Marjorie Taylor Greene 'dancing around the truth' regarding martial law text, lawyer says - Yahoo News
The Jan. 17, 2021, text message sent by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump's chief of staff, "undermined further her credibility as a witness," one of the lawyers seeking to bar her from running for reelection told Yahoo News on Friday.
John Bonifaz, a lawyer who is part of the team representing five Georgia voters in their effort to block Greene from seeking a second term in Congress by using a provision of the 14th Amendment, said the disclosure of the text message in an article by CNN contradicted the testimony Greene gave last week.
"It confirmed for us that it was critical to have asked those questions and that it undermined further her credibility as a witness," Bonifaz said.
During her testimony, Greene was asked: "Prior to the inauguration in 2021, did you advocate for martial law with the president of the United States?"
"I don't recall. I don't recall," Greene, who was under oath, responded.
Greene was also asked whether "prior to the inauguration of Joe Biden" she had "advocated for martial law to be imposed in a conversation with the chief of staff of then-President of the United States Mr. Trump?"
"I don't recall," Greene answered.
The text message first obtained by CNN showed that Greene had brought up the subject of martial law with Meadows.
"In our private chat with only Members, several are saying the only way to save our Republic is for Trump to call for Marshall law [sic]. I don't know on those things. I just wanted you to tell him," Greene wrote in the text to Meadows published in the CNN article. "They stole the election. We all know. They will destroy our country next. Please tell him to declassify as much as possible so we can go after Biden and anyone else!"
The lawyers seeking to keep Greene off the ballot filed a motion Friday addressing the newly revealed text message.
Marge Greene gets hot when confronted by Jim Acosta today about the text by her suggesting Trump should declare martial law.
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