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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.