The congressman’s involvement underlined how far the former president was willing to go to overturn the election, and Democratic lawmakers have begun calling for investigations into those efforts.
Pennsylvania lawmaker reportedly played key role in Trumpâs plot to oust acting attorney general
By Katie Benner and Catie Edmondson New York Times,Updated January 23, 2021, 9:46 p.m.
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Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., appears before reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 8, 2019.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press
WASHINGTON â When Rep. Scott Perry joined his colleagues in a monthslong campaign to undermine the results of the presidential election, promoting âStop the Stealâ events and supporting an attempt to overturn millions of legally cast votes, he often took a back seat to higher-profile loyalists in President Donald Trumpâs orbit.
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry played role in Trump scheme to replace attorney general, says New York Times report
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 23, 2021
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry speaks at the rally. A rally to Stop the Steal and to count every legal vote of the election is held at the Pennsylvania state Capitol in Harrisburg, November 5, 2020.
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Harrisburg-area Congressman Scott Perry finds himself at the center of the latest revelation about former President Donald J. Trump’s refusal to accept President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s electoral victory last fall, and Trump’s seemingly unending schemes to try to undo it.
Republican Scott Perry played a significant role
When Rep. Scott Perry joined his colleagues in a monthslong campaign to undermine the results of the presidential election, promoting “Stop the Steal” events and supporting an attempt to overturn millions of legally cast votes, he often took a back seat to higher-profile loyalists in President Donald Trump’s orbit.
But Perry, R-Pa., played a significant role in the crisis that played out at the top of the Justice Department this month, when Trump considered firing the acting attorney general and backed down only after top department officials threatened to resign en masse.
The statement noted that Perry “has disgraced southcentral Pennsylvania, failed his country, and betrayed the trust of anyone who cares about our democracy."