Goosehead Fires Lawyer Who Livestreamed from Capitol Riot (1)

Jan. 7, 2021, 7:45 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 7, 2021, 9:26 PM UTC

Goosehead Insurance has parted ways with an associate general counsel after he appeared to participate in Wednesday’s breach of the U.S. Capitol and livestreamed video of his presence at the event.

Goosehead CEO and co-founder Mark Jones confirmed Paul Davis’ firing in an internal email obtained by Bloomberg Law. Davis did not respond to multiple requests for comment Thursday.

Jones wrote the company was not aware of Davis’ plans to be part of the “violent demonstration.”

“While we support our employees’ right to vote and express themselves politically, we do not condone violent or illegal acts. This one former employee’s ...

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