A text message apparently calling for the invocation of martial law that allegedly came from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should not be entered into the court record, the congresswoman’s lawyers argue.
Greene has “no recollection” of the alleged text and has no means of verifying its authenticity, her lawyers argued in a court filing Thursday that sought to keep the text out of the supplemental record in a case aiming to boot her from Georgia‘s Republican primary.
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“I am authorized to say on behalf of Rep. Greene that she has no recollection of this text and, since her texts are automatically deleted after 30 days, she has no way to verify anything about it,” her lawyer said in the filing.
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Greene’s lawyers raised questions about the source of the text message.
“There is no copy of it in its original form and no verifiable source that CNN claims to have gotten it from. As a result, there is no one to cross-examine, and this is hearsay within hearsay,” they wrote, per NBC.
When asked whether she pushed former President Donald Trump to declare martial law during her public testimony in the case last week, Greene replied, “I don’t recall,” a retort she deployed frequently throughout the hearing.
However, on Monday, CNN published a trove of text messages from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, including one text in which she apparently noted some people had pushed for martial law.
“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,” Greene allegedly texted Meadows on Jan. 17, 2021, an apparent reference to martial law, which involves the suspension of civil law and military control of the government.
“I don’t know on those things. I just wanted you to tell him. They stole this 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,” she allegedly added.
On Thursday, Greene was confronted by CNN reporter Jim Acosta over the alleged text. She insisted she did not recall sending the text and highlighted the part where she allegedly said, “I don’t know on those things.”
Greene must be taken off the ballot because she helped aid an insurrection via her words and actions leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to a lawsuit from a voters’ group. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars members of Congress from engaging in an insurrection or rebellion. Several Republican lawmakers, such as Reps. Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, and Madison Cawthorn, have been targeted with similar lawsuits.
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The Georgia judge will ultimately make a recommendation to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about whether Greene should be permitted to remain on the ballot. His decision will be eligible for appeal.
So far, similar cases against Gosar, Biggs, and Cawthorn have not been successful in keeping them off the ballot. The Georgia primary is slated to take place on May 24.
