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Controversial Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene fights for her political future at the moment as in an Atalanta courtroom she testifies in a case that seeks to ban her from working from re-election. Observe Newsweek's reside weblog fro the newest updates.

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  • A number of of Greene's Georgia constituents filed a problem claiming the consultant performed a task within the January 6 Capitol riot.
  • Greene is anticipated to be known as as a witness within the listening to, changing into the primary elected official to testify beneath oath about their involvement on January 6.
  • Testimony is because of start 9:30 a.m. ET with the listening to broadcast reside on C-SPAN.
Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies in Atlanta courtroom
Marjorie Taylor Inexperienced is testifying in an Atlanta courtroom.Getty
Now 08:03 AM EDT

Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Crossed the Line'—Lawyer Attempting To Disqualify Her

The lawyer who's going to query Greene later at the moment defended the validity of the uncommon lawsuit introduced in opposition to the Georgia Consultant saying she had "crossed the road."

"This can be a uncommon motion and, in reality, it hasn't occurred for over 150 years as a result of insurrections in opposition to america, not to mention insurrections during which members of Congress have been concerned is a really uncommon phenomenon," stated Fein, who's the authorized director of Free Speech For Individuals, the group representing the 5 voters who've made the formal criticism in opposition to Greene's candidacy to be re-elected.

"However Marjorie Taylor Greene crossed the road and he or she met the authorized commonplace for partaking in rebellion, which, beneath our Structure, signifies that she is disqualified from future public workplace," he added.

"If we prevail with this listening to on Friday then the choose will write a written advice, which in fact may very well be appealed, that will say Marjorie Taylor Greene is disqualified from public workplace," Fein stated.

10 min in the past 07:53 AM EDT

The Second Marjorie Taylor Greene Dreaded

Good morning. Right this moment is a day Marjorie Taylor Greene has not been trying ahead to.

From 9:30 a.m. ET a listening to will start in an Atlanta courtroom during which she is anticipated to turn out to be the primary elected official to testify beneath oath about their involvement on January 6. Attorneys are searching for to have her disqualified from working for re-election over her alleged involvement within the occasions main up the day.

If that wasn't unhealthy sufficient, the entire thing shall be broadcast reside on C-SPAN, a indisputable fact that Greene complained about earlier this week.

"They are going to permit the press within the courtroom. They are going to permit the entire thing to be videoed reside and go anyplace on the earth they need to. You understand what that is going to appear like? The Democrats and the nasty mainstream media, those who lie about me consistently in any case, they are going to have the ability to twist and switch and clip out any little piece they need of those horrible issues that these funded attorneys are going to attempt to say about me."