Greg Jacob expected to quietly return to the obscure world of employment benefits law after Joe Biden won the White House.
Then came Jan. 6, 2021, and Jacob found himself rushing through the US Senate chamber to a secure location as rioters stormed the Capitol.
Jacob, Vice President Mike Pence’s top lawyer, had gone for a cup of coffee in the Capitol basement when he and other Pence staffers heard glass shatter and a mob pushing its way into the building. They were quickly ushered by police and Secret Service through the Senate chamber to a secure location, where they joined Pence and members of the vice president’s family.
As he dashed, Jacob tapped a furious message to John Eastman, a lawyer for President Donald Trump: “Thanks to your bull----, we are now under siege.”
So began an unexpected turn of events for a lawyer then best known for his grasp of intricate pension and health plan requirements. Jacob has since emerged as a prominent Republican foil of a Trump election narrative pushed by lawyers like Eastman, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.
“He’s not someone who has ever sought the spotlight,” said Marc Short, Pence’s former chief of staff. “Greg is unassuming, incredibly diligent and loathe to shoot from the hip.”
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