U.S. Capitol riot probe to report any phony elector evidence to Justice Dept

[dalton99a]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-capitol-riot-probe-report-any-phony-elector-evidence-justice-dept-chairman-2022-01-23/

U.S. Capitol riot probe to report any phony elector evidence to Justice Dept-chairman
Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. House probe of the deadly assault on the Capitol will share with federal prosecutors any evidence of potential crimes aimed at pushing phony Republican electors in states won by Democratic President Joe Biden, the committee's chairman said on Sunday.

The House of Representatives Select Committee on Jan. 6 is looking for evidence that Republican officials in some states sought to nominate their own slates of electors, rather than those chosen by voters in 2020, panel chairman Representative Bernie Thompson told CBS News.

Republicans had publicly pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject official slates of electors to allow Republican state lawmakers to offer an alternate group of electors backing then-President Donald Trump. Pence rejected that plea.

"If we ... determine specifically individuals who did this, we will make the referral to the Justice Department," Thompson said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation. "We are concerned that documents have been filed saying they were individuals responsible for conducting and certifying elections and they're not. And when you falsify documents, in most instances, that's a criminal act."

Asked if he knew who orchestrated the effort to keep Pence from certifying Trump's loss, Thompson said the committee had received related information from documents recently handed over by the National Archives and was reviewing them.

[keithbvadu2]

1. Aha! Another opportunity for Pillow Guy to present his tons of evidence.

Aha! Another opportunity for Pillow Guy to present his tons of evidence.

Of course, his presentation will turn into a long commercial.

[sanatanadharma]

2. Reporting phony elector evidence to the Justice Dept couldn't be easier

One might say the the evidence was signed, sealed and delivered.