John Pierce, a high-profile right-wing lawyer who is representing more than a dozen January 6 Capitol rioters, is reportedly on a ventilator in hospital with Covid-19 after publicly declaring that he would never get vaccinated.
Pierce’s illness was publicly revealed Wednesday after it prompted a hearing for accused Capitol rioter Shane Jenkins to be delayed, according to independent journalist Marcy Wheeler and Washington Post reporter Rachel Weiner. “John Pierce’s colleague, Ryan Marshall (who is not barred in DC but nevertheless handled Pierce’s appearance in Nate DeGrave’s case yesterday), piped up to say, yes, that was happening but unfortunately the notice of appearance he thought had been filed last night had not appeared on the