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HARRISBURG â Democrats in the Pennsylvania legislature are calling for the state Senate to investigate a Republican member who attended Wednesdayâs Trump rally in Washington and marched to the U.S. Capitol steps before insurrectionists attacked the building.
State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R., Franklin/Adams), a retired military colonel who is considered a possible candidate for governor in 2022, was seen in social media photos outside the Capitol with Rick Saccone, a former Republican state lawmaker and failed 2018 congressional candidate. In a since-deleted video, Saccone urged Trump supporters to storm the Capitol.
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Mob’s acts must be rebuked Altoona Mirror Jan. 7 Those who took such actions Wednesday are far different from the thousands of the legitimate protesters in the nation’s capital to show their lawful support for President Donald Trump, who objected to the election results but who didn’t take part in unlawful activities. There is a large gap between.