Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) today declared that he will join the Electoral College challenge planned by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) and other allies of President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives.
Hawley is the first Senator to publicly announce he will back the challenge in apparent defiance of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who reportedly has used his extensive influence to keep other Senators from joining.
“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley wrote in a statement released on Wednesday.
“And I cannot vote to certify without pointing out the unprecedented effort of mega corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden. At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has so far failed to act,” Hawley wrote.
Millions of voters concerned about election integrity deserve to be heard. I will object on January 6 on their behalf pic.twitter.com/kTaaPPJGHE
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 30, 2020
Hawley has repeatedly sparred with Republicans on issues dear to President Trump, but foreign to Republican leadership. Most recently, Hawley blasted Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) for refusing to consider the President’s request for $2,000 direct stimulus payments.
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