Mon, 27 Jun 22 14:50:57 +0000

This Republican senator continues to change his story about plans for fake electoral colleges.

(CNN)Ron Johnson doesn't seem to understand his story straight.

Last week at a 1/6 Commission hearing,I learned that Johnson's Chief of Staff tried to coordinate the delivery of fake voters' slate. From Michigan and Wisconsin to Vice President Mike Pence. (Pence's legislative affairs began to move before Kibosch happened.)

Wisconsin Republican Senator Johnson was asked about his involvement and what he was about it. Also said he didn't know. As important, the full exchange between Johnson, CNN's Manuraju, and other reporters on Tuesday afternoon is as follows:

Johnson: "These things are our office-I didn't know they were coming. I'm reaching for it Didn't. My Staff-The Chief of My Staff did the right thing, he called the Vice President. He didn't want it. Send it to him. End of story "

Raju:" Why to the Vice President without reviewing it or asking further questions about it? " Did you deliver it? "

Johnson:" I didn't deliver it. We called them. We called them. He didn't want it. We didn't deliver it. In the end story. "

Raju: "But why did you provide it without verification?"

Johnson: "We I was handed an envelope that was supposed to go to the vice president, I didn't know so we were called and we called the vice president, he didn't want it We didn't deliver it. It's non-story-everyone this is such a non-story. "

Reporter: "That was the first thing I heard when I received the envelope."

Johnson: "Yeah"

Reporter: "And do you remember who gave it to you?"

Johnson: "No, it was a transaction between staff. It seems that there were Michigan and Wisconsin. I repeat, This, this, this It lasted for a few minutes in our office. Then the episode was over. And this-everyone, it's completely non-story.

Raju: "Are you going to ask your aides about who this person is? You ask. Did you- "

Johnson:" We didn't know-literally don't know-it was the staff of the staff- Someone in the house, some staff intern, said the vice president needed this or something. I wasn't involved. I don't know what they said, but , Someone in the house delivered it to the staff in my office., My Chief of Staff called the Vice President, "Hey, we got this." And the Vice President said, "It. Please don't deliver it, "and we didn't.

Raju: "Are you interested in this person's identity? Do you have any questions?"

Johnson: "No, because there is no plot here. This is a complete non-story. Story."

So, according to Johnson, the "staff intern" from House somehow got fake slate of voters from two swing states and was trying to give them to the Vice President of the United States. .. Johnson wasn't involved in this retelling at all.

With the exception, Johnson's story began to change as the week progressed.

By Thursday,Johnson toldthat a fake electoral college had come from the office of Pennsylvania Parliamentarian Mike Kelley. Johnson also wrote in an interview with a local radio station with his White House Chief of Staff and Danecount's lawyer Jim Troupis to ensure that Pence gets the slate of a fake voter in Wisconsin. I admitted that I made the adjustment.

But wait, there's more.Kelly's office wrote in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinelthat Senator "has not talked to Senator Johnson for most of the decade and is unaware of Johnson's allegations in connection with 2020. ". selection. "

Johnson's first explanation (a house staff intern sent something to his office and his staff chief tried to give it to Pence) and his second story ( The fake slate was in Kelly's office and an email chain where he coordinated how to get documents in front of Pence).

So that's it. Johnson said his office was in Pence. I knew nothing about the fake electorates who tried to go, or Johnson was part of a coordinated attempt to get slate for those elections in front of the Vice President.

In any case, it is certainly not a "complete non-story". "