With no information or evidence, Josh Hawley said he would object because “some states, particularly Pennsylvania” have failed to obey their own electoral laws
Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Said he would object next week when Congress meets to approve it The victory of President-elect Joe Biden The elections will enforce House and Senate votes that will likely delay – but in no way change – the final confirmation of Biden’s victory.
President Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, that there was widespread election fraud.
He has urged Republican senators to pursue his baseless allegations, despite electoral college consolidating Biden’s 306-232 victory this month and failing several legal efforts to question the results.
A group of Republicans in the House of the Democratic majority have already announced that they will object to Trump during the January 6 election, and they only needed a single Senator to use them to force votes in both houses.
With no information or evidence, Hawley said he would object because “some states, especially Pennsylvania” did not obey their own electoral laws. Lawsuits against Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania were unsuccessful.
“At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of electoral fraud and take steps to ensure the integrity of our elections,” Hawley said in a statement.
He also criticized the way Facebook and Twitter handled content related to the election, characterizing it as an attempt to help Biden.
“No influence on Biden swearing in”
Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for the Biden transition, dismissed Hawley’s move as “antics” that will not affect Biden’s swearing-in on January 20th.
“The American people spoke out forcefully in these elections and 81 million people voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” Psaki said in a call to reporters.
She added, “Congress will confirm the election results as it does every four years.” White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows praised Hawley on Twitter for “advocating for the integrity of the elections”. When Congress meets to approve the results of the electoral college, any legislature may object to a state’s votes for any reason. However, the objection will only be accepted if it is in writing and has been signed by both a member of the House and a member of the Senate.
If there is such a motion, the joint session will be suspended and the House and Senate will go into separate sessions to consider it.
In order for the objection to be upheld, both chambers must agree with a simple majority. If they do not match, the original votes are counted.
The last time such an objection was considered was in 2005 when Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio and Sen.
Barbara Boxer of California, both Democrats, opposed the Ohio election, claiming there were voting irregularities. Both chambers discussed the objection and rejected it. It was only the second time that such a vote has taken place.
As President of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence will chair the January 6th session and declare the winner.
When asked about Hawley’s announcement, House Spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, said: “I have no doubt that Joe Biden will be confirmed by the election vote next Wednesday, a week from today, college at 46th . President of the United States. “Hawley is a first-time Senator and potential candidate in the 2024 presidential primary, and his decision to join the House of Representatives’ objections is a rejection from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who asked his caucus not to participate in a futile search to discard the results.
Realizing that the Democratic-run House would not support such a challenge, and that it would get most of its GOP fellow senators in trouble, McConnell told them on a private call on December 15 that it would be a “terrible vote” that they would have to meet.
According to two people who were not authorized to publicly discuss the private call and spoke on condition of anonymity.
While some Republicans have reiterated Trump’s unsubstantiated claims, or at least refused to confront them, McConnell and an increasing number of GOP senators have recognized that Biden won and will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Senate Republican No. 2 Senator John Thune of South Dakota said earlier this month if the Senate were forced to vote on a challenge “it would go down like a shot dog”.
Thune said there was no point putting senators to a vote when “you know what the final outcome will be”. A number of impartial election officials and Republicans have confirmed that there was no fraud in November that would alter the election results.
This includes former Attorney General William Barr, who said he saw no reason to appoint a special adviser to investigate the president’s demands after the 2020 election.
He then resigned from his post last week.
Trump and his allies have filed around 50 lawsuits against the election results, and almost all of them have been sacked or dropped. He also lost twice on the Supreme Court.
The House Republicans group has announced that it will question the election results in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada. All are states that Biden wore.
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, one of the Republicans leading the effort, has raised questions about the way state elections were conducted. Some states made changes to ballot papers and procedures during the pandemic.
While the new procedures may have created confusion in some places, state and federal officials have said there is no credible evidence of widespread fraud.
In addition to voting, Republicans are concerned about the negative impact on Georgia’s two Senate runoffs on Tuesday. GOP Sens.
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in a state flipped for Biden in November.
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