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Prominent MAGA Lawyer Who Criticized Vaccine Last Week Now Hospitalized With COVID

Do you need more reasons to get vaccinated? Well, here you go.

By Kathryn Rubino on August 25, 2021 11:42 am

They say life comes at you fast, and I have to think that right about now, right-wing attorney John Pierce agrees.

The Harvard-educated lawyer has made headlines for his representation of Kyle Rittenhouse, the accused Kenosha shooter (though he was fired from that representation), and of Rudy Giuliani and Tulsi Gabbard. He also has the distinction of representing the most January 6th defendants of any other attorney, which include several Proud Boys.

Given the latest NBC polling data which says Republicans, particularly ardent Trump supporters, are dragging down the national vaccination rate, we probably shouldn’t be surprised that Pierce has been vocal on social media in his anti-vaccination stance. Last week, he tweeted, “All I know is the entire 82nd Airborne couldn’t make me get an experimental government vaccine stuck in my arm.”

Now, according to Washington Post reporter Rachel Weiner, Pierce has been hospitalized with COVID-19. Said hospitalization was given in court as the reason he missed hearings in several January 6th cases.

The difference a week makes, helpfully spliced together below.

https://twitter.com/JanNWolfe/status/1430527246947831810?s=20

UPDATE: More details on Pierce’s condition have emerged, and it appears quite serious with a colleague saying in court he’s “on a ventilator, non-responsive.”

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1430540023007485954?s=20

If nothing else, perhaps this will serve as further inspiration to someone out there to get vaccinated.

Kathryn Rubino HeadshotKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).