Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is rejecting efforts by some Republicans to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
While speaking from the Senate floor on Wednesday, McConnell noted he did support President Donald Trump’s right to raise legal concerns about the integrity of the election.
He acknowledged every election “features some illegality” and “irregularity” which he called “unacceptable.”
McConnell continued, “Nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale, the massive scale, that would have tipped the entire election.”
He suggested if lawmakers object to the electoral votes it could have negative long lasting effects on the government.
“We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts, and the states have all spoken, they’ve all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever,” McConnell added.
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BREAKING: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: "We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts, and the states have all spoken…If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever." https://t.co/Y6Ixt5iEny pic.twitter.com/Ael1H9uh6e
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Vice President Mike Pence defied Trump and declared he does not “unilateral authority” to reject Electoral College votes, as IJR previously reported.
“It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,” Pence wrote in a letter on Wednesday.
He went on, “Some believe that as Vice President, I should be able to accept or reject electoral votes unilaterally. Others believe that electoral votes should never be challenged in a Joint Session of Congress. After a careful study of our Constitution, our laws, and our history, I believe neither view is correct.”
At the “Save America March” on Wednesday, Trump said he hoped Pence would “stand up for the good of our Constitution and the good of our country,” as IJR previously reported.
Trump proceeded to let Pence know if he did not he would be “very disappointed” in him.
