WASHINGTON — Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday became the first Republican lawmaker to testify under oath about her actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, but she avoided directly answering many questions that might shed light on her role in the run up to the insurrection.
Greene has not been accused of wrongdoing in court or by the House committee investigating what led to the riot. She immediately condemned the Jan. 6 attack and has repeatedly said she was not involved. No evidence ties her directly to the violence at the Capitol.
Still, her public testimony in state administrative court, in response to a challenge to her eligibility to run for a second term, was closely watched for potential details about events leading to the riot, including information the House Jan. 6 select committee may not have because it has not subpoenaed members of Congress. Some Democratic representatives accused Trump supporters in Congress of giving rioters information about the Capitol in advance, though they have not provided any evidence to back up the assertion.
