McConnell Held Conference Call with GOP Senators to Press Josh Hawley on Why He is Challenging the Fraudulent Election — Hawley Skips Call via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/3z6VSiyhn5
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) January 1, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell organized a conference call with his caucus to attempt to pressure Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) into dropping his objection to Electoral College votes.
CNN reported:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday held a conference call with the Senate GOP conference in which he pressed Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley to explain the rationale behind his plans to object to the Electoral College vote, according to a source directly familiar with the call.
Hawley did not respond to multiple questions from McConnell, including when asked to lay out his plan to object to the Electoral College vote — and senators soon recognized he wasn’t actually on the call.
CNN also reports that McConnell made it clear to Senate members that he is leaving them room to “vote their conscience” on such things.
But it has been reported for days that McConnell is attempting to dissuade members from mounting such campaigns fearing they would be too “messy.”
It’s also being reported that McConnell is working with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) on rules changes that would block objections from taking place.