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Johnson busted lying about cell phone

Evidence suggests that one of Johnson's aides attempted to have Mike Pence replace 2020 presidential electors

Salon

Ron Johnson busted faking phone call to dodge reporters’ questions over Jan 6 texts

‘I can see your phone. I can see your screen,’ reporter tells senator trying to avoid scrutiny

The Independent UK

Will fake electors doom Ron Johnson?

One Wisconsin Democrat calls Johnson "a criminal and a traitor," while senator's staff claim he wasn't involved

Salon

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Trump campaign knew ‘fake electors’ scheme was fraudulent, panel argues

Text message appears to indicate campaign sought to use certificates it knew were not state-certified to obstruct Biden’s victory

The Guardian - US

‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and submit to Congress false slates of electors backing him.

Los Angeles Times

Latest Capitol riot hearings reveal Donald Trump's push to overturn election. Here are the key takeaways

Chilling and tearful public testimonies are revealing more of Donald Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 US election. Here are the key takeaways from the latest hearing into the January 6 riots.

ABC News

GOP Senator Ron Johnson wanted to intervene for Trump on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of Donald Trump and the most vulnerable Senate Republican, attempted to intervene on the former president’s behalf just moments before Congress met to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, the House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol that day revealed…

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GOP Senator Ron Johnson sought to intervene for Trump on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and the most vulnerable Senate Republican, attempted to intervene on the former president’s behalf just moments before Congress met to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, the House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol that…

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel examines how Trump pressured officials to overturn election results

A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss.

France 24

The Trump campaign tried to use fake electors, says Rep. Adam Schiff

Schiff details how Trump and his campaign "were directly involved in advancing and coordinating the plot to replace Biden electors with fake electors not chosen by the voters."

WEKU

Trump team didn't have the evidence and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

There were a number of eye-opening findings in the Jan. 6 committee's fourth hearing that showed the depth and breadth of Trump and his allies' pressure on local and state officials.

WEKU

Wisconsin's Johnson under heat for fake elector revelation

Evidence revealed at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows that an aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver fake elector votes from Wisconsin and Michigan

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 committee hearing reveals extent of Trump’s pressure campaign

The committee revealed the breadth of the Trump team's pressure campaign to get state officials to change the 2020 election results.

Axios

Jan 6 panel: Text messages show GOP Sen. Ron Johnson's office sought to hand-deliver fake electors to Pence

"Do not give that to him," Pence's legislative aide said.

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The Independent UK

Sen Ron Johnson aide reached out to Pence office to offer alternate Electoral College votes

False electors were part of bid to overturn election

Roll Call

Officials tell panel how they impeded Trump’s demands to overturn election

GOP state officials detailed for the Jan. 6 select committee their resistance to Donald Trump's demands they overturn the 2020 election.

Roll Call

'We'll have catastrophe': Jan. 6 committee warns Trump-led threat to elections is ongoing - Roll Call

The Jan. 6 committee chair warned Donald Trump-backed elections threats remain as a top Arizona Republican defied the former president.

The Independent UK

Arizona GOP official rejects Trump claims that he said 2020 election was ‘rigged’: ‘That would not be true’

Arizona elected official denies ex-president’s assertion that he supported his ‘rigged’ election claims

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What Is Juneteenth and how did it become a US holiday?

Juneteenth is a celebration of Black history and freedom whose celebration for years went relatively unnoticed by White Americans. It rose in prominence following 2020’s sweeping protests against racial injustice, when dozens of corporations moved to give their employees the day off. In 2021, Congress designated it a federal holiday.…

The Independent UK

Hunter Biden’s daughter jokes with GOP senator to encourage gun control vote

‘I will personally come into your office and call my dad on speakerphone so that you can confess your undying love for him directly’

The Independent UK

Wisconsin, national Democrats launch coordinated campaign

Wisconsin Democrats are announcing a joint effort with national party leaders they are calling the largest midterm coordinated campaign in state history with the goal of reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: Republicans use ‘God’ to turn tragedies into talking points

A number of so-called religious conservatives like to explain away national tragedies — be they natural or man-made — through the lens of God’s wrath, or at least indirect punishment for “sins.” Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich blamed same-sex marriage for the 2008 economic crash. Former Sen. Rick Santorum blamed abortions…

The Independent UK

Republican senator blames ‘wokeness’ and ‘liberal indoctrination’ for school shootings days after Uvalde massacre

‘We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. Now we’re teaching ‘wokeness’,’ Republican senator says

Salon

Ron Johnson tweets then deletes

The senator billed taxpayers up to $18,781 for his jaunts in Fort Myers, where he owns a waterfront home

Roll Call

Republican bid to nix asylum policy falls short in Senate - Roll Call

GOP senators fell short on a push to repeal a policy that’d overhaul how migrants’ asylum claims are processed after they cross the border.

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