GOP's Elise Stefanik faces potential censure for Trump-style conspiracy theories
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) plans to introduce a formal resolution censuring Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for pushing voter fraud conspiracy theories linked to Jan. 6, 2021, he announced Wednesday in a press release.
"Congresswoman Stefanik’s persistent and continued support for the perpetrators of an insurrection is contemptuous,” Congressman Dan Goldman said. “In putting her personal ambitions over her integrity, Congresswoman Stefanik has been Donald Trump’s biggest congressional cheerleader, even though our mutual home state of New York overwhelmingly opposes him."
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Goldman called out Stefanik for calling Jan. 6 defendants "hostages" and accused her of undermining special counsel Jack Smith's criminal election interference case with "bogus and vindictive ethics complaints."
This move arrives 10 days after Stefanik appeared on NBC's Meet the Press and accused President Joe Biden of coordinating with the Justice department to target Trump, despite a lack of evidence, and showed support for those who stormed the Capitol in 2021.
“I believe we’re seeing the weaponization of the federal government against, not just President Trump, but we’re seeing it against conservatives," Stefanik said. "I have concerns about the treatment of Jan. 6 hostages."