Ron Johnson says the alternate slate of pro-Trump electors came from Rep. Mike Kelly

[brooklynite]

What happened: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is now contending a slate of alternate, Trump-friendly electors from Wisconsin and Michigan — a list that a top aide tried to get to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021 — originally came from Rep. Mike Kelly's (R-Pa.) office. Johnson, as he faces mounting criticism from Democratic foes about his role in the matter, continues to say he didn't know the specifics of the document.

A spokesman for Kelly, Matt Knoedler, flatly denied Johnson's allegations. "Senator Johnson’s statements about Representative Kelly are patently false. Mr. Kelly has not spoken to Sen. Johnson for the better part of a decade, and he has no knowledge of the claims Mr. Johnson is making related to the 2020 election," he said.

But here's what Johnson told "The Vicki McKenna Show" happened that morning (audio captured via American Bridge).
- At 11:36 a.m., Johnson says he got a text from Jim Troupis, then a Trump campaign counsel: "Need to get a document on Wisconsin electors to you and the VP immediately. Is there a staff person I can talk to immediately? Thanks, Jim." (Troupis led a lawsuit attempting to overturn Trump's Wisconsin loss.)
- According to Johnson, 6 minutes later he connected Troupis with his chief of staff, Sean Riley, via text. "Jim Troupis meet Sean Riley," Johnson said it read.
- Later that morning, Riley tried to get Pence a list of fake electors from Michigan and Wisconsin. A top aide to Pence rebuffed that effort, the Jan. 6 panel revealed earlier this week.

Kelly, first elected to the House in 2010, tried to file an emergency lawsuit at the Supreme Court to decertify the results of President Joe Biden's win in his state. The court eventually turned that back in a brief one-sentence order.

https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/06-23-2022/johnsons-latest-16-story/

[Celerity]

1. Charge them ALL with sedition and coup attempting

[atreides1]

2. That makes no sense

Why would a PA Rep. have a list of false electors from Wisconsin(Johnson's state) and Michigan?

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. Because he was working for the Coup

Coup plotters were on Team Trump, state borders were irrelevant. Why did Lindsey Graham call Georgia to try to "find" votes for Trump?

[brooklynite]

4. Can we please not conflate stories?

Graham didn't ask Raffensperger to find votes. He asked him to disallow all absentee ballots in Counties where there was a high rate of non-matching signatures.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Oh! So it was that guy over there and not this guy over here? Gotcha.

But I expect to hear a lot of the same excuse.

[Zambero]

6. Projection at its finest

GOP from WI, MI, and PA (among others) screaming massive election fraud, and then taking the concept a huge step further as actual perpe-traitors, only this time with the EC. Receipts included. Good luck with the exculpatory finger-pointing, Ron!