An ethics watchdog organization is alleging that two Republican members of Congress gave “explicit support” to at least one organizer behind the rally that later led to a riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6.
In an investigation request addressed to the House Office of Congressional Ethics on Friday, the Campaign for Accountability requested a probe to determine whether the alleged actions of Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of Arizona were in violation of federal law. The complaint also mentioned Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, who was similarly accused of actions that the organization wrote “may have violated laws prohibiting sedition and insurrection.”
Biggs’ deputy chief of staff, Daniel Stefanski, denied Biggs’ involvement in the events that led to the riots in a statement shared with Newsweek. Newsweek contacted Gosar’s and Cawthorn’s offices for comment but did not receive responses in time for publication. Continue reading.