Tag Archives: Louie Gohmert

Loony Louie Calls Jailed Rioters “Political Prisoners”

The Houston Chronicle reports: Rep. Louie Gohmert defended people arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, calling the vast majority of them “peaceful Americans” during an hourlong speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. The Tyler Republican and former judge pointed to some defendants being held for weeks in jail in Washington awaiting trial, calling them …

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Loony Louie Joins Roster At Texas QAnon Convention

The American Independent reports: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) is scheduled to be a “featured guest” at an upcoming conference organized by a couple with deep roots in the world of the QAnon conspiracy theory and featuring several speakers who have promoted that and other debunked conspiracy theories. The website for the “For God & Country Patriot Roundup 2021,” scheduled for …

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Gohmert Loses Appeal Of $5000 Metal Detector Fine

The Hill reports: The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday that it is upholding the $5,000 fine levied against Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) for bypassing a security screening to enter the House chamber. Gohmert had appealed the fine issued by the House sergeant-at-arms on Feb. 5, days after House Democrats voted to enact the punitive measure to enforce compliance with the …

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Gohmert’s Lawyers Face Sanctions Over Pence Lawsuit

Law & Crime reports: Bar complaints were filed earlier this week against three attorneys who worked on lawsuits aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. Each of the accused attorneys is named in a complaint concerning the case stylized as Gohmert v. Pence, a lawsuit filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) late last year which asked a …

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Two GOP Reps Fined $5K For Evading Metal Detectors

The Washington Post reports: Two Republican House members have been fined $5,000 for bypassing the security screening that has been set up outside the House chamber in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, a senior Democratic aide said Friday. The lawmakers, Reps. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) and Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), appear to be …

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Gohmert: Rejecting My Lawsuit Is A Call To Violence

“With regard to the standing issue, if a member of Congress who is going to object to electors that were fraudulently sit there, and a state has sent two sets, and I don’t have standing, to go to court and say the electors act, it has got an unconstitutional provision, if I don’t have standing to do that, nobody does. …

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Trump Judge Tosses Gohmert’s Suit Against Pence

Slate reports: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and 11 Arizona Republicans that sought to force Vice President Mike Pence to essentially overturn the results of the election and hand it to President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, said Gohmert and his fellow Republicans lacked standing …

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Gohmert Filing Claims Pence Has Power To Decide The Winner, Otherwise He’s Just A “Glorified Letter-Opener”

Politico reports: Vice President Mike Pence has the unilateral power to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, according to the latest filing in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans mounting a last-ditch bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “Under the Constitution, he has the authority to conduct that proceeding as he …

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Pence Seeks Dismissal Of Loony Louie’s Batshit Lawsuit

The Washington Post reports: Vice President Pence late Thursday asked for a lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to use a congressional ceremony to overturn the presidential election be dismissed, arguing that he was not the right person to sue over the issue. The filing will come as a disappointment to supporters of President Trump, who hoped that Pence …

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Louie Gohmert Admits Election Challenges Might Bring Violence: “There’s Going To Be Trouble No Matter What”

“That has been discussed. I know that has been a concern. Gee, there may be riots and things. Look, there’s going to be trouble no matter what. “And so why should not we be about defending the Constitution and putting down trouble by those who want to destroy our Constitution instead of just saying let’s just let these people do …

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Gohmert’s Lawsuit Will Unleash Cultists On Pence

Politico reports: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and President Donald Trump’s defeated electors from Arizona may force Vice President Mike Pence to publicly pick a side in Trump’s bid to overturn his 2020 election loss. Though the lawsuit itself is unlikely to gain legal traction, it does put Pence in the position of having to either contest the suit — putting …

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Gohmert Sues Pence To Overturn Electoral College

From a lawsuit filed yesterday: This civil action seeks an expedited declaratory judgment finding that the elector dispute resolution provisions in Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act, 3 U.S.C. §§ 5 and15, are unconstitutional because these provisions violate the Electors Clause and the Twelfth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.U.S. CONST. art. II, §1, cl. 1 & Amend. XII. Plaintiffs …

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Gohmert: Pray For The House To Overturn The Election

“Don’t you think it’s time that we had Supreme Court justices that quit worrying about intimidation and quit worrying about threats and said, ‘We are here by God’s grace, we took an oath to God and we are going to follow the oath to our Constitution and our God and this mockery of an election is not going to define …

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Five GOP Reps Vote Against Peaceful Transfer Measure

The Hill reports: The House adopted a resolution on Tuesday to affirm the chamber’s support for a peaceful transfer of power after President Trump last week declined to commit to it if he loses reelection. Lawmakers adopted the measure in a bipartisan 397-5 vote, with all of the votes in opposition coming from Republicans. Tuesday’s vote followed one last week …

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Gohmert Case Spurs Call For Rapid Testing At Capitol

NBC News reports: In the aftermath of Rep. Louie Gohmert’s positive COVID-19 test, the debate around sending rapid test machines to the Capitol is back in full force. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell don’t agree on much, but they are on the same page about not bringing rapid testing to Capitol Hill — and there …

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Dem Rep: Gohmert Went To Gym After COVID+ Test

Via press release from Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier: Congressman Gohmert’s behavior is not only irresponsible, it’s dangerous and reckless. He berated his staff for wearing masks and not wanting to be equally reckless. He tested positive the day after he sat in a committee hearing without wearing a mask, endangering others. Even worse, after he knew he had the virus, …

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GOP Rep. Jody Hice In Quarantine Due To Gohmert

The Athens Banner reports: Congressman Jody Hice, R-Ga., has entered a 14-day quarantine after possibly being exposed to COVID-19. Hice has entered the quarantine period out of an “abundance of caution” after learning Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-TX, tested positive for COVID-19 and a second person, who he recently came into contact with, had developed symptoms and was awaiting test results. …

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Rep. Louie Gohmert: I’m Taking The Demon Doc’s Drug

Fox News reports: Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, told “Hannity” Wednesday that he will soon begin a treatment regimen featuring the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine after testing positive for coronavirus earlier in the day. “My doctor and I are all in,” Gohmert told host Sean Hannity from quarantine. “And I got a text just before I came on from a dear friend, …

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Pelosi Imposes Mandatory Mask Rule For US House After Loony Louie Flouted Common Sense, Got COVID

1010 WINS reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a call with House Democrats Wednesday that she will introduce a mandatory mask policy for the House of Representatives floor, according to reports. The move comes after Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican who has been vocal about not wearing a face covering at the Capitol, announced on Wednesday that he …

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REPORT: Gohmert “Berated” Staff For Wearing Masks

Politico reports: Shortly after we reported that Rep. Louie Gohmert had tested positive for Covid-19, we got an email from one of his aides saying this: “Jake, thank you for letting our office know Louie tested positive for the Coronavirus. When you write your story, can you include the fact that Louie requires full staff to be in the office, …

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