A judge ruled Friday that the lawmaker’s association with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot did not disqualify her from office.
A judge in Georgia ruled Friday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) can run for reelection after a group of voters challenged the congresswoman’s eligibility because of allegations that she participated in the Jan.6,2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 presidential election. State Administrative Law Judge Charles Beaudrot submitted his findings to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who accepted them and said Greene’s name will remain on the ballot, the Associated Press reported Friday evening. A group of Georgia voters launched a legal effort to disqualify Greene from running for reelection because of her alleged role in the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. Cawthorn fights ballot challenge accusing him of being ‘insurrectionist’ Greene,47, had been accused of frequently using language to incite violence at the U.S. Capitol, including referring to efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election as “our 1776 moment.” The conservative lawmaker denies that she played a role in the event, which led to the deaths of five people and injuries to 140 members of law enforcement.
