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Nevilledog

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Tue Dec 29, 2020, 05:45 PM Dec 2020

⚖️BREAKING: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) has asked for an aggressive timetable in his far-fetched suit [View all]



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John Kruzel
@johnkruzel
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Dec 29, 2020
⚖️BREAKING: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) has asked for an aggressive timetable in his far-fetched lawsuit against VP Pence to overturn Biden's win

The request comes after Pence's DOJ attorney Christopher Healy said Pence/his legal team have not yet decided on VP's legal position
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John Kruzel
@johnkruzel
⚖️Gohmert is asking Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump-appt'd judge in Texas, to order:

• VP's response due by 6pm EST Wed
• Plaintiff reply by 10am Thurs
• Hearing on Thurs
• Ruling by Mon, 1/4

Suit asks ct to find that Pence is authorized to pick pro-Trump electors on Jan. 6
2:39 PM · Dec 29, 2020
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