After the Capitol was secure and Congress returned to certify the results, Mooney supported the objection to certifying the Pennsylvania electoral votes, as sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley. Mooney claimed that Pennsylvania violated election laws, ignored their state constitution and that the "legislature was subverted." In response to Mooney's decision, the "Charleston Gazette-Mail" editorial board charged him with "subverting democracy" and said Mooney, and fellow West Virginia Congressmember Carol Miller, were complicit in the Capitol attack by their unwavering support of Trump.