Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Saturday called efforts by his Republican colleagues to challenge the Electoral College results on Jan. 6 an “egregious ploy,” adding that it “dangerously threatens our Democratic Republic.” Romney, who has had a turbulent relationship with President Donald Trump, offered his criticism in a statement on a plan by at least 12 Republican senators to object to Electoral College votes cast for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in several contested states during the Jan. 6 joint session in Congress, when valid votes are set to be counted. “The egregious ploy to reject electors may enhance the political ambition of some, but dangerously threatens our Democratic Republic. The congressional power to reject electors is reserved for the most extreme and unusual circumstances. These are far from it,” Romney said. His statement comes after a group of 11 Republican senators announced their intention to challenge the electoral college votes from …