Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson under fire for fake elector revelation at Jan. 6 hearing

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson under fire for fake elector revelation at Jan. 6 hearing
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An aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver to Pence fake elector votes from his state and neighboring Michigan, text messages revealed at Tuesday's meeting of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection showed.

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