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===2020 election fraud===

===2020 election fraud===

{{main|Biden Putsch}}

:{{main|Biden Putsch}}

Following the fraudulent 2020 presidential election, Smith was one of 126 House Republicans who signed an ''amicus curiae'' in support of the [[Texas v. Pennsylvania]] lawsuit, pointing out the blatant lawbreaking that occurred in several states allegedly won by [[Joe Biden]]. Remaining a public supporter of [[President Trump]] throughout the ordeal, he was also on the House floor during the Capitol protests in January 2021. In a subsequent open letter to his constituents, Smith strongly condemned those who had broken into the Capitol building, while also equating the events with [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s endorsement of the [[2020 Antifa riots]] and defending the [[First Amendment]] rights of the majority who had come to protest peacefully.<ref>https://www.therolladailynews.com/story/opinion/2021/01/10/congressman-smith-capitol-report-what-i-witnessed/43319531/</ref>

Following the fraudulent 2020 presidential election, Smith was one of 126 House Republicans who signed an ''amicus curiae'' in support of the [[Texas v. Pennsylvania]] lawsuit, pointing out the blatant lawbreaking that occurred in several states allegedly won by [[Joe Biden]]. Remaining a public supporter of [[President Trump]] throughout the ordeal, he was also on the House floor during the Capitol protests in January 2021. In a subsequent open letter to his constituents, Smith strongly condemned those who had broken into the Capitol building, while also equating the events with [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s endorsement of the [[2020 Antifa riots]] and defending the [[First Amendment]] rights of the majority who had come to protest peacefully.<ref>https://www.therolladailynews.com/story/opinion/2021/01/10/congressman-smith-capitol-report-what-i-witnessed/43319531/</ref>