BY MICHAEL MARTZ AND MEL LEONOR
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tensions over many Republicans unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the presidential election spilled onto the Virginia Capitol Wednesday, when House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn stripped three GOP lawmakers of key committee assignments due to their vocal support for overturning the election s results.Â
On the first day of the legislative session, Del. Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, was stripped from his seat on the elections panel, which he chaired for years when his party held the majority. Del. Dave LaRock, R-Loudoun, was stripped of his seat on the transportation panel; and, Del. Ronnie Campbell, R-Rockbridge, was stripped of his seat on the courts panel.Â
Pro-Trump Republican picked for Va. redistricting commission tweeted about âriggedâ election, used slurs for female celebrities A campaign table at a polling station in Buckingham County, Va., Nov. 3, 2020. (Source: Parker Michels-Boyce / For the Virginia Mercury) By Graham Moomaw | January 14, 2021 at 7:34 AM EST - Updated January 14 at 7:34 AM
A Fredericksburg-area Republican picked for one of the citizen seats on Virginiaâs new redistricting commission previously made vulgar or degrading online comments about President Donald Trumpâs detractors, calling Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn a âbimboâ and actress Jane Fonda a âb tch c t.â
Before the November election, Jose Feliciano Jr., a 52-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who listed his current job as an agent in the Federal Communications Commissionâs public safety bureau, tweeted a photo of a pro-Trump highway caravan and said the only way the president could lose was a ârigg
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The letter signed by Del. Mark Cole and two other Republican delegates urged Vice President Mike Pence to set aside Virginia s electoral votes for president until an audit could be
Let’s not mince words: The deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol by a riotous mob was an insurrection incited by the president of the United States, who is emotionally incapable