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Related: About this forumFormer Pence Lawyer Hailed As 'Patriot' For Lengthy Testimony To January 6 Committee - Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow reports on Greg Jacob, former chief counsel to Mike Pence, who was at the center of the Trump pressure campaign to push Pence to reject the 2020 election results, testifying for almost nine hours to the January 6th Committee and being described as a "great patriot" by the committee's chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson. Aired on 02/01/2022.
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Former Pence Lawyer Hailed As 'Patriot' For Lengthy Testimony To January 6 Committee - Rachel Maddow (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Feb 2022
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WheelWalker
(8,943 posts)1. Kicked and recommended
Grins
(7,134 posts)2. Reich-wing death squad activated...?
Cuz', ya' know - that's not allowed in today's QOP.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)3. K & R. Rachel goes there, "overthrow the government."
Turbineguy
(37,212 posts)4. "Patriot"
has become one of those funny titles. If you are a republican, working for Putin, you are a patriot too.
niyad
(112,440 posts)5. I was thinking that that word is so over-and-incorrectly, used that it has become
meaningless. Doing the correct thing, the lawful and legal thing, should be a given.
"Patriotism is the last refuge of fools and scoundrels" runs through my head when I hear that word.