Parler has removed a violent comment about Mike Pence by pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood
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Parler, the "free speech" social network, reportedly removed a post by Lin Wood, in which the pro-Trump lawyer threatened violence against Vice President Mike Pence.
"Get the firing squads ready. Pence goes FIRST," wrote Wood, according to Mediate.
The message, along with a few others, violated Parler's terms of service, and was removed, CEO John Matze told Mediate on Saturday.Read more: Parler should be taken seriously as a hotbed of extremism and conspiracy theories, a new study shows
Trump attacked Pence for not having enough "courage" to overturn the results. Some of Trump's followers joined his attack. On Parler, some users posted with the hashtag #traitorpence, but there were plenty of others who posted in support of Pence, using hashtags like #istandwithvppence.Wood was not among Pence's supporters. The lawyer, who has faced calls to be disbarred in Michigan, last week had his Twitter account suspended for violent threats. Once he was removed from that network, his posting on Parler increased.
Wood's posts were removed by midday Friday, according to Mediate. On Saturday, Wood wrote: "I made NO threat. I do not believe in violence. I do believe in the rule of law... If my information is accurate, law enforcement will address what punishment, if any, should be administered to Pence as they do will all criminals."Parler reportedly removed several of Wood's posts. In another, Wood had claimed a woman killed during the Capitol riot was not actually dead.
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Giuliani had called for a "trial by combat" before the riots.
On Saturday, Brad Parscale, Trump's former campaign manager, urged Parler to file an anti-trust lawsuit against either Apple or Google. "Silencing this movement is illegal," Parscale wrote on Parler.
Matze on Saturday accused Apple and Google of bias against his network, because similar anti-Pence posts had been trending onCopyright © 2021. Times Internet Limited. All rights reserved.For reprint rights. Times Syndication Service.
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