene's involvement in the insurrection and violence of January 6th, 2021. Ms. Greene went to federal court seeking to have today's action stopped - and to have the part of the 14th Amendment under which the complaint was lodged declared unconstitutional. A federal judge ruled against her earlier this week, clearing the way for today's hearing.
Rep. Greene has been complaining on social media about today's hearing which is being videotaped. She fears that clips will be taken from her testimony and then used against her by the campaigns of her several opponents.
News reports this morning indicated that Greene had enthusiastic supporters waiting for her when she arrived in court.
After today's hearing, the judge will make a report to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger who will then make a decision as to whether Greene will be allowed to remain on the ballot. Raffensperger is a Republican, but he is unpopular with Trump forces in the GOP after his office certified Biden's win in Georgia against Trump in 2020.
Marjorie Taylor Greene will become - today - the first member of Congress to testify under oath about possible involvement in the insurrection, but she will not be the last. Similar citizens' actions have been launched against Republican Congressmen Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs of Arizona, and there will undoubtedly be others.
Who knows, if Congressman Matt Gaetz takes the stand today to swear to Marjorie Taylor Greene's good character, perhaps the plaintiffs' attorney will ask Gaetz about his own involvement in the attack on our nation's Capitol - under oath, of course!
The seditionist chickens are finally coming home to roost!
1 comment:
Late last night, after yesterday's evidentiary hearing, news broke that Representative MTG and a group consistenting primarily of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus members met with Meadows on Dec. 21, 2020.
Certainly that should refresh MTG's recollection of her role in the insurrection.
The revelation was made in a motion for summary judgment to compel Mark Meadow's testimony before the January 6th Committee. The motion cited the "continued testimony" of Cassidy Hutchinson on March 7th. Hutchinson is a former executive assistant to Meadows.
"Q Sure. How about Marjorie Taylor Greene?
A Was not at the time a member of the Freedom Caucus, as she was
still Congresswoman-elect, but, yes, Ms. Marjorie Taylor
Greene was there."
The Motion for Summary Judgment is lengthy (the quoted passage is from page 147) and ordinarily I don't reccommend these motions for reading. This is an exception because it previews the story the January 6th Committee is preparing to tell in public hearings. The Motion for Summary Judgment is online at https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/20220422%20Motion%20for%20Summary%20Judgment.pdf
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