Dan Crenshaw calls pro-Trump lawyer ‘grifter’ and ‘Democrat’ after call to boycott Georgia

Republican MP Dan Crenshaw called pro-Trump lawyer L. Lin Wood a “grifter” and “Democrat” after the lawyer told Georgian voters not to go to the second round of the Senate at the start of the report. ‘next year.

Posting to social media Thursday night, Crenshaw accused Wood of wanting “donations for his legal fees” and for Republicans to self-destruct as the party seeks to retain its seats in the Georgia Senate and the general majority in the House. high.

GOP lawmaker hit Wood after lawyer told “stop the steal” rally in Georgia Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue failed to win their votes, before urging them to boycott crucial races in the Senate scheduled for January 5.

Reacting to a clip of Wood speaking at the rally, Representative Crenshaw said, “Lin Wood is a Democrat who wants Republicans to self-destruct. Just because he’s wearing a MAGA hat doesn’t mean he shares one value with you. He wants your donations for his legal fees. He’s a con artist. “

He also called on Georgians to vote in the second round of Senate elections on January 5 to “protect the achievements” of the past four years under President Donald Trump.

Newsweek contacted L. Lin Wood for comment. This article will be updated with any response.

Appearing with former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell on Wednesday, Wood repeated unsubstantiated allegations of massive electoral fraud in Georgia, centered on the Dominion voting systems used in parts of the state.

But the bulk of his speech focused on attacking top Georgia Republicans, including Gov. Brian Kemp and the senses. Loeffler and Perdue ahead of their crucial electoral battles.

“They didn’t win your vote. Don’t give it to them,” Wood said. “Why would you come back and vote for another rigged election for God’s sake? Fix it. You have to fix it before we do it again.”

Hitting Governor Kemp elsewhere in his speech, the lawyer urged rally attendees to circle the head of state’s house and sound their horns until he came out.

“I want you to go to the governor’s mansion. I want you to surround her, ”he said. “I want you to blow your horns until Brian Kemp comes out and orders a special session of the Georgia legislature.

The lawyer wearing a MAGA hat later added, “We want to fix the mess he created and then he can resign. And then as far as I’m concerned, lock him up.”