Senator Ron Johnson Caught Faking Phone Call To Avoid Fake Elector Questions

Source: huff post





"I can see your phone," a reporter told Johnson, calling out the ruse.

Jun 22, 2022, 02:52 PM EDT
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NBC News reporter Frank Thorp V spotted the Wisconsin Republican as he left the Capitol building Tuesday. Earlier that day, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol aired damning texts sent by Johnson’s chief of staff, Sean Riley, to a Pence staffer saying the senator wanted to hand the vice president an ”[a]lternate slate of electors” ― the fake election documents used to push the idea that former President Donald Trump won in states he actually lost.


“How much did you know about what your chief of staff was doing with the alternate slates of electors?” Thorp asked Johnson, as captured in a video of the encounter.

“I’m on the phone right now,” Johnson said, pointing to the device and dismissively waving Thorp away.

“No you’re not,” Thorp replied. “I can see your phone. I can see your screen.”............................................................................................

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