PA Rep Attended Trump Meeting On Overturning Election: Jan. 6 Panel

WASHINGTON, DC — A U.S. representative for Pennsylvania was among 11 Republicans who attended a December 2020 meeting with then-President Donald Trump to talk about ways to overturn the election, the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol revealed Tuesday.

The White House meeting occurred Dec. 21, just days after an "unhinged" meeting between White House lawyers and Trump allies which also was a focus of Tuesday's hearings.

The meeting's purpose was to "disseminate (Trump's) false claims and to encourage members of the public to fight the outcome on January 6," Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, said.

Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania was among the Republican lawmakers who attended the meeting. Perry represents the state's 10th Congressional District, which encompasses Harrisburg and surrounding towns.

The Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed Perry in June. In response, Perry called the panel "illegitimate," according to WGAL:

"That they leaked their latest charade to the media ahead of contacting targeted members is proof once again that this political witch hunt is about fabricating headlines and distracting Americans from their abysmal record of running America into the ground."

Vice President Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, and Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff at the time, also were at the meeting, Murphy said.

Meeting members discussed election theories espoused by John Eastman, a personal lawyer for Trump, particularly that he believed Pence could reject electors and their votes in his role presiding over the Jan. 6 joint session to certify the election results, according to Murphy.

Despite Eastman's claims, Pence's sole duty was to count votes.

Other Republican lawmakers who attended the meeting were:

• Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama
• Rep. Brian Babin of Texas
• Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona
• Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida
• Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas
• Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona
• Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland
• Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia
• Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio
• Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama helped set up the meeting but was not physically present for the discussion.

Perry did not immediately return Patch's request for comment.