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Who is the lawyer who tweeted about executing Mike Pence?

Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Allies of President Donald Trump are turning on the pro-Trump lawyer L. Lin Wood after he tweeted about executing Vice President Mike Pence and arresting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Is the Senate Judiciary Committee making a case against Trump?

Making a Case Against Trump: The committee appears to be laying out a road map for prosecutors to indict former President Donald J. Trump. But the path to any trial is uncertain.

Who criticized attorney Lin Wood's tweets?

Neither Trump nor Pence, Roberts, or McConnell has commented on Wood's tweets, but two prominent allies of the president have criticized Wood for his remarks. Jenna Ellis, a lawyer for the Trump campaign, tweeted on Friday night: "To be clear: I do not support the statements from Attorney Lin Wood.

What did Trump say about Capitol riot on Twitter?

“Be there. Will be wild!” Trump wrote on Twitter. The previously unreported exchange is part of a group of emails obtained by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by a mob of Trump’s supporters.

Who sued Pence for the election?

A lawsuit was filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and other Republicans against Pence, claiming that he has the authority to choose which states' electoral votes to count. The legal bid, however, was dismissed. Pence's lawyers had asked for it to be thrown out.

What did Wood do to overturn the election?

It was a last-ditch attempt to overturn the results of the election in Trump's favor. Wood had made several attempts prior to this to undermine Joe Biden's victory. In November, he filed a federal lawsuit in Georgia which sought to prevent the state from certifying its results.

Topline

The controversial phone call Saturday between President Donald Trump and Georgia election officials brought a new name to light: conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell, who has quietly been aiding President Donald Trump in his push to overturn the election for weeks, according to the New York Times —a notable addition to his campaign legal team because she is a partner at a major law firm, which has stated it is “ concerned” by her participation in the phone call..

Key Facts

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said at the beginning of the call, which Mitchell was included in, that although she “is not the attorney of record,” that she “has been involved” in the campaign's legal maneuverings to try to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the state of Georgia.

Key Background

Mitchell was a registered Democrat when she was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in her 20s and unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma in 1986. Ten years later, she moved to Washington, D.C., after changing her party affiliation.

Surprising Fact

Mitchell’s first husband, Duane Draper, came out as a gay man after they were divorced. He became director of the Massachusetts AIDS policy office and died in 1991. Mitchell's second husband, Dale Mitchell, was convicted of bank fraud in 1992. Mitchell later claimed the conviction was due to “overreaching government regulation.”

Critical Quote

In early November, following criticism after she made an appearance on Fox News supporting Trump’s false election fraud claims, Mitchell tweeted, “Forget that pesky Constitution . . . happy to be considered a nut job because I believe in the rule of law.”