Go-to Lawyer for Capitol Riot Defendants Disappears (Published 2021)
John Pierce has been a combative advocate for those accused of participating in the Jan. 6 attack, but he’s missed court appearances for a week.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/nyregion/capitol-riots.html
“I’m like Gerard Butler in ‘300,’” Mr. Pierce said in an interview before dropping out of sight, comparing himself to the action star who played a Spartan king. “I’m in the hot gates at Thermopylae, holding the pass against the million-man Persian army.”