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Ron Johnson's effort to send false elector slate on Jan. 6

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 24, 2022

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's chief of staff attempted to send former Vice President Mike Pence's staff a list of false Republican electors from Wisconsin on January 6, 2021, as part of a scheme to have Pence count the false elector's votes. The attempt was revealed through text messages released during the Jan. 6 congressional committee's public hearings.

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