Ron Johnson suggested GOP Legislature could choose presidential electors following Trump's 2020 loss

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Ron Johnson suggested GOP Legislature could choose presidential electors following Trump's 2020 loss
Former Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Andrew Hitt told Jan. 6 committee Johnson suggested lawmakers, not voters, could pick electors

Tuesday, January 3, 2023, 6:15pm
https://www.wpr.org/ron-johnson-gop-legislature-presidential-electors-trump-2020-jan-6-committee





By Rich Kremer
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023, 6:15pm


In newly released testimony, former Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Andrew Hitt told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that Sen. Ron Johnson suggested the GOP-led state Legislature should choose presidential electors rather than voters.

The testimony was part of new documents, including screenshots of text messages to and from Hitt, released by the committee Monday. Hitt said the call from Johnson came Dec. 7, 2020 as former President Donald Trump and allies worked to overturn his loss a month before.

Hitt said he held a conference call with county GOP chairs and forcefully pushed back against false claims of illegal vote dumps in Milwaukee on election night.

"Ron (Johnson) called me afterwards," Hitt said. "I think he was a little surprised about...kind how forceful I was and said, 'You know, we need to — we need to have our Legislature choose the electors.'" ...................