A total of 12 Republican senators now vow to object during January 6 vote
Ted Cruz on Saturday issued a statement with 10 of his GOP colleagues
They call for a commission to investigate the election in states that they dispute
Their efforts are in parallel with those of Missouri Republican Josh Hawley
Senate Leader McConnell has pleaded with his caucus not to block the vote
McConnell says the effort will be futile and only divide and weaken the party
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, greets a crowd before he speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
WASHINGTON, DC A coalition of 11 Republican senators announced Saturday it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some states when Congress meets next week to certify the Electoral College results that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won.
President Donald Trump s extraordinary refusal to accept his election defeat and the effort to subvert the will of the voters has become a defining moment for Republicans and is tearing the party apart. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has urged Republican not to try to overturn the election.
Legal experts slam Louis Gohmert The Texas Tribune
January 6 is now just days away but President Donald Trump and his allies appear to have no intention of giving up on their fight to overturn the presidential election but they continue to come up short. In fact, a federal judge tossed out Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Trump s fake electors lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence. The problem for Plaintiffs here is that they lack standing. Plaintiff Louie Gohmert, the United States Representative for Texas s First Congressional District, alleges at most an institutional injury to the House of Representatives. Under well-settled Supreme Court authority, that is insufficient to support standing, Kernodle wrote. The other Plaintiffs, the slate of Republican Presidential Electors for the State of Arizona (the Nominee-Electors ), allege an injury that is not fairly traceable to the Defendant, the Vice President of the United States, and is unlikely to be redr
The lawsuit aimed to give Vice-President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week