Lawyer Sacked For Alleged Involvement In US Capitol Riot

Lawyer Sacked For Alleged Involvement In US Capitol Riot

South Carolina lawyer David Johnston was fired by his law firm and has agreed to the interim suspension of his law license after he was charged for being involved in the storming of the US Capitol building in January 2021.

Johnston, who worked on personal injury and worker’s compensation cases, was fired from South Carolina personal injury firm George Sink. Johnston’s attorney, Randy Hough, has said he is pleading not guilty to the government’s charges.  

Johnston is one of over 800 people criminally charged for being involved with the Capitol riot. The riot saw thousands of Donald Trump supporters attack the Capitol Building in Washington DC in a bid to overthrow his defeat in the 2020 presidential election by disrupting the count of electoral votes that would formalise Biden’s victory. 

Federal prosecutors claim Johnston travelled to Washington to attend Trump’s January 6 DC rally. According to court papers, security camera footage shows Johnston inside the US Capitol Building that day. 

Johnston is charged with four misdemeanours, including disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct on Capitol ground, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. 

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