

Rolling Stone had reported in February about allegations of abuse and mistreatment by Daniels against two former romantic partners, including his ex-wife. In the event that the governor becomes disabled or dies, the lieutenant governor is next in line as chief executive. The office of lieutenant governor is relatively limited in scope, and its only official duties include serving as president of the state senate and chairing the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, although many who hold the position take on other initiatives. Daniels was listed in court documents as 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 360 pounds.

His wife wrote that she feared what Daniels might do to her and her child, adding that their home contained multiple firearms and knives. Capitol and has continued to push the baseless claim that the results of the 2020 election were the product of widespread fraud, which has been disproven in courts and never demonstrated with credibility anywhere else.ĭaniels' wife alleges, among other incidents, she was grabbed by the shirt last August as Daniels "threatened to kill (our) family dog in front of our children." Her allegations against Daniels were handwritten in a three-page petition seeking a protective order, Rolling Stone reported.

