Hawley pivots from condemning violence to concerns of voting irregularities

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After the Senate reconvened Wednesday night to count the Electoral College votes, Sen. Josh Hawley used his condemnation of the violence that disrupted Congress’s proceedings earlier in the day to argue that challenging the election results was the “appropriate means” to address claims of widespread voter fraud.

“We cannot say emphatically enough — violence is not how you achieve change. Violence is not how you achieve something better,” Hawley said.

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