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A Louisiana congressman who's responsible for one of Republicans' go-to defenses for denying the legitimacy of the 2020 election said he never supported claims of mass voter fraud, according to The New York Times.
In an interview with the newspaper, Rep. Mike Johnson claimed that he never backed some of the more extreme allegations of voter fraud that were frequently touted by former President Donald Trump, including claims of illegal votes or a rigged election.
"I never egged on any of that," Johnson told the newspaper. "I never was in that other camp, anytime, ever."
"I was like a lone wolf crying in the wilderness: 'Guys, you don't have to worry about any of that,'" he said in the interview. "'They violated the Constitution!'"
But Johnson previously stated on a conservative talk radio show that there were "credible allegations of fraud and regularity." The Times...
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