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Who Is Lin Wood, The Pro-Trump Lawyer Spewing Conspiracies About Lizard Squads?

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×All of ’s conspiracy theories are baseless.He the execution of Vice President by firing squad on charges of “treason”; he tweeted that he Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raped and murdered a child on video; he hackers from “Lizard Squad” have encrypted evidence of a global cabal of powerful individuals whom intelligence agencies have blackmailed to do their bidding.Wood — the pro-Trump lawyer behind several failed, groundless lawsuits challenging President-elect ’s win — ramped up his conspiratorial efforts considerably during the holidays, spewing scraps from the that has taken a strong hold on mainstream ’ talking points,AdvertisementLate last week, Wood embarked on a conspiratorial Twitter tear that covered remarkable ground in the last few days, from to the “lizard squad” and a global pedophile cabal.The GOP attempted to distance itself from him after the Pence tweets. But up until New Year’s Day, Wood was deeply embedded in Trump’s legal team, and the president has yet to disavow any conspiracy theory he’s spouted to date.Wood’s introduction to Trump’s legal team came via Sidney Powell, who as a special counsel after she was forced to leave his legal team for ― yep ― .Doing a great job in Georgia. Their recount is a scam, means nothing. Must see fraudulent signatures which is prohibited by stupidly signed &amp; unconstitutional consent decree. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)AdvertisementTrump lawyer Jenna Ellis Wood’s statements over the weekend (though in earlier tweets to “Go get em”), and led a small chorus of Republicans who began to disavow him. The president, however, leaned in and embraced them.On Saturday and Sunday, Trump retweeted four tweets from Ron Watkins, the former administrator of 8kun (a message board ) some of the content that birthed the QAnon conspiracy cult.In the tweets, Watkins mused about extending Inauguration Day past Jan. 20 and implied paper ballots in Arizona may have been tampered with. On Monday, for “standing as a beacon of light.”Trump also retweeted the conspiracy account ”@TheRiseOfRod” on Saturday, amplifying the false claim of a “fraudulent election.” Come Monday, the account was, like Watkins, hailing Wood as a fearless teller of truths.“Lin Wood speaks TRUTH,” the account Monday morning. “God Bless &amp; Protect Him.” I met with in the Oval Office at White House on March 11, 2020 at President’s request. I have not published photo earlier but thought today was good day to so do for context after leftist &amp; Gannett attack article. Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian. — Lin Wood (@LLinWood)AdvertisementAs the GOP moves away from Wood, it still has an institutional relationship with QAnon, through Trump and several representatives who openly embrace it.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who won a House seat in Georgia, is a staunch supporter and recently . Rep. Lauren Boebert, who , has claimed to be “very familiar” with the conspiracy and said she hopes it “is real.” Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×All of ’s conspiracy theories are baseless.He the execution of Vice President by firing squad on charges of “treason”; he tweeted that he Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raped and murdered a child on video; he hackers from “Lizard Squad” have encrypted evidence of a global cabal of powerful individuals whom intelligence agencies have blackmailed to do their bidding.Wood — the pro-Trump lawyer behind several failed, groundless lawsuits challenging President-elect ’s win — ramped up his conspiratorial...

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