Republicans disputing election were concerned about family safety: Lawmaker

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News ID: 50157
Publish Date: 11:00 - 11 January 2021
Monday, 11 January 2021_The Republicans disputing the US 2020 presidential result were concerned about their families' safety, says a lawmaker.

Republicans disputing election were concerned about family safety: LawmakerMichigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer said in an interview with the libertarian magazine Reason that the lawmakers "had legitimate concerns about the safety of their families. They felt that that vote would put their families in danger."

He added that they knew in their "heart of hearts that they should've voted to certify," but voted to support objections to the results of election results in Pennsylvania and Arizona.

Meijer noted that some GOP members are responsible for the protesters' deadly breach of US Capitol, where the lawmakers were busy certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

"Some of my colleagues in Congress, they share responsibility for that. Many of them were fundraising off of this Stop the Steal grift," he said, adding that the protesters "were being lied to... being misled."

There were, meanwhile, growing efforts to either remove Trump or persuade him to resign before his tenure ends on January 20.

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