• Marjorie Taylor Greene testified about January 6 as a group seeks to challenge her 2022 candidacy.
  • "I don't recall," she replied when asked whether she ever told Trump to impose martial law to remain in power.
  • Pressed on whether or not she denied ever advocating for it, she said "I don't remember."

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia insisted in court on Friday that she has no recollection of whether she told former President Donald Trump to invoke martial law to remain in power.

The striking statement came amid an administrative hearing in Atlanta about whether the far-right congresswoman and close ally of Trump can be disqualified from serving in Congress for supporting an insurrection against the United States.

Andrew Celli, a lawyer with Free Speech for the People, the group challenging Greene's candidacy, asked her directly whether or not she wanted Trump to remain in power via the imposition of martial law, which includes the temporary suspension of regular laws and the imposition of rule by the military.

"I don't recall," Greene responded.

Asked whether or not that constituted a denial, the congresswoman held firm.

"I don't remember," she said.

Following a break, Greene was asked again about whether or not she advocated for the imposition of martial law, and she again said she didn't remember.

Greene answered the same way in response to several other questions from her cross-examiners on Friday, claiming she did not recall particular statements including her prior support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's execution.

Though there's no publicly available information that Greene herself advocated for the idea, her refusal to answer is notable. Because she is testifying under oath, she may be found to have committed perjury if she outright denies anything that ultimately ends up being true. 

Former National Security advisor Michael Flynn previously said that Trump should impose martial law in a Newsmax appearance in late December of 2020, which he also advocated to Trump directly.

Under Section 3 of Article 14 of the US Constitution, "no person" who's taken an oath and served as a member of Congress "shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion." 

Greene had previously sought to block the hearing from happening, but a federal judge in Georgia ruled on Monday that the challenge could go forward. She is the first member of Congress to testify under oath about the events of January 6.

 

 

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