Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate to appear before House Jan. 6 committee
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Doug Mastriano, the Trump-backed Republican candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, will appear virtually Tuesday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, his attorney confirmed to CBS News on Monday.
Mastriano, a state senator who was seen at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has pushed former President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. He had been in regular communication with Trump after the election and helped organize a Nov. 25, 2020, meeting in Gettysburg with Rudy Giuliani and other Trump allies to discuss "election issues." Trump called into that meeting and falsely claimed the election had been rigged.
Mastriano's attorney, Timothy Parlatore, said Tuesday's appearance before the committee will be "short," as he plans to ask whether the committee has complied with the requirements for a deposition and then intends to walk out.
