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One year later, he was banned from Twitter after spreading several baseless conspiracy theories and inciting violence.
Wood, who received both his bachelor’s and law degrees from Mercer, is a conservative lawyer and ally of former President Donald Trump. He has garnered a large social media following, particularly over the last year.
Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law named a courtroom after him when he pledged $1 million over a 10-year period in 2016. Now, some students and faculty are advocating for his name to be removed due to his controversial internet presence.
Wood’s posts have included calling for the execution of former Vice President Mike Pence although Wood later said this was “rhetorical hyperbole” and claiming without evidence that an Apple software update would “shut off the emergency broadcast system” to prevent Trump from communicating with the American people.
NEW: According to sources, lawyer Lin Wood just had a heated Zoom call w/ deans & members of the student body at Mercer Law School, his alma mater. Many at Mercer want to remove Wood s name from its trial court room. Wood says he wants his million dollar gift back if they do…
By the way, if you aren’t following Charles Bethea for your Lin Wood news, you’re missing out. The New Yorker journalist has personally kept up with Wood throughout recent events and has a new article about his correspondence with the lawyer. After dismissing the Capitol riot as an Antifa hoax and repeatedly betting Bethea that Trump would be reinaugurated… before he, you know, wasn’t: