Freshman GOP Rep: Another Rep Told Me He Voted To Overturn Result Because He Feared For Family’s Safety

Freshman GOP Rep. Peter Meijer writes:

Before the assault, Trump had addressed the crowd and urged his loyalists to march on the Capitol, “to try and give our Republicans, the weak ones … give them the pride and boldness they need to take back our country.”

They took something alright. Hours later, after the Capitol was cleared of insurrectionists, with windows shattered and the smell of tear gas lingering, the consequences of his dangerous lies became clear. As we moved to accept Arizona’s electors, a fellow freshman lingered near a voting terminal, voting card in hand.

My colleague told me that efforts to overturn the election were wrong, and that voting to certify was a constitutional duty. But my colleague feared for family members, and the danger the vote would put them in. Profoundly shaken, my colleague voted to overturn.

Read the full op-ed.

“My colleague told me that efforts to overturn the election were wrong & voting to certify was a constitutional duty. But my colleague feared for family members & the danger the vote would put them in. Profoundly shaken, my colleague voted to overturn”https://t.co/nffrB8WJtJ

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 10, 2021