Twitter Foes Can't Forget Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'I Don't Remember' Defense
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Even diehard critics of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) were taken aback Friday by the overwhelming number of times she claimed she couldn’t remember things that seemed startlingly memorable.
Vanity Fair jabbed that the last three years seem to be a blank for Greene. The New Yorker quipped in a parody that she claimed a “Jewish spaceship” — a reference to one of her wild theories — abducted her on Jan. 6, 2021. (That could explain the missing memories.)
Greene testified for about three hours in an Atlanta courtroom to defend herself against a constitutional challenge to her reelection campaign because of the so-called insurrection disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment. The challenge was brought by a group of Georgia voters and the nonpartisan voting rights group Free Speech for People.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars lawmakers who, after previously taking an oath to “support the Constitution,” then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same” or gave “aid or comfort to the enemies.” The section was added after the Civil War to prohibit lawmakers from representing a government they had wanted toppled.
Greene has repeatedly referred to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrectionists as “patriots” and has called those arrested in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol “political prisoners.” She has been recorded on video announcing her opposition to the peaceful transition of power to President Joe Biden after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. She called on Americans to converge on the Capitol that day for “our 1776 moment,” referring to the year when America declared independence from Britain.
Yet Greene couldn’t seem to remember any of it. She couldn’t recall if she discussed martial law with Trump. (Her attorney objected to the question because of “executive privilege,” which the judge shot down.)
She couldn’t remember if she called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a traitor (she did). She amended her statement — saying: “Oh, no. Wait ... ” — as Andrew Celli, attorney for the voters, was about to play a video of it.
There were lots of videos to remind Greene of what she had said. Even then, though, she appeared skeptical.
At one point she denied she’d supported QAnon, even though she has rigorously promoted QAnon conspiracy theories.
She even couldn’t recall writing or supporting her own tweets — or choosing her own “likes.”
Question: "It's true, though, that you liked a post that suggested that 'a bullet to the head of Nancy Pelosi would be a quicker way to remove her as Speaker of the House than impeachment'"
Marjorie Taylor Greene: I have no idea who liked that comment pic.twitter.com/zgs5Ywpbuv— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 22, 2022
Twitter had some notes.
I was going to tweet something about Marjorie Taylor Greene but I don’t remember what it was
— Purl 🌊 (@freshwaterpurl) April 22, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lawyers must’ve told her that using “I can’t recall” and “I don’t remember” can help avoid perjury charges.
It is beyond belief, though, that a newly elected Member of Congress forgot if she urged the President of the United States to impose martial law.— Dave Aronberg (@aronberg) April 23, 2022
Not long from now:
Question: Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene?
Anyone: I can’t recall.— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 22, 2022
I don’t care if Marjorie Taylor Greene “doesn’t remember” what she did on January 6th, because I sure as hell do.
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) April 22, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she can't recall if she made statements she's quoted in CNN as saying, claims CNN lies about her all the time.
Attorney then plays video of her saying those comments.
"Now that we've watched the video, I remember that."— Hayley Miller (@hayleymiller01) April 22, 2022
Here's the video Marjorie Taylor Greene said she can't recall posting on her Facebook. The "1776 Moment"
And if that's what she said, then "that's what I said." She is now throwing her staff under the bus, doesn't recall authorizing ithttps://t.co/p0HWdk7tgV— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) April 22, 2022
Newsflash for Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
You can't deny something or say you "don't recall" something if we all have audio and video receipts.— Devin Duke (@sirDukeDevin) April 22, 2022
Vote for Marjorie Taylor Greene. She will fight for something she can't recall, she will make staments she can't remember, and she and her team, whoever they are, will perhaps say things, and perhaps not, but she will never, ever, know who says what, when or why.
— Fraude101 (@Fraude_101) April 22, 2022
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I don't remember— Just Me :-) (@HiDadMissYou) April 23, 2022
Hey @repmtg,
You do realize that it's a lie when you say, "I don't remember," when you actually DO remember, is it not?
Lying to the court is perjury.
And those of us watching, are witnessing your lies.#MarjorieTaylorGreene#MarjorieTaylorGreeneHearing— Angel Goulet *🇨🇦*🇺🇸* 🇳🇱*🇦🇹* (@AngelGoulet) April 22, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
