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riversedge

(70,347 posts) Mon Jul 24, 2023, 10:00 PM Jul 2023

Ron Johnson suggested GOP Legislature could choose presidential electors following Trump's 2020 loss

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Ron Johnson suggested GOP Legislature could choose presidential electors following Trump's 2020 loss
Former Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Andrew Hitt told Jan. 6 committee Johnson suggested lawmakers, not voters, could pick electors

Tuesday, January 3, 2023, 6:15pm
https://www.wpr.org/ron-johnson-gop-legislature-presidential-electors-trump-2020-jan-6-committee

By Rich Kremer
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023, 6:15pm

In newly released testimony, former Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Andrew Hitt told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that Sen. Ron Johnson suggested the GOP-led state Legislature should choose presidential electors rather than voters.

The testimony was part of new documents, including screenshots of text messages to and from Hitt, released by the committee Monday. Hitt said the call from Johnson came Dec. 7, 2020 as former President Donald Trump and allies worked to overturn his loss a month before.

Hitt said he held a conference call with county GOP chairs and forcefully pushed back against false claims of illegal vote dumps in Milwaukee on election night.

"Ron (Johnson) called me afterwards," Hitt said. "I think he was a little surprised about...kind how forceful I was and said, 'You know, we need to — we need to have our Legislature choose the electors.'" ...................

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Ron Johnson suggested GOP Legislature could choose presidential electors following Trump's 2020 loss (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2023 OP

Indict, jail, and try this man now. AllyCat Jul 2023 #1

Kingpin. He was to hand the slate of fake electors to Pence. Maine-i-ac Jul 2023 #2

And this idiot denied any knowledge of this plot when accosted by people asking Ronny boy SWBTATTReg Jul 2023 #3

I guess mr johnson isn't reading the new as of late. Maybe he wants to go to jail too PortTack Jul 2023 #4

AllyCat

(16,235 posts)

1. Indict, jail, and try this man now.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 10:08 PM

Jul 2023

Maine-i-ac

(1,501 posts)

2. Kingpin. He was to hand the slate of fake electors to Pence.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 10:28 PM

Jul 2023

Pence's aide said in no uncertain terms he would not take the handoff. J6 and Jack have all this. Why is this man's phone not seized already?

SWBTATTReg

(22,176 posts)

3. And this idiot denied any knowledge of this plot when accosted by people asking Ronny boy

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 10:31 PM

Jul 2023

about the fake electors crap, and he denied anything to do w/ the plot, ran off from the impromptu interview...there's a clip out there on it somewhere, I do recall that.

PortTack

(32,809 posts)

4. I guess mr johnson isn't reading the new as of late. Maybe he wants to go to jail too