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Just before Pence certified Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, the senator sought to give him documents falsely suggesting Biden lost Michigan and Wisconsin.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) tried to give false election documents to then-Vice President Mike Pence just before he certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to text messages that congressional investigators released during a Tuesday hearing.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-johnson-mike-pence-fake-ballots_n_62b20936e4b0cf43c85cb920
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)TwilightZone
(25,464 posts)Treason requires an active, declared war.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/americans-have-forgotten-what-treason-actually-means-how-it-can-ncna848651
It is almost surely sedition, however.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)lkinwi
(1,477 posts)Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)His seat is one of our best chances to turn an R Senate seat to D.
lkinwi
(1,477 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,833 posts)ultralite001
(894 posts)That is all...
TwilightZone
(25,464 posts)As noted in the article.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)The 4th of July will be here before you know it.
Bucky
(53,997 posts)And as it was a multi-state effort, it's also categorically conspiracy and falls under the RICO Act.
Novara
(5,840 posts)With proof. I'm pretty sure they can nail him on this at least.
Justice
(7,185 posts)Last edited Thu Jun 23, 2022, 09:29 AM - Edit history (1)
Johnson chief of staff Sean Riley texted Pence aide Chris Hodgson: Johnson "needs to hand something to VPOTUS please advise."
"What is it?" Hodgson texted back.
Riley texted in reply: "Alternate slates of electors for MI and WI because archivist didn't receive them."
Hodgson responded: "Do not give that to him."
From February 2020 to January 2021, Riley was special assistant to former president Donald Trump, working in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
Sean Riley worked under Ron Johnson as a legislative assistant (2015), legislative counsel (2015-2017), legislative director (2017-2018), and chief counsel (2018-2020).