Category: Politics

A group of Republican senators stated they will object when Congress meets on Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory, calling for a commission to investigate baseless allegations of electoral fraud. While their challenge is not expected to prevail, it will force a debate, drawing out a process that is usually a formality.

Our fact check reveals just how deep the president has swum in the QAnon and conspiracy fever swamps.

Among those who have denied Trump’s unsubstantiated assertions are fellow Republicans

A group of House Republicans offered a frank rationale for opposing President Trump’s machinations.

David J. Worley, an Atlanta lawyer and the board’s most senior member, said that a transcript of the call amounted to “probable cause” to believe that President Trump had violated Georgia election code.

The former chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) forced a telling vote when it came to accepting the election results. And Republicans did.

The president and president-elect both plan high-profile trips to a state where two Senate contests on Tuesday will determine which party controls the chamber in Washington.

Some lawyers and legal scholars say Trump’s actions in his call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger appeared to potentially violate both state and federal criminal statutes.

Here’s how it will work, step by step.

His call with Georgia’s secretary of state reinforces that Trump is more interested in uncertainty than certainty.

Beyond the utter lack of evidence behind the effort, there’s the fact that it’s highly dubious politically.

Most of them recognize their efforts will fail, and are likely glad of it.