They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards On the day the Capitol was attacked, 139 Republicans in the House voted to dispute the Electoral College count. This is how they got there.
Mike Lee’s Texts Show Encouragement, Then Alarm, Before Jan. 6 Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chip Roy, once backers of President Donald J. Trump’s claims of a stolen election, eventually urged his top aide to change course.