Smiling Marjorie Taylor Green laughed at the suggestion that she had plagiarized a line from the movie “Independence Day” to arouse supporters before the Capitol riots.
Ms. Green was questioned on a witness stand for three hours on Friday during a hearing in which a Georgian Republican was barred from holding public office for her support of the January 6 uprising in the US Capitol.
A scene from the 1996 science fiction film Independence Day, where aliens destroy the White House
Lawyer Andy Selly, representing a group of voters who challenged Ms. Green’s right to run for office, questioned her about a remark encouraging protesters to show up at the Capitol on Jan. 6, where she said: “We are not people who go to go quietly into the night. “
“Now that phrase … it’s not something you came up with yourself, is it?” Mr. Sally asked.
When Ms. Green replied that she had no idea what she meant, the lawyer said, “You took that phrase from Independence Day, didn’t you?”
The comment provoked laughter from Ms. Green and the Georgiacourroom Public Gallery.
Mrs. Green denied stealing the line, which bears a strong resemblance to a phrase in Dylan’s poem Thomas Don’t Go Gently This Good Night.
“I haven’t watched movies in a long time, but as far as I can remember, it’s a great movie,” Ms. Green said with a wide smile on her face.
Marjorie Taylor Green on the Witness Bench in Georgia on Friday
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Mr. Sally briefly explained the plot of the 1996 science fiction film, where aliens attack Earth and destroy the White House.
He then released the Independence Day video in court, but Ms. Green continued to insist that it had nothing to do with her statement.
“So you didn’t say, mentioning this film, that January 6 will be a new kind of Independence Day?” The lawyer asked.
Mr Green replied that she was only talking about “objecting to and defending the votes of the people in our elections”.
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