Pence didn t back Gohmert-led effort to change election, lawyers say Print this article
Lawyers for the House Republican who filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence hoping to secure President Trump another term in office suggested that he had a chance to support their efforts and didn’t.
Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, in conjunction with the entire delegation of Trump s so-called shadow electors in Arizona, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday. The suit aimed to provide Pence with “exclusive authority” to determine which Electoral College votes are certifiable, arguing that the vice president has the sole discretion to determine the legitimacy of votes, per the 12th Amendment.