Hawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role

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July 27th, 2022

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., left, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, speak after Republicans objected to certifying the Electoral College votes from Arizona, during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm the electoral votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. Hawley and Cruz led the Senate challenge to Joe Biden's victory. But the senators have largely escaped the House panel's investigation over the Capitol attack. In all, a dozen GOP senators initially planned to challenge Donald Trump's defeat. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The week before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Missouri’s Josh Hawley became the first Republican senator to announce he would object to the certification of the 2020 election.

Texas’ Ted Cruz came next, dashing off his own plan on a flight from Houston to Washington days before the joint session of Congress to certify the election results.

In all, a dozen GOP senators initially planned to challenge Joe Biden’s victory. But unlike their House GOP counterparts who have been subpoenaed for testimony before the Jan. 6 committee, the Republican senators have largely escaped the reach of the investigation.

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