A federal appeals court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans seeking clarity on Vice President Mike Pence’s authority in determining which Electoral College votes to count during the Jan. 6 congressional joint session. The power of Pence’s role as the president of the Senate to count or reject electoral votes…
Pence Welcomes Efforts by Lawmakers to Object to Electoral College Votes on Jan. 6: Report
Vice President Mike Pence said he welcomes efforts by lawmakers to challenge Electoral College results in the upcoming congressional joint session on Jan. 6, when the votes are formally counted, according to a statement sent by his chief of staff to reporters. Vice President Chief of Staff Marc Short issued the statement on Saturday saying that Pence,…
Pence Welcomes Efforts by Lawmakers to Object to Electoral College Votes on Jan. 6
Vice President Mike Pence said he welcomes efforts by lawmakers to challenge Electoral College results in the upcoming congressional joint session on Jan. 6, when the votes are formally counted, according to a new statement. Vice President Chief of Staff Marc Short issued the statement yo reporters on Saturday saying that Pence, who will be presiding over…
Georgia Republican Senators Not Part of Group Joining Planned Election Challenge
The two Georgia senators who are facing runoff elections next week were not part of the group of Republicans who announced Saturday they will join in objections during the upcoming joint session of Congress. The names of Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) were noticeably absent from the joint statement released by the…
Sidney Powell Says Pence Should Reject Electoral Votes from Disputed States
Attorney Sidney Powell told FlashPoint host Gene Bailey in a Dec. 29 interview that Vice President Mike Pence should reject Electoral College votes from states facing legal challenges on grounds of alleged election and voter fraud. “Vice President Pence should simply refuse to accept the illegal electors—the electors from the states in which there was…
Sidney Powell: ‘Definitely Possible’ Trump Retains Presidency
Attorney Sidney Powell told FlashPoint host Gene Bailey in a Dec. 29 interview that she believes it is “definitely possible” that President Donald Trump retains the presidency for a second term, even after the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 or beyond. Powell was responding to a question by Bailey about the “viable paths”…
Gohmert Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Seeking Clarification on Pence’s Role
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other plaintiffs seeking clarification on what power the vice president has during congressional sessions for counting electoral votes filed an appeal late Friday after a judge dismissed their case. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, ruled earlier in the day that the plaintiffs in Gohmert v. Pence lack standing….
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….
Gohmert on Lawsuit Dismissal: ‘If I Don’t Have Standing to Do That, Nobody Does’
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said late Friday, after a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit he and others filed against Vice President Mike Pence, that the ruling was wrong, and that he plans to appeal. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump nominee, alleged Gohmert didn’t have sufficient standing to bring the legal action. Gohmert “alleges at…
24 Louisiana State Reps Urge GOP Congressional Delegation to Reject Biden-Harris Electors
Twenty-four Louisiana House Republicans are calling on the state’s Republican congressional delegation to reject the electors for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) for six swing states on Jan. 6, “due to fraud in the presidential election.” Lawmakers will gather on Jan. 6 for a joint session…
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