Capitol riot probe to report any phony elector evidence to prosecutors, chairman says

By Reuters Posted on January 23, 2022

FILE PHOTO: First anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, in Washington

FILE PHOTO: People hold up candles during a candlelight vigil on the National Mall in observance of the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House probe of the deadly assault on the Capitol will share with federal prosecutors any evidence of potential crimes aimed at pushing phony Republican electors in states won by Democratic President Joe Biden, the committee’s chairman said on Sunday.

The House of Representatives Select Committee on Jan. 6 is looking for evidence that Republican officials in some states sought to nominate their own slates of electors, rather than those chosen by voters in 2020, panel chairman Representative Bernie Thompson told CBS News.

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