WASHINGTON — Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and the most vulnerable Senate Republican, attempted to intervene on the former president’s behalf just moments before Congress met to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, the House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol that day revealed Tuesday.
Sean Riley, who is now Johnson’s chief of staff, told an aide to Vice President Mike Pence that the Wisconsin senator wanted to deliver fake electors for Wisconsin and Michigan to Pence.
“Johnson needs to hand something to VPOTUS please advise,” Riley texted Pence aide Chris Hodgson at 12:37 p.m. that day, minutes before Pence gaveled in the joint session to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, which ultimately was interrupted by a mob of Trump supporters.
