Tag: Electoral Vote Count

Trump: Pence ‘Has the Power to Reject Fraudulently Chosen Electors’

President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject electors that were fraudulently chosen, echoing statements made by his legal team in recent days ahead of Jan. 6’s Joint Session of Congress. “The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” Trump wrote on Tuesday in…


Sen. Hawley: Who Becomes President ‘Depends on What Happens’ on Jan. 6

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Monday that the matter of who becomes America’s next president is not a foregone conclusion but depends on the outcome of the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress, when a number of Republican lawmakers have vowed to raise objections to the certification of some electoral votes cast for Democratic presidential…


Senator Poised to Join in Objection to Arizona’s Electoral Votes: Biggs

Arizona’s electoral votes will be challenged on Wednesday. The group of House of Representatives members planning to challenge the votes believes it has a senator who will back them, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said Monday. “We believe we do have a senator,” Biggs said during an appearance on Newsmax. “I’m not free to say who it…


Senate Republican Opposition Grows Over Plan to Contest Electoral College Results

More Senate Republicans on Monday announced their opposition to the plan by colleagues to object to electoral votes on Jan. 6. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), up for reelection in 2022, said in a statement that he supports President Donald Trump but that “under the Constitution, states are responsible for our elections, and the people, through…


Senate Republican Opposition Grows to Plan to Contest Electoral College Results

More Senate Republicans on Monday announced their opposition to the plan by colleagues to object to electoral votes on Jan. 6. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), up for reelection in 2022, said in a statement that he supports President Donald Trump but that “under the Constitution, states are responsible for our elections, and the people, through…


Sen. Hawley Says Antifa Threatened Wife, Newborn Daughter

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) declared that he “will not be intimidated” after he said a group of Antifa members threatened his family in their Washington home late on Jan. 4. “Tonight, while I was in Missouri, Antifa scumbags came to our place in DC and threatened my wife and newborn daughter, who can’t travel. They…


Sen. Josh Hawley Says Antifa Threatened Wife, Newborn Daughter

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said that a group of Antifa members threatened his family in their Washington home on Monday night. He said that he “will not be intimidated” by the far-left extremist group. “Tonight while I was in Missouri, Antifa scumbags came to our place in DC and threatened my wife and newborn daughter,…


Georgia State Senators Call on Pence to Delay Jan. 6 Electoral Vote

Republican state senators in Georgia started a push on Monday to delay the Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes. At least a dozen have signed a letter directed to Vice President Mike Pence asking him to officially delay the count—and the number is still growing. “There’s about 16 or 18 of us now that signed…


Trump Lawyer: Pence Could Defer Certifying Election, Seek Clarity From State Legislatures

Trump campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis on Monday suggested that Vice President Mike Pence could delay the certification of the Electoral College votes and ask the legislatures in six states where the results of the election have been contested which slate of electors should be selected. Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada, are six key…


Trump Attorney Jenna Elllis Suggests Pence Could Seek Clarity From State Legislatures in Contested States

Trump campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis on Monday suggested that Vice President Mike Pence could delay the certification of the Electoral College votes and ask the legislatures in six states where the results of the election have been contested which slate of electors should be selected. Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada, are six key…