Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was grilled in court under oath on Friday as she tried to defend her place on the ballot for this year’s midterm elections ā and struggled to keep up with her own wild past statements.
Greene insisted she couldn’t remember much during her testimony Friday when asked about her involvement in the January 6 Uprising in the Capitol. Greene’s status in the May 14 primaries was disputed by a Georgian voter, who claimed she should be disqualified for her encouragement by Congress not to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
“I don’t remember” was Greene’s response to multiple questions about whether she had spoken to government officials about the build-up to the Capitol bombing, including election deniers, representatives Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and everyone in the White House.
However, Greene could not escape all her previous actions. After initially denying calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a “traitor to our country,” the attorney who questioned her pulled out a piece of evidence contradicting her statement. She then tried to reverse her initial denial, arguing that Pelosi’s support of migrants crossing the border was tantamount to betraying her oath of office.
‘Oh no, wait, wait a minute! I believe that failing to secure the border violates her oath of office,” Greene said. The attorney had to remind Greene that he had not asked about Pelosi’s commitment to her constitutional oath before citing a CNN article of Greene’s comments stating that Pelosi was “guilty of treason,” which “may be punishable by death.” “.
“Did you say those words being quoted?” asked the judge Greene after repeated evasions.
“According to the CNN article, I did,” Greene said, before trying to twist her comments again.
Her past affinity with QAnon came back to bite her as well. Greene tried to portray the attorney who quoted her earlier comments as “as many conspiracies as QAnon,” to which he asked her, “Well, you believe in QAnon, right?”
“Iā¦ no, I didn’t say I believe in QAnon,” Greene insisted.
Greene’s fluttering of amnesia isn’t new. After her standout appearance at the white nationalist America First Political Action Conference, Greene tried to deny knowing who white nationalist Nick Fuentes was and what he stood for. Her claims were quashed almost immediately after a photo of the two posing together was posted on Twitter.
She is the second Republican legislator to be threatened with disqualification. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) had also challenged his status for his actions on January 6, but a judge overturned it. If Greene is found to be ineligible for the May 14 primary, a notice will be placed next to her name to indicate that votes for her will not count.
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