Michigan state Rep. Cynthia Johnson, a Democrat, has been stripped of her committee assignments and is under investigation after issuing a “warning” to “Trumpers,” according to the Michigan House Speaker’s office.
Johnson was the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the panel that heard testimony last week from witnesses alleging election fraud and intimidation. On her Facebook page on Dec. 8, after claiming that people were making threats to her, Johnson told her supporters to make “things right and in order,” and warned President Donald Trump’s supporters to “be careful” and “walk lightly.”
Chatfield added that “threats to either Democrats or Republicans are unacceptable and un-American.” The speaker also cited reported threats to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, both Democrats, as unacceptable.
Johnson had faced criticism from Trump’s legal team last week when she asked a witness, Jessy Jacob, about her “real name.”
Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis highlighted a clip from the hearing in which Johnson, who represents part of Detroit, asked election worker Jessy Jacob what her “real name” is. Jacob replied that her last name changed after she got married. Johnson then asked for the spelling of her maiden name. It was the only question she asked.
Ellis claimed that in that interaction with Jacob, Johnson was “[trying] to intimidate and publicly dox a witness on national television simply because she doesn’t like the witness’s testimony.”
Jacob, who appeared to have an Indian accent and wore a mask, alleged that she was told by election workers in Detroit’s TCF Center to backdate ballots on Election Day. She described the behavior as fraudulent and corrupt.
Rep. Johnson’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request by The Epoch Times for comment.