President Trump invited Pa. lawmakers to the White House.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday summoned Republican members of the Pennsylvania legislature to the White House after a GOP hearing in Gettysburg in which Trump phoned in to reassert his false claim that he “won Pennsylvania by a lot.”

But on Thursday, no one wanted to talk about the meeting.
The White House did not issue a public statement about the visit, and lawmakers who made the trip to Washington were silent.

CNN, citing two sources, said the meeting was expected to take place in the West Wing. The legislature’s Republican leaders — the GOP has a majority in both chambers — were notably not among the attendees, according to the leaders and their spokespeople.

It’s unclear what Trump was hoping to accomplish by meeting with Pennsylvania lawmakers, especially without the leadership present. It was the second time in as many weeks that the president had brought Republican state lawmakers to the White House regarding the election; he did the same with Michigan legislators Nov. 20.

Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R., Lancaster) didn’t go to the White House meeting Wednesday. Nor did House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R., Centre), incoming Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R., Westmoreland), or current Senate Majority Leader and incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R., Centre).

Benninghoff and Corman have repeatedly said the legislature will not be interfering with the outcome of the presidential election, and their spokespeople confirmed that on Wednesday.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment about the meeting or who attended.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/11/president-trump-invited-pa-lawmakers-to-the-white-house-then-everyone-went-silent.html

[Nevilledog]

1. I don't understand why this wasn't reported earlier.

They were all over the Michigan delegation visit.

[enough]

2. Maybe because the honchos didn't go? NT

[soothsayer]

3. Yeah why are we just learning this

[moondust]

4. PA certified election results on Tuesday.

Seems like MI was not yet certified before the WH visit so there was still a chance of overturning the results.

[fearnobush]

5. This is a farce to keep the MAGAts knuckles dragging.

[PJMcK]

6. Does Trump really think he can strong-arm a second term?

The man is an idiot.

These lawmakers are not going to jeopardize their futures for a guy who lost the election. They could find themselves in serious legal trouble if they even entertain Trump's power play.

Imagine if President Obama had tried something like this. The Republicans would have held hearings and stopped the government from functioning.