This guy is a complete and total grifter — in debt to the tune of several million, running sketchy fund-raising campaigns,etc — here’s a quick rundown
https://sunlight-reports.com/capitol-riot-lawyer-john-pierce-fired-again/
I wouldn’t be surprised if the “on a ventilator with Covid” was a flat out lie - these lawyers have shown a complete disrespect for the judges, court system and the truth throughout all these cases. They probably think pretending to die from Covid is great way to pwn the libs.