Johnson, a lesser-known lawmaker, is perhaps most notable for his role in attempting to overturn Democratic president Joe Biden’s victory. His arguments against the votes, noting how states changed voting rules because of the pandemic, became a “narrow and lawyerly” way for members of Congress to object to the vote count on January 6, with Johnson as “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections”, the New York Times reported. Johnson, who is a constitutional lawyer, also circulated an amicus brief – signed by more than 100 Republican lawmakers, including McCarthy – and filed it in a Texas court case to contest the results in four swing states.
A few days after the 2020 election, Johnson wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “I have just called President Trump to say this: ‘Stay strong and keep fighting, sir! The nation is depending upon your resolve. We must exhaust every available legal remedy to restore Americans’ trust in the fairness of our election system.’”
Johnson has defended Trump every step of the way and was very vocal about election fraud in 2020. I guess we all forgot about that.I think it will be important this year. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/mike-johnson-trump-january-6-democracy-threat-election-denier
Johnson, a lesser-known lawmaker, is perhaps most notable for his role in attempting to overturn Democratic president Joe Biden’s victory. His arguments against the votes, noting how states changed voting rules because of the pandemic, became a “narrow and lawyerly” way for members of Congress to object to the vote count on January 6, with Johnson as “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections”, the New York Times reported. Johnson, who is a constitutional lawyer, also circulated an amicus brief – signed by more than 100 Republican lawmakers, including McCarthy – and filed it in a Texas court case to contest the results in four swing states.
A few days after the 2020 election, Johnson wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “I have just called President Trump to say this: ‘Stay strong and keep fighting, sir! The nation is depending upon your resolve. We must exhaust every available legal remedy to restore Americans’ trust in the fairness of our election system.’”