It’s accountability time. #Jan6Hearings beginning now. More PA context below.
My 🧵 setting the scene for how @PAGOP engaged in this anti-American conspiracy to overturn Trump’s loss, void millions of PA votes and have kept the MAGA lies and election sabotage alive ⬇️
Trump’s aides knew he was lying when he said the election was stolen with false claims of fraud.
PA Republicans like Perry, Mastriano and @PAHouseGOP members instead supplied Trump and his supporters with their own made-up conspiracies to use and justify overturning PA’s votes.
Rep. Cheney references Trump’s tweet ahead of Jan. 6 saying it will be “wild”
PA GOP nominee for governor, Doug Mastriano, was a scheduled speaker at a far-right event called “Wild Protest” that was planned for the Capitol building on Jan. 6 as the riots happened. #PAGOV
With news that Rep. Perry sought a pardon for his involvement in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the election, here is video of him running away from @MikeGorsegner to avoid questions about it.
Re-upping this thread debunking Mastriano’s lies about his involvement in the insurrection and how he crossed police lines as other rioters assaulted officers. #PAGOV#January6thHearings
PA Republican legislators routinely rallied with the Proud Boys and other extremist groups between Nov. 3 and Jan. 6.
Here is @PASenateGOP Sen. Regan telling a crowd on Nov. 7 (day PA and election were called for Joe Biden) that his leaders were doing everything Trump asked.
Given *the U.S. Senate* existing in its current broken form, this is a pretty strong deal. Puts even more pressure on GOP state legislatures like PA to act.
Particularly intrigued by this. Mastriano and other pro-gun PA GOP legislators have pledged to try to block any new federal gun safety restrictions. This would likely make the list.
Very interested to see whether Mastriano comes out against this bipartisan deal. This is what he said earlier this year about *any* new federal gun safety measures. #PAGOV
Tonight @January6thCmte will hold its first hearing on the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, which led to violent insurrection and lasting damage to our democracy.
Few states were more central to than PA and few groups more responsible than @PAGOP.
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Some toplines:
- 76 @PASenateGOP and @PAHouseGOP members signed letters asking to overturn the election
- All GOP legislative leaders signed letters
- 8 PA GOP Congressmen complied on Jan 6 and joined Texas lawsuit
- 78 Pennsylvanians have been charged by Feds for 1/6 crimes
On Jan. 6, 2022, I wrote about the need for accountability for PA Republican elected officials for their roles.
We’ve seen rightfully dozens of the rioters face life-altering consequence.
Meet the PA Republicans who spread Trump's lies, asked Congress to cancel PA's votes and helped sow an insurrection - and now want to be trusted with our elections.
They want us to forget what they did in 2020 but you cannot separate that from what's happening now
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A refresher: PA Republicans, including every legislative leader, played a leading role in championing Trump's lies and attacks on PA's elections and election officials, and endorsed throwing out our votes, which helped sow the January 6th insurrection penncapital-star.com/election-2020/…
Rep. Seth Grove, the House GOP's 'Election Chief', who:
- sits on ALEC's board and 'election integrity' team
- organized the letter asking Congress to throw out PA's votes on Jan 6
- held a presser to amplify the Dominion conspiracy
- tried to get power to seize ballots in 2020