Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Looks to Oust South Carolina GOP Chair to Bring Party 'Back to the People'
Lin Wood, an attorney who staunchly backed Donald Trump's baseless election fraud claims, is looking to take control of South Carolina's Republican Party, a victory that would run contrary to the former president's endorsement.
Wood confirmed to Newsweek that he plans to run for chairman of the state's GOP in an effort to bring about new control of the party. The attorney, who's known for representing Richard Jewell, who was falsely suspected of setting off a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, in his defamation case, recently moved to South Carolina from Georgia. He said he was "confident" there are people looking to make a change.
"I cannot predict the outcome of the campaign at this time, but I am confident that there exists a large segment of the South Carolina Republican Party who want change in the party structure to end the 'establishment' control of RINO Republicans," Wood said, referring to the "Republican in name only" acronym. "I offer them an opportunity and a voice to effectuate that change."
Wood said he decided to run after "several members" of the South Carolina Republican Party asked him to consider making a bid for the position.
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