Donald Trump‘s “rigged election” claim gathered huge support in the US Congress in early 2021. A total of 147 lawmakers voted against certifying Joe Biden’s electoral college vote. Out of these, eight were US Senators, all of whom have managed to evade subpoenas from the January 6 committee.

The January 6 committee, which was formed to probe the Capitol riots, interviewed thousands of officials and Trump allies so far. The panel also had eight public hearings, which featured multiple ex-White House officials and lawmakers.

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Here are the US Senators who voted against the certification of the electoral college and did not get investigated:

–Ted Cruz

–Josh Hawley

-Cindy Hyde-Smith

-John Kennedy

-Cynthia Lummis

-Roger Marshall

-Rick Scott

-Tommy Tuberville

While the committee did share highlights about the senators, including Hawley’s raised-fist salute to the rioters that day, it made the surprising decision not to call the senators for testimony. One dramatic video showed also Hawley sprinting from the Senate chamber later that day as rioters swarmed.  

Hawley, however, responded to the statements made by the January 6 committee. “I do not regret it”, he said at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, after he strode to the stage Friday to a standing ovation.

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Will the Senators be called in the future?

The January 6 committee has announced no plans to subpoena any of the above-mentioned lawmakers so far. However, most of these interviews are anyway conducted behind closed doors.

Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the January 6 panel, has left the possibility open. “We continue to receive new information every day,” Thompson said last week, announcing the next round of hearings in September. “We are pursuing many additional witnesses for testimony.”

The public hearings have briefly paused for nearly a month. Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Republican, said that the hearings will resume in September.