try to get certified before they dissolved. so the big question is what's next. there's two paths here. one is what's next when it comes to congress and one is what's next when it comes to the investigation. congress is set to be sworn in on january 3rd and harris doesn't really have a legal leg to stand on. unless he gets a court order without certification. there's no legal authority to give him the seat. democrats have said there's no way we're going to let him be sworn in. take a listen. >> his election has not been certified. in light of that and in light of the fact that so many republicans in north carolina admit and observe that there was fraud obviously conducted in the general election in north carolina in that district, that he should not be seated unless the cloud is lifted. my own view is we probably ought to redo the general election. >> again, something we're not going to know about until the new board of elections is in