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Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., make their way to a vote in the Capitol on Friday, November 15, 2019.
Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., make their way to a vote in the Capitol on Friday, November 15, 2019.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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The congressional committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot filed court records showing that Republican lawmakers called Donald Trump to plot ways to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The deposition excerpts show how Republican lawmakers plotted with Trump to stop Joe Biden from becoming president.

According to testimony given to the committee by Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as an aide to former White House Chief of Staff MarkMeadows, Gaetz, Jordan, and other Republican lawmakers were involved in calls and meetings with Trump and his aides after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

In the deposition records, Hutchinson said that Gaetz, Jordan, and other Republican lawmakers met in person or in meetings to discuss ways to undermine Biden.

They felt that former Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to send votes back to the States if he didn't win.

Hutchinson said that other Republican lawmakers who are part of the House Freedom Caucus were also in these meetings. Representatives for Gaetz, Jordan, and others did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

She said that the Republican lawmakers explored ways to stall the certification of the election or delay the inauguration in order to assert that Mr. Trump had actually won.

After the results of the 2020 presidential election came out, the Trump campaign has filed dozens of lawsuits, most of which have been denied or withdrawn.

There was no widespread voter fraud according to independent election watchdog groups. The New York Times contacted election officials in every state and they all said there was no evidence of fraud in the presidential election.

After leaving office, Trump continued to insist that the election was rigged. Republican lawmakers have supported his claims.

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