Democratic Virginia Governor Ralph Northam invoked the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill when he was asked Tuesday why it took so long to deploy the National Guard in an effort to assist stranded and freezing motorists caught in the snow and ice on I-95 in his state.
Virginia Gov. Northam just described the response to the January 6th Insurrection, saying it took a long time to deploy the National Guard, as a way of illustrating why his office says the Guard could not be deployed to I-95 on such short notice.”
“The situation on the I-95 is so bad, that it is (rightly) being asked about at the Pentagon briefing and whether the military has offered to help the situation. Pentagon says no request have been made for them to help,” Ali said.
January 4, 2022
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ralph-northam-invokes-january-6th-to-explain-slow-response-to-freezing-stranded-drivers
Northam gives full pardon to Portsmouth Councilman Mark Whitaker for 2018 forgery conviction
The jury determined he repeatedly falsified a contractor’s signature on financial documents.
“Upon careful deliberation and review of all the information and circumstances of the matter, I have decided it is just and appropriate to grant this absolute pardon that reflects Mr. Whitaker’s innocence of forgery” the governor wrote.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/northam-pardons-portsmouth-councilman-mark-whitaker-for-2018-forgery-conviction/ar-AASqv9e
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from the United States Capitol overnight.
“We should all be proud of this important step forward for our Commonwealth and our country,” said Governor Northam. “The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history, and it is past time we tell our story with images of perseverance, diversity, and inclusion
https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/december/headline-890324-en.html
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) resisted calls to resign after his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing two people in blackface and KKK robe came to light.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/02/gov-ralph-northams-political-career-is-suddenly-shaky-heres-what-could-happen-next/
Gov. Northam announces vaccine requirement for state employees
https://www.nbc12.com/2021/08/05/gov-northam-announces-vaccine-requirement-state-employees/