Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) reacted to the dismissal of his lawsuit against Vice President Pence on Saturday, telling Newsmax that a court’s refusal to force Pence to overturn the presidential election results essentially served as a call to Americans to incite violence in the streets.
“The bottom line is the court is saying, ‘We’re not going to touch this. You have no remedy,'” Gohmert told Newsmax.
“Essentially, the ruling would be ‘You have to go to the streets and be as violent as antifa, BLM,'” he added.
Gohmert was referring to protests that at times became violent over the summer as anti-fascist protesters and Black Lives Matter demonstrators took to the streets following the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd during encounters with law enforcement personnel.
Gohmert blasted the court and others for not hearing evidence that he and other allies of President Trump have claimed will prove that widespread voter fraud occurred during the 2020 election. Dozens of court cases across several key battleground states brought by the Trump campaign have been tossed, citing no proof of widespread election fraud.
Top federal officials such as ex-Attorney General William Barr and former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs have also vouched for the election’s security.
BREAKING 🚨: Representative Louie Gohmert reacts to his lawsuit being dismissed. https://t.co/VlT7z8drtO pic.twitter.com/BAS6HGX5FU
— Newsmax (@newsmax) January 2, 2021
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Gohmert talks of violence in streets after his lawsuit is dismissed https://t.co/bQU7AM2H21 pic.twitter.com/uFJuK4AxPn
— The Hill (@thehill) January 3, 2021
Trumpies are all over the internet making vague references to a violent overthrow. But they are vague enough to not come out and say it specifically. I told one of them on social media that he should consider carefully the criminal penalties for inciting or participating in a violent coup attempt. Funny, but I didn’t hear back from him.
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