Category: Electoral Vote Count

Pence May Choose 2020 Election Winner ‘As He Sees Fit,’ GOP Rep Says in New Court Filing

Vice President Mike Pence has the ability to overrule the Electoral College vote and can essentially decide the outcome of the presidential election, said Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), coming after Department of Justice lawyers argued Pence is not the proper defendant in the suit. The DOJ’s lawyers, representing Pence, argued that Gohmert should be filing…


Trump Team: Voters Should Call State Legislatures for Special Sessions to Decertify

President Donald Trump’s campaign has been pressing voters to call their state legislatures to conduct an emergency special session on voter fraud. Over the past several days, the team urged people to contact Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Georgia, Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan to “demand a vote on decertification” of the state’s Electoral College…


Rep-Elect on Trump’s Electoral College: ‘No Question in My Mind’ Trump Won

Rep.-elect Burgess Owens (R-Utah) said he will support a challenge to the Electoral College vote, saying there is “no question” President Donald Trump won. Owens, a former NFL player endorsed by Trump, told the Salt Lake Tribune that he “absolutely” believes Trump won the election: “There’s no question in my mind that I think he won.”…


House Asks Court to Dismiss Effort to Clarify Vice President’s Power in Electoral Counting

The House of Representatives is asking a court to reject a petition from Republicans that requests judges to say Vice President Mike Pence has the authority to reject some electoral votes. “This Court should reject plaintiffs’ effort to overturn Congress’s centuries-old role in counting electoral votes and resolving disputes about them in the constitutionally mandated…


Democrat Who Objected to Electoral Votes in 2005: No Regret, but This Time Is Different

The former senator who while in office objected to electoral votes in 2005 said Thursday she doesn’t regret what she did while insisting this time is different. “I do not regret it for one half a second,” former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said during an appearance on CNN. Boxer teamed with Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones…


Trump: America ‘Proud’ of Hawley, Others Who Plan to Object to Electoral Votes

President Donald Trump late Thursday said Americans are supportive of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and the roughly three dozen House of Representatives members who plan on objecting to electoral votes in the upcoming joint session of Congress. “America is proud of Josh and the many others who are joining him. The USA cannot have fraudulent…


House Republicans Rush to Join Electoral College Challenge

Another 15 U.S. representatives and representative-elects are supporting a plan to file objections to electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress. Twenty-four members or members-elect were on the books as committing to challenging the votes, as of early Thursday. That number is now 39, or 40 including Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in the…


Pence Asks Judge to Reject Push to Expand His Powers to Decide Electoral College Votes

Vice President Mike Pence asked a federal judge on Thursday to reject an effort to give him “exclusive authority” to decide which Electoral College votes should be counted during the upcoming joint session of Congress. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans last week filed a lawsuit against Pence, requesting that the court grant Pence power to…


Rep. Gohmert’s Lawsuit Explained; What Will Happen on Jan. 6?—Rick Green

What is the significance of Congressman Louie Gohmert’s recent election lawsuit? How could it impact a lot more than just the Vice President’s role? What will happen on January 6th when Congress meets? In this episode, we sit down with constitutional attorney Rick Green, a former Texas state representative and co-founder of the Patriot Academy,…


Hawley Doubles Down on Objecting to Electoral Results, Pushes Back Pressure From McConnell: Report

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has doubled down on objecting to Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, despite pressure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Hawley put out a statement Thursday afternoon in which he reiterated the reasons for why he is choosing to object to the electoral vote count on Jan. 6. “I was…