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Trump Loyalists Sue Mike Pence to Give Him Power to Overturn Election Results Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a Defend The Majority campaign event on December 11, 2020, in Columbus, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images Vice President Mike Pence has come under heavy pressure from President Trump to back an unconstitutional scheme to overturn his election defeat in a joint session of Congress next week. According to multiple reports, advisers have repeatedly had to explain to the president that the vice president’s role is merely ceremonial. Trump has lost every legal challeng...

Trump unhappy DOJ stepped in to crush Gohmert lawsuit Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo President Donald Trump is unhappy that the Department of Justice responded on behalf of Vice President Mike Pence in a lawsuit filed by Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert that aims to give Pence the power to overturn the presidential election. The New York Times reported that Trump called Pence Friday morning to express surprise at the development. The president was more vocal to others about his displeasure, sources...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and 11 Arizona Republicans that sought to force Vice President Mike Pence to essentially overturn the results of the election and hand it to President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, said Gohmert and his fellow Republicans lacked standing to sue. In what was always seen as a far-fetched effort by Trump allies to change the outcome of the presidential race, Gohmert had argued that Pence could unilaterally alter the Electoral College count. The lawmaker had called on the cour...

Texas congressman suggests ‘violence in the streets’ after judge rejects bid to force Pence to overturn Biden’s win Elizabeth Thompson, The Dallas Morning News © Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS Congressman Louie Gohmert, R- Texas, speaks at the Freedom Caucus press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2020. WASHINGTON — East Texas congressman Louie Gohmert suggested that “violence in the streets” may be the only remaining option to block Joe Biden from becoming president, after a federal judge rejected his lawsuit aiming to force Vice President...

Pence says, A "suit to establish that the Vice President has discretion over the count, filed against the Vice President, is a walking legal contradiction."