WASHINGTON (AP) 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.
The 11 senators, led by Ted Cruz of Texas, said they will vote against certain state electors unless Congress appoints an electoral commission to immediately conduct an audit of the election results. They acknowledged they are unlikely to change the results of the election.
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President Donald Trump s extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week s joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College results.
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Two months after the election, President Trump continues to insist, without credible evidence, that it was rigged for Joe Biden.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Former Attorney General William Barr would not go along with it. A U.S. Supreme Court with three of President Trump’s appointees would not go along with it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would not go along with it. Even Vice President Mike Pence, who would stay in office if it were to succeed, would not go along with it.