Greene accuses Jim Acosta of being a liar after he asks her about ‘Marshall law’ text

Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed Jim Acosta as a “liar” after the CNN reporter pressed the congresswoman about a text message the outlet obtained that revealed she’d sent former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows a message that Donald Trump enact martial law in the waning days of his presidency and immediately after the 6 January insurrection.

The text messages, part of a trove obtained by the network, provide insight into how some of Trump’s staunchest allies continued to strategise to keep the former US president in the Oval Office, just a little more than week after a violent mob descended on the Capitol in the 6 January insurrection.

In the uncovered text exchange, the Georgia Republican writes to the former White House chief of staff on 17 January that she and some members had been discussing what they could do in the aftermath of the Capitol Riot for the president, who had just three days left in office before Joe Biden would assume the presidency.