President Donald Trump scheduled a mysterious meeting with Pennsylvania legislators in the final hours before he was set to leave Washington for Mar-a-Lago Wednesday – as Republican loyalists prepare to try to overturn the election results. 

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano – who oversaw a hearing-style event to promote Trump's claims of election fraud – had extended the White House luncheon invitation to fellow Republicans, they said.

The purpose of the meeting was shrouded even from the attendees themselves, who had to hurry to Washington to meet with Trump in between his sudden pardons issued Tuesday evening, his online threat to veto a coronavirus relief bill, and his plan to head to his Florida residence for the holidays.

Mastriano helped organize the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania hearing-style event where Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani put forward fraud claims – even as state and federal courts turned back election challenges. 

Hours after it concluded, Mastriano tested positive for COVID-19. According to the AP, he learned of the test results while meeting with Trump at the White House early this month, the York Daily Record reported.  

'Nothing in the invitation gave any indication of the purpose,' Sen. Lisa Baker told Pennlive.com. She said she didn't have plans to attend.

Other state senators also took a pass. One told the publication she was traveling, another had a family commitment, and another cited work. 

One state senator, Ryan Aument, indicated a White House visit wasn't worth the effort. 'I can't take a day and go down [to D.C.]. And it seems to me I don't know that there's much to come out of that conversation, frankly," he told the publication.