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 Lawyer: Pence Could Defer Certifying Election, Seek Clarity From State Legislatures
Federal Judge Suggests Sanctioning Lawyer Seeking to Block Counting of Electoral College Votes
A federal judge on Monday suggested sanctioning a lawyer who represented a group seeking to block Congress from counting electoral college votes on Jan. 6. U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg issued the opinion in response to a lawsuit brought by the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society, which argued that state legislatures of Pennsylvania, Michigan,…
Sen. Kelly Loeffler to Object to Electoral College Certification Process
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) announced on Monday that she will object to electoral college votes when lawmakers gather for a joint session in Congress on Jan. 6. “Elections are the bedrock of our democracy and the American people deserve to be 100% confident in our election system and its outcomes. But right now, tens of millions…
GOP Congressman Signs First Objection to States’ Certifications for Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Monday that he signed an objection to the electoral vote in six states ahead of the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. “Promises made. Promises kept. Today I signed objections to tainted electoral college vote submissions” in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Brooks wrote. “Senators? Time to sign…
Pence: ‘We’ll Have Our Day in Congress’ During Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge
Vice President Mike Pence addressed the upcoming Jan. 6 electoral challenge, saying that President Donald Trump and Republicans will “have our day in Congress.” “I know we all got our doubts about the last election … I promise you, come this Wednesday we’ll have our day in Congress. We’ll hear the objections. We’ll hear the…
Trump Warns Sen. Tom Cotton After Saying He Won’t Join Electoral Objection
President Donald Trump on Monday issued a warning to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) hours after the Arkansas senator said he wouldn’t join an effort to object to electoral votes on Jan. 6. “How can you certify an election when the numbers being certified are verifiably WRONG,” Trump asked on Twitter, suggesting that he will make assertions…
Top House Democrats Say They’re Prepared to Defend Against GOP Electoral Vote Challenge on Jan. 6
A member of the Democratic leadership in the House said his caucus will offer a defense against the Jan. 6 electoral challenge being led by GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate. “The voters have spoken. The electoral college has spoken. The courts have spoken,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus,…
Top House Democrats Say They’re Prepared to Defend Against GOP Electoral Vote Challenge
A leading House Democrat says his caucus will be prepared to offer a defense against the Jan. 6 electoral challenge being led by GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate. “The voters have spoken. The Electoral College has spoken. The courts have spoken,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told reporters…
Electoral College Challenge Will Protect Democratic Process: Sen. Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said an electoral vote challenge on Jan. 6 to the results from certain states planned by about a dozen other Republican senators, as well as a number of GOP House members, is a way to restore confidence in the process. Several days ago, a group of 11 senators led by Sen. Ted…
Jan. 6 Electoral College Challenge Will Protect Democratic Process: Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) elaborated on an electoral vote challenge on Jan. 6 that he and about a dozen other senators, as well as House representatives, will launch. Several days ago, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he would object to electoral votes unless an emergency audit in light of allegations of election fraud is carried…
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