WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence began the Trump administration tasked with investigating Donald Trump’s baseless claims that millions of illegally cast ballots cost him the popular vote in 2016.
The “election integrity” commission Pence headed quickly faded from view and disbanded months later after uncovering no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Now, Pence is ending his tenure with an even bigger test of whether to support Trump’s spurious election claims.
Pence s constitutional role of presiding over the Senate includes the obligation of declaring during a joint session of Congress Wednesday that President-elect Joe Biden received more Electoral College votes than Trump.
Mike Pence faces biggest loyalty test in announcing Trump s loss during a special session of Congress
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Pence faces biggest loyalty test in announcing Trump s loss during session of Congress
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Officials have been very clear: Threats of violence will not be tolerated and they will do everything they can to protect election officials. (Elaine Cromie/Getty Images)
In light of violence and harassment targeted toward election officials, poll workers, voters and volunteers, the Voter Protection Program (VPP) held a press briefing Wednesday to discuss this unprecedented moment in U.S. election history.
Speakers at the briefing, which included Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, were very clear: These threats of violence will not be tolerated and they will do everything they can to protect election officials.
Subscribe Violence and harassment targeted toward election officials, poll workers, voters, and volunteers are mounting across the country as Trump and his allies continue to make baseless claims about voter fraud and the election, said Joanna Lydgate, national director of VPP.