Scott Perry Uses Taxpayer Dollars To Pay Man Who Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6

According to a new report from The Keystone, Pennsylvania Republican Scott Perry uses taxpayer dollars to rent a number of district offices from a convicted insurrectionist, who “was arrested earlier this month for assaulting police officers with a flagpole during the attack on the US Capitol.”

As mentioned in multiple indictments, Perry played a “direct role” in the efforts of Donald Trump and many House Republicans to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Not only did he participate in “Stop the Steal” rallies, he also was a key player in Trump’s plot to oust the Attorney General, spread unfounded claims regarding the election, joined a lawsuit aimed at invalidating millions of votes, and opposed certifying the election in his own commonwealth.

DCCC Spokesperson Aidan Johnson:
“It is disgraceful that Scott Perry would use taxpayer dollars to pay a convicted insurrectionist who assaulted police officers with a flagpole on Jan. 6. He continues to be a national embarrassment and Pennsylvanians will kick him to the curb next November.”

The Keystone: Scott Perry Rents Offices from Man Who Assaulted Cops on Jan. 6
By Sean Kitchen
August 17, 2023

• Property records show that Congressman Scott Perry (R-York) leases two district offices in the Harrisburg area from Lowell Gates, who was arrested earlier this month for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol.

• The Keystone was able to confirm that Perry’s offices in Harrisburg and Mechanicsburg were owned by Gates’ company, Linlo Properties.

• Gates traveled to Washington DC with friends on Jan. 6th and video and body camera footage shows Gates using a flagpole as a spear and assaulting police officers with it.

• Gates was charged with two felonies, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain offices using a dangerous weapon and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder. He was also charged with three misdemeanors: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds, and violent conduct in a Capitol building or grounds.

• As reported by the Patriot News, Gates was arrested after the insurrection on unrelated charges for walking around his Mechanicsburg neighborhood without wearing any pants or underwear.

• A review of federal campaign finance reports shows that Gates and his wife have donated $17,550 to Perry since 2014.

• Perry, who hasn’t been charged with any crimes, played a well documented role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election.

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