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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch on Independence Avenue before dawn Wednesday, as the House and Senate prepare to convene a joint session to count the electoral votes cast in November’s election. The district has seen two days of demonstrations as supporters of President Donald Trump rally to back his false claims of winning the presidential election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (CN) Victory becomes less likely as the days of his term grow shorter, but President Donald Trump will ratchet up his war against the outcome of the 2020 election Wednesday as Congress convenes to count the votes that certified Joe Biden’s victory.
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Congress will convene at 1pm Wednesday to certify Joe Biden s Electoral College victory at a joint session led by Vice President Mike Pence
A group of 13 rogue Republican senators led by Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley plan to file objections to the results in at least three battleground states
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will made a last-ditch effort to dissuade the group from following through with their plan in a speech early in the day
Trump has pinned his hopes on Mike Pence, furiously and falsely claiming that the VP could single-handedly overturn the election results on Wednesday