A federal appeals court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by Rep. Louie Gohmert that argued the vice president has the authority to unilaterally reverse Donald Trump s election loss during a joint session of Congress Wednesday.
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden's win.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 12 senators who have been enlisted for Trump's effort to subvert the will of American voters.
This follows the declaration from Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, who was the first to buck Senate leadership by saying he would join with House Republicans in objecting to
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Gohmert s lawsuit, joined by other House Republicans, served as a long-shot attempt at carrying out the president s wishes to overturn the November election results, which his legal advisers have sought to do for weeks while alleging fraud in key battleground states such as Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
A federal appeals court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by Gohmert and other Republicans that sought to expand Pence s legal authority to effectively overturn President-elect Joe Biden
The congressman s remarks come ahead of a Jan. 6 rally planned for the streets of Washington, D.C., a last-ditch effort by supporters of Trump to show opposition to Congress s certification of the Electoral College vote, set to take place the same day.
Outgoing United States President Donald Trump has been encouraging Republicans to prevent Joe Biden from taking office, although there is no viable mechanism for them to do so.