GOP's Ron Johnson caught faking a phone call when questioned by reporters over new Jan. 6 revelations
2 years, 6 months ago

GOP's Ron Johnson caught faking a phone call when questioned by reporters over new Jan. 6 revelations

Raw Story  

Sen. Ron Johnson appears to have been caught pretending that he was taking a call as he attempted to avoid reporters' questions about the House Select Committee's hearings on the Capitol insurrection. According to Business Insider: The evidence included text messages sent on January 6, 2021, by his chief of staff, Sean Riley, to an aide to then-Vice President Mike Pence, after the riot at the Capitol disrupted the process of certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election. The messages reportedly included remarks from Riley who told Pence's aide, Chris Hodgson, that he wanted to present the former vice president with a list of fake electors who had no reservations about disregarding President Joe Biden's election win to cast ballots for former President Donald Trump instead. During Johnson's interaction with NBC News' Frank Thorp, he claimed he was "busy with a call so couldn't take questions about his knowledge of the events."

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