<p>Perry introduced Trump to Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department official who "was sympathetic to Mr. Trump's view that the election had been stolen," the Times reports.</p><p>Per the Times:</p><p>"As the date for Congress to affirm Mr. Biden's victory neared, Mr. Perry and Mr. Clark discussed a plan to have the Justice Department send a letter to Georgia state lawmakers informing them of an investigation into voter fraud that could invalidate the state's Electoral College results."</p><p>According to the Times, the former president "backed down" on his plan to fire Rosen and install Clark "only after top department officials threatened to resign en masse."</p><p>As the York Daily Record reports, Perry also "<a href="https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/23/scott-perry-trump-georgia-nyt-election/6691246002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">led a House floor objection to Pennsylvania's election results</a>" when Congress met to certify the Electoral College votes. That meeting was interrupted by a mob of angry Trump supporters after the president held a rally and promised to "<a href="https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/us_world_news/trump-well-fight-like-hell-to-keep-white-house/video_246f6ad3-0c16-5d94-9f6c-4a87ae268349.html?block_id=995864" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fight like hell</a>" for the presidency.</p><p>Following the publication of the report, officials in Pennsylvania on Saturday called for Perry's resignation. One such official was Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-PA), who offered this succinct message for his Republican colleague.</p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="80f14cf588978de19e3429cd9b830fa7" id="02905"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353164512501886979"><div style="margin:1em 0">Hey @RepScottPerry👋🏽, resign.</div> — Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta)<a href="https://twitter.com/malcolmkenyatta/statuses/1353164512501886979">1611454535.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>And Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania attorney general, insisted there "must be consequences" for Perry's actions.</p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d339b8400cd94ba63c0e5c735639ac06" id="9b392"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353162328775258112"><div style="margin:1em 0">Representative Perry ought to familiarize himself with Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of our Constitution.
There… https://t.co/2BphFD6Koj</div> — Josh Shapiro (@Josh Shapiro)<a href="https://twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA/statuses/1353162328775258112">1611454014.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>Eugenio DePasquale, who lost out to Perry in 2020's 10th Congressional District election, likewise demanded the representative's resignation, tweeting "Perry must go!"</p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="55485788dea9bf90b858d95eb4cc6fbf" id="643db"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353172857203912704"><div style="margin:1em 0">I wish I was surprised that the @nytimes found it was @RepScottPerry who tried to oust the Acting Attorney Ge… https://t.co/OIDrmt0Psv</div> — Eugene DePasquale (@Eugene DePasquale)<a href="https://twitter.com/DePasqualePA/statuses/1353172857203912704">1611456524.0</a></blockquote></div>
Perry has not commented on the New York Times report.
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