The Illinois congressman's comments came on 'Face the Nation' just days before he is set to lead a Jan. 6 House committee hearing.
Just days before he is set to lead a Jan. 6 House committee hearing, Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday it was “obvious” Donald Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and if the former president believes the election was stolen he is “not mentally capable” to return to the White House.
Trump continues to insist without evidence that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and, in a fundraising email to supporters on Sunday, again labeled the committee hearings “another partisan witch hunt.
“I think if Donald Trump gets elected again, there is no doubt in my mind, zero doubt, that he will, instead of screening candidates like he probably did when he got elected in 2016 for qualifications, he’s going to screen people based on their loyalty to him,” Kinzinger said.“I think it’s important for us as a country to recognize that … the importance that the oath to the United States plays,” he said.
Perry is one of the leading figures in the effort to throw out Pennsylvania’s votes in the 2020 presidential election.
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