Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., on Tuesday denied allegations that he attempted to replace the 2020 slate of presidential electors with pro-Trump partisans, saying that he had "no involvement" in the failed scheme to overturn the Donald Trump's loss.
The allegations first arose this week out of text messages, received by the January 6 committee, between Johnson aide Sean Riley and Pence's legislative director, Chris Hodgson, according to Politico. Their never-before-seen exchange suggests that the Republican senator wanted an alternate cohort of electors to be passed along to Pence during the presidential certification ceremony on January 6.
