Obscure No More: Labor Lawyer Seizes Spotlight to Foil Trump

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 ...