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John Cornyn Says He Won’t Join Growing Number Of Texas Republicans Planning To Object To Certification Of Joe Biden’s Win
The state’s senior senator said Tuesday he will not object to certifying President Donald Trump’s reelection defeat “based on unproven allegations.”
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced Tuesday that he isn’t planning to object to the certification of the Electoral College vote in Congress, splitting with a growing number of GOP colleagues that most notably includes the state’s junior senator, Ted Cruz.
In a lengthy letter to Texans, Cornyn noted that he has supported President Donald Trump’s right to challenge election results in the courts but that Trump’s lawsuits have gone nowhere,
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. A deepening divide among Republicans over President Donald Trump s efforts to overturn the election runs prominently through Wyoming, the state that delivered Trump s widest prevailing margin by far. Eleven Republican senators saying they will not be voting Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to confirm President-elect Joe Biden s victory include Wyoming s newly sworn in Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Cheyenne-area rancher and former congresswoman. Vocal opponents of any such move include Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, leader of GOP messaging in the House as its third-ranking Republican (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Photo: Associated Press
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I won t betray my oath : Pence publicly DEFIES Trump s demand to block Biden s confirmation after President declares war on his own weak party at DC rally
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he will not follow President Donald Trump s demand that he overturn the election, vowing he will heed to the constitution, adding So Help Me God
Pence sent a letter to the 535 senators and representatives on Capitol Hill ahead of his presiding over the Joint Session that will certify Joe Biden s victory
He said vice presidents in the past have conducted the proceedings in an orderly manner even where the count resulted in the defeat of their party or their own candidacy