Congress affirms Biden s presidential win after riot at U.S. Capitol
Rosalind S. Helderman, Karoun Demirjian, Seung Min Kim and Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post
Jan. 7, 2021
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Damage inside the U.S. Capitol left by pro-Trump protesters on January 6, 2021 in Washington.Photo for The Washington Post by Oliver Contreras
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress, shaken and angry following a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump s supporters, put a final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden s victory early Thursday morning and brought an end to a historically turbulent post-election period.
Republicans had at one point planned to object to the electoral college votes in a series of states won by Biden, but after the storming of the Capitol, several GOP senators changed course, disputing only Arizona and Pennsylvania. Both challenges failed.
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress, shaken and angry following a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump s supporters, put a final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden s victory early Thursday morning and brought an end to a historically turbulent post-election period.
the american people know that the threats that we face are real. so, we have more about the legal battle that s taking place for president trump s legal ban, and it is a moment in time now where preparation is going to be going back and forth to figure out where they can move forward with the administration and the executive order. rick pildes is a constitutional law professor at new york university school of law and joins me now at 30 rock. rick, what do you make of the trump administration and trying to regather itself to go after this? is this all said and done because they got denied about the appeal from the 9th circuit? no, no, this is still very much a live controversy. so, the first thing we can say is that federal judges throughout the country enjoined the way in which they order affected legal permanent residents, detaining people at the airports, unanimously federal courts put a stop to that. now we re moving into the stage
order from the judge in seattle stay in effect or whether they stop his order from going into effect. just from your legal opinion, do you think it is a mistake for the white house to challenge the 9th circuit in this way? oh, no, it s entirely expected the administration would pursue this legal challenge. they certainly they won in boston already. they believe their policy is legally justified. of course they re going to continue to pursue it through the federal courts. the right way to challenge policy is in the courts, and ultimately, the courts will decide whether this order is legal or not. the president does have a tremendous amount of discretion with respect to entry at the borders, and that is essentially the core of the argument that the trump administration will be making and has begun to make in the 9th circuit. we will continue to follow this, rick. great to have you on. thank you for helping us break this down, helping us all understand it a little bit better, and