More than a dozen Republican senators originally said they would object to at least one state s election results. After the violence that ensured Wednesday afternoon, that number was reduced by about half.
Heading into Wednesday s joint session of Congress to tally the Electoral College vote results, lawmakers anticipated a long day peppered with objections hinged on baseless allegations of election fraud. More than a dozen Republican senators had said they would object to at least one state s election results.
They began with a debate over a challenge to Arizona s results. But after pro-Trump extremists brought violence and chaos to the Capitol, both chambers were forced into an emergency recess while the building was locked down.