Report: Trump-backed Candidate Turns Over Docs to Jan. 6 Committee

JUN 2 2022·Updated DEC 28 2022

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The Facts

Doug Mastriano, PA State Senator and the Trump-backed Rep. nominee for Gov., has reportedly provided documents to the Jan. 6 Committee in response to a subpoena.
Business Insider
The subpoena came after Mastriano was reportedly interviewed by the FBI last year after footage emerged of him on the grounds of the US Capitol on Jan. 6. The FBI said they couldn't confirm the investigation or provide details.
CNN
Included in the materials provided were reportedly documents related to buses he organized for Trump supporters to travel to Washington, DC for the rally at the Ellipse and a letter he sent to a top Justice Dept. official claiming voter fraud in Pennsylvania.
CNN
A Senate Judiciary Committee report last year alleged that Mastriano and his wife "took part in the January 6 insurrection," citing footage of them passing through breached police barricades and police lines at the Capitol.
PBS NewsHour
Congressional investigators are also hoping to learn more about Mastriano's role in a plan to arrange an "alternate" slate of Pro-Trump electors in PA in 2020. The fraudulent certificates were then sent to Congress in an attempt to delay or block the certification process.
PBS NewsHour
Mastriano has been very open about his attendance at the Jan. 6 Trump rally. His lawyer, Tim Parlatore, said "Sen. Mastriano has nothing to hide and has provided all responsive documents and will be sitting for a voluntary interview as the committee has agreed to forego a formal deposition for him."
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The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Republican politicians need to acknowledge the illegitimacy and bias of this gaggle of witch hunters. They should refuse to participate in the Committee's offer to tie up and toss the Democrats' political opponents into the metaphoric lake.

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Democratic narrative

There's no way for the GOP to defend itself. Other than Cheney and Kinzinger, and some other incumbents who are retiring, the rest of the party has fallen in lock step with glorifying an insurrection that attempted to end democratic rule in the US.

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