Audio reveals Mastriano praying for leaders to 'stand up with boldness' forward of Jan. 6

Days earlier than rioters breached the Capitol and stormed the halls of Congress on Jan. 6, GOP Pennsylvania gubernatorial contender Doug Mastriano prayed for leaders to “stand up with boldness,” in line with audio.

Mastriano, who has been given the chilly shoulder by some heavyweight Republicans for promulgating 2020 election fraud assertions, prayed for political leaders to indicate boldness throughout a "World Prayer for Election Integrity" assembly forward of the 2020 election certification course of, Rolling Stone reported.

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"I pray for the leaders additionally within the federal authorities, God, on the sixth of January, that they are going to stand up with boldness," he mentioned within the audio. "Bless these letters that President Trump requested me this morning to ship to Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy outlining the fraud in Pennsylvania."

Mastriano continued his assertion by saying that he hoped Trump's letters would "embolden" McConnell and McCarthy "to face agency and disrespect what has occurred in Pennsylvania till now we have an investigation."

The occasion was organized by Jim Garlow, a determine within the New Apostolic Restoration motion, per the outlet. NAR pushes the speculation that the top of instances is nearing and that we live in an period of recent prophets, Rolling Stone reported. RightWingWatch beforehand reported on Mastriano's remarks, however now the audio has surfaced. He was a state senator on the time.

Nearly two dozen "World Prayer for Election Integrity" conferences, together with ones organized by Garlow, reportedly occurred between the 2020 election and Jan. 6. Throughout his prayer, Mastriano additionally prayed that his allies would "seize the ability" and counter "weak and feckless" Pennsylvania officers.

"We take into consideration our elected officers in Pennsylvania who've been weak and feckless and we have handed over our energy to a governor who disregards the freedoms of this republic. I pray that we’ll take accountability, we’ll seize the ability that we had given to us by the Structure and as nicely by you providentially," he continued.

Mastriano clinched the GOP nod for Pennsylvania governor in Could and can face off towards Lawyer Normal Josh Shapiro for the governorship of the state within the fall. He's trailing Shapiro, who indicated Mastriano was his most well-liked GOP rival, by 6 factors, in line with the newest Actual Clear Politics polling mixture.

The Washington Examiner reached out to a Mastriano consultant for remark.