Tag: Ted Cruz

Cruz Pushes Back Against Critics Calling for His Arrest Over Election Audit

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday responded to criticism over his plan to challenge the electoral college results on Jan. 6 unless an emergency 10-day audit to assess election fraud allegations takes place. Cruz and 10 other senators announced their intention to challenge Electoral College votes from contested states over concerns that the 2020 election “featured…


‘We Have an Obligation to Voters’: Sen. Cruz Says Emergency Audit Needed to Probe Fraud

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) elaborated on his Electoral College challenge when the Joint Session of Congress convenes on Jan. 6, saying that it is contingent on whether an emergency audit is performed to determine whether allegations of fraud during the Nov. 3 election are valid. Cruz and 11 other Republican senators announced they would challenge…


‘Morale Is High, Fight’: GOP Rep Says Trump, House Republicans Held Call on Electoral College Rejection

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said President Donald Trump and House Republicans held a call to discuss their objection to the Electoral College vote during the Jan. 6 Joint Session of Congress, suggesting their fight is gaining steam. Brooks said that at least 50 lawmakers, including Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), White House chief of staff Mark…


11 More GOP Senators to Object to Electoral College Votes

A group of 11 senators on Saturday announced they’re going to challenge electoral votes during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress. “America is a Republic whose leaders are chosen in democratic elections. Those elections, in turn, must comply with the Constitution and with federal and state law,” the group wrote in a joint statement….


More GOP Lawmakers Back Electoral College Challenge

Another member of Congress has pledged to challenge the Electoral College vote submissions when the Joint Session of Congress meets Jan. 6, joining several others who said they will do so. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) wrote in a letter to Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) that “I intend to object to the…


Sen. Ted Cruz: Anyone ‘Involved in Voter Fraud’ Should Be Prosecuted, Jailed

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told voters in Georgia that anyone who is involved in voter fraud should be jailed and prosecuted. “We are fighting together to defend the nation we love,” the Texas senator said in a rally in Savannah on Saturday. “Let me tell what we also need to do. It is time to…


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