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Troy Nehls: “I objected to Arizona and I objected to Pennsylvania.”

Featuring: Troy Nehls, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 22

US Rep. Troy Nehls full interview about rioters that stormed Capitol building

Published January 7, 2021 | Video Starts at 10:37

Your response to their criticism and some even calling for you all to step down now as a result of what happened late in the night last night. Well, number one, that's not going to happen. I objected to Arizona and I objected to Pennsylvania. I knew all along that objecting to those two states was not going to change the result. (10:37–10:42)

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Asserts that he objected to the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania.

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“I knew all along that objecting to those two states was not going to change the result.”
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“What we saw in those two states is either secretaries of states or governors or even mayors changing some of those election laws.”
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“Whether it was done through ballot by mail, whether it wasn't verifying signatures on ballots that were received.”
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“What took place in those two states was wrong and it violated the Constitution.”
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