Perry, the four-term incumbent, is a member, and former chairman, of the House's ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus. Following Joe Biden's presidential victory in 2020, he maintained that the election was stolen, and in the lead-up to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, Perry introduced Donald Trump to fellow election denier Jeffrey Clark, who was then a justice department official. Perry pushed for Clark's appointment as acting attorney general to continue an effort to undermine the 2020 election results.
In December 2023, the congressman was ordered to turn over more than 1,700 text messages, emails and other communications to federal prosecutors investigating his role in Trump's attempt to block the peaceful transfer of power...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/pennsylvania-republicans-campaign-oust-scott-perry
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