Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) quietly deleted a tweet he posted saying that he met with the “Stop the Steal” rioters ahead of their armed insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. He told them at the time to “keep fighting.”
Sessions was caught deleting the tweet by Inside Elections reporter Jacob Rubashkin, who was combing through a series of deleted tweets by elected officials.
“Had a great meeting today with folks from “Stop the Steal” at our nation’s Capitol. I encouraged them to keep fighting and assured them I look forward to doing MY duty on January 6,” he said, including hashtags #StopTheSteal and #legalvotescount. Continue reading.