Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers testified Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs had pressured him to decertify the state’s Electoral College slate, which was chosen to back Democrat Joe Biden.
Mr. Bowers, a Republican, told the Jan. 6 special committee that he objected to the congressman’s request, citing his oath to the Constitution.
“I said I would not,” Mr. Bowers said of the appeal from the Arizona Republican congressman, which was made on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021.
Mr. Biggs, who formerly chaired the conservative House Freedom Caucus, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but has put out several statements attacking the committee and its investigation.