A top GOP official in Wisconsin who said former President Donald Trump called to urge him to overturn the state’s 2020 election results is scheduled to sit for a deposition with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot.
in future elections. Trump tried to convince Vos that the ruling should apply retroactively, which Vos told him was not possible.
Vos' refusal to try to throw out the election results led Trump to campaign against his re-election. Vos, who is the longest-serving speaker in Wisconsin history,prevailed in his primary, but by only 3 percentage points — the smallest margin in his political career. He was recently re-elected as speaker.
Wisconsin Democrats previously criticized Vos for appropriating close to $700,000 to investigate the state’s 2020 election results. The investigation turned up no evidence of widespread fraud, and Vos later said the election had not been stolen. A spokesperson for the Jan. 6 committee declined to comment on Vos’ scheduled appearance. NBC News has asked Vos for comment.that he has “absolute immunity” in response to a lawsuit alleging he committed civil rights violations in his attempts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.
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