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20 Republicans Signed a Letter to Congress Supporting Trump’s Challenge

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Jennie Miller

At least 20 Republican members of the House have now signed a letter to congressional leadership and the chairpersons for several congressional committees. They called for an investigation into what it described as ‘election theft’. Point to be noted that there are increasing numbers of Republican legislators going against GOP leadership. They are supporting a challenge to the certification of the Electoral College outcome on 6th January. The letter said, “The presidential election has been the subject of dozens of lawsuits alleging voter fraud, illegal voting, and election theft which, on January 6, 2021, it may or will be the subject of extensive floor debate as Congress determines whether to accept or reject various states’ Electoral College vote submissions”. However, the Trump campaign has lost various lawsuits challenging the results of the election.

The Republican leadership has been trying to stem the flow of members pushing to challenge the results, as the party tries to chart its post-Trump future. John Thune is the second-highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, he said, “The thing they’ve got to remember is, it’s just not going anywhere. It’s going down like a shot dog. RINO John Thune, “Mitch’s boy”, should just let it play out. South Dakota doesn’t like weakness. He will be primaried in 2022, political career over!!!” The Congressman-elect Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina said he would fund a primary challenge against any Republican who doesn’t call for fair, free, and just elections after an election won by President-elect Joe Biden considered free and fair from election security analysts.

It is noteworthy that Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville of Alabama will be sworn in on 3rd January, just 3 days before the Electoral College results are to be certified by the US Congress. The support of Tuberville will only make it possible to debate the issue, not overturn the election. President Trump has encouraged efforts to challenge the election results. Republican Representative Ted Budd issued a statement and said, “These patriotic Americans are being roared at by elites on the coasts, inside the Beltway, and even in Congress itself. They are being told to sit down and shut up. The American people will never do that and neither will I”. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly accepted Joe Biden as the president-elect and has encouraged Republicans to accept the election results.

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