Representative has become his most powerful ally in Congress \u2013 and her name is frequently mentioned as a potential running mate<\/p>\n
As Donald Trump aggressively fights multiple legal and political threats, New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik has become his most powerful ally in Congress in key ways by echoing Trump\u2019s dangerous falsehoods and pushing outlandish conspiracy theories around the January 6 attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n
To bolster Trump, Stefanik has mimicked Trump\u2019s calling convicted January 6 prisoners \u201chostages\u201d, declined in a TV interview to say she would certify the 2024 election in advance, and filed ethics complaints against two judges overseeing cases against Trump or his allies.<\/p>\n
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