West Virginia GOP AG Receives Death Threats For Supporting the Texas Election Lawsuit

Republican West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued a press release yesterday that said he has received death threats after he joined an amicus brief with 16 other attorney generals to question and overturn the 2020 election results earlier this week.

The press release began by saying that Morrisey has alerted Capitol Police to recent death threats linked to his decision to join an amicus brief that urged the U.S. Supreme Court to consider irregularities and unconstitutional actions in this year’s election.

The Attorney General reports office staff received two death threats Thursday. One caller threatened to slit the throat of an office receptionist. The other called for the potential execution of the Attorney General and anyone who assisted in the filing, the press release continued.

Morrisey denounced the threats and said “Threats of violence have no place in a civil society. We appreciate hearing the broad and diverse views of our constituents, however, we will not tolerate threats to our staff. Death threats are very serious, and we will not hesitate to turn over any such report to Capitol Police for investigation.”

“Our office cherishes its hard-working staff, who have been working tirelessly this week to hear out concerned constituents and respond in an appropriate manner. These dedicated public servants do not deserve death threats,” Morrisey added.

Anti-Trump group “The Lincoln Project” had encouraged their followers to contact Morrisey that morning by either tweeting him or calling him and listed his phone number and then #SeditiousSeventeen.

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey

Tweet him: @MorriseyWV

Call him: 304-558-2021#SeditiousSeventeen

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— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 10, 2020