State Rep. Rusty Bowers, the Republican speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, gave a stunning testimony before the House Select Committee on Tuesday about efforts by Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Bowers testified that Trump allies had “lots of theories” but “didn’t have any evidence,” of election fraud.
He went on to testify why he refused to do anything illegal to help Trump overturn the election even though he supported the former president.
Bowers said that he got a phone call from the White House in which the operator told him to “hold for the president.” But attorney Rudy Giuliani came on the phone instead. Both he and former President Donald Trump began their pressure campaign to get him to lead a charge to change the 2020 election results.
The Arizona Republican recalled Giuliani saying that there were over 200,000 undocumented immigrants who voted and over 5,000 dead people. Bowers said he asked for the proof, for the names, and was assured he would get them, but never did.
He also declared that Trump’s claim that he said the election was rigged was an outright lie.
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A profile of courage.
The testimony of Rusty Bowers, Republican Speaker of the #Arizona House, was breathtaking. From his diary: “I don’t want to be a winner by cheating.” His testimony is a profile in courage. #January6thCommitteeHearings pic.twitter.com/Wa1gCYtFMy
— joop veen (@jbveen) June 21, 2022
Here’s Mr. Bowers describing the threat he faced after refusing to do what Trump was asking him to do.
Arizona Republican state House Speaker Rusty Bowers, during testimony before the Jan. 6 committee, details the consistent harassment that he, his family and neighbors have faced since the 2020 election. https://t.co/8U8DtLxJiG pic.twitter.com/Pz7hNiUUnA
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 21, 2022
