The future Florida congressman joins a growing list of Republican lawmakers who have vowed to object to the final vote count, which awarded President-elect Joe Biden with 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump s 232. The effort to challenge the Electoral College result is certain to fail and comes even though no evidence of widespread fraud has been presented in any of the Trump campaign s myriad election lawsuits, nor was any such evidence found in reviews by the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security.
CNN reported Thursday that Donalds could be joined in objecting to the result by as many as 140 of his Republican colleagues in the House. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said on the The Bulwark Podcast that he expects at least 100 GOP members of Congress to join the effort, which he called the undermining of democracy.
Hawley Becomes First Senator Committed to Challenging Electoral College Results
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said he will object during the counting of the Electoral College vote process on Jan. 6, becoming the first senator to confirm they are joining an effort launched by more than a dozen House Republicans.
“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on Jan. 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley wrote in a statement on Dec. 30. “And I cannot vote to certify without pointing out the unprecedented effort of mega-corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden,” he added.
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