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Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood's Claims Against Mike Pence Prompt Calls for FBI, Secret Service Scrutiny (newsweek.com)
Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood's Claims Against Mike Pence Prompt Calls for FBI, Secret Service Scrutiny
Lin Wood, an attorney fighting for President Donald Trump's victory in the 2020 election, raised alarms after he called for Vice President Mike Pence to be at the top of the list of arrests for treason.
Wood, a staunch believer that Trump won the election, has switched his focus from Democrats to Republicans, calling for Pence to resign and face "execution by firing squad" in a tweet Friday. Once arrested, Wood suggested that the vice president would "sing like a bird" and confess to being a "main participant" in the "theft of the election."
The controversial Atlanta attorney's comments sparked people to tag the FBI and Secret Service in responding tweets, saying that Wood's tweets constituted a threat against the vice president.
Under Title 18 of the U.S. Code, threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict bodily harm upon the vice president is punishable by a fine, a maximum of five years in prison, or both.
On Wednesday, Pence is set to preside over the certifying of the results of the Electoral College, as is the role of the vice president. Some supporters of Trump are holding out hope that Pence will refuse to introduce electors for President-elect Joe Biden in key swing states, thereby blocking his ascension to the presidency.
Texas GOP Congressman Louie Gohmert filed a lawsuit against Pence, alleging that the vice president has sole discretion to determine which electors are counted. On Friday, Judge Jeremy Kernodle threw out the suit, saying the plaintiffs don't have the grounds to file it.
People are calling for the FBI or secret service to arrest Lin Wood after he called for Vice President Mike Pence to be arrested for treason over his claim that the vice president stole the election from President Donald Trump. Pence listens during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House on November 19.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY
Republicans are planning on objecting to the electoral vote count—a move that has little to no chance of succeeding—and Pence faces pressure to refuse to certify the results. If the vice president declines to publicly commit to rejecting electors from "states where fraud occurred," Wood said he should "resign immediately."
"A man of God would never certify a lie," Wood posted on Twitter Friday. "Every lie will be revealed. Every lie means every lie. Always has. Always will."
Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood's Claims Against Mike Pence Prompt Calls for FBI, Secret Service Scrutiny
Lin Wood, an attorney fighting for President Donald Trump's victory in the 2020 election, raised alarms after he called for Vice President Mike Pence to be at the top of the list of arrests for treason.
Wood, a staunch believer that Trump won the election, has switched his focus from Democrats to Republicans, calling for Pence to resign and face "execution by firing squad" in a tweet Friday. Once arrested, Wood suggested that the vice president would "sing like a bird" and confess to being a "main participant" in the "theft of the election."
The controversial Atlanta attorney's comments sparked people to tag the FBI and Secret Service in responding tweets, saying that Wood's tweets constituted a threat against the vice president.
Under Title 18 of the U.S. Code, threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict bodily harm upon the vice president is punishable by a fine, a maximum of five years in prison, or both.
On Wednesday, Pence is set to preside over the certifying of the results of the Electoral College, as is the role of the vice president. Some supporters of Trump are holding out hope that Pence will refuse to introduce electors for President-elect Joe Biden in key swing states, thereby blocking his ascension to the presidency.
Texas GOP Congressman Louie Gohmert filed a lawsuit against Pence, alleging that the vice president has sole discretion to determine which electors are counted. On Friday, Judge Jeremy Kernodle threw out the suit, saying the plaintiffs don't have the grounds to file it.
People are calling for the FBI or secret service to arrest Lin Wood after he called for Vice President Mike Pence to be arrested for treason over his claim that the vice president stole the election from President Donald Trump. Pence listens during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House on November 19.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY
Republicans are planning on objecting to the electoral vote count—a move that has little to no chance of succeeding—and Pence faces pressure to refuse to certify the results. If the vice president declines to publicly commit to rejecting electors from "states where fraud occurred," Wood said he should "resign immediately."
"A man of God would never certify a lie," Wood posted on Twitter Friday. "Every lie will be revealed. Every lie means every lie. Always has. Always will."