He’s back!!!!
Former U.S. senator, Al Franken, wants the U.S. Justice Department and the Jan. 6 Committee to investigate Sen. Ron Johnson's actions on Jan. 6, 2021. Franken, a comedian and former Minnesota senator, made the comments at a Democratic get-out-the-vote event in Milwaukee Thursday. He cited what Franken says was Johnson's role in an attempt to deliver a false slate of Republican electors to former Vice President Mike Pence, which Johnson has denied.
"You have to have an investigation," Franken said. "We need to be investigating all the sources of this insurrection. And it was an armed insurrection."
In a statement Thursday, a Johnson spokesperson said, "Al Franken can take this up with Chairman Bennie Thompson who already said this wasn't a priority of the Jan. 6 committee. Sen. Johnson had no role in creating alternate electors and neither his staff nor he attempted to deliver anything."
I’ll be interested to see if January 6th will be brought up in tomorrow’s debate:
Wisconsin's race for U.S. Senate gets its first dramatic clash Friday night when Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson meets Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a televised debate in Milwaukee.
The event will take place from 7 to 8 p.m.
Here's what to know.
Debate organizer: The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Broadcast coverage: More than 70 television and radio stations will air the event either live or delayed. Key outlets include WMVS-TV (Channel 10) in Milwaukee; C-SPAN National Cable Network; Wisconsin EYE; Wisconsin Public Radio/PBS Wisconsin.
The full list of stations can be found here.
Click here to learn more about early voting.
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