President Donald Trump refuted a New York Times report claiming
Vice President Mike Pence told him that he could not decertify the
official results of the 2020 presidential election.
The president fired off a statement
Tuesday evening denying the report.
“The New York Times report regarding comments Vice President
Pence supposedly made to me today is fake news. He never said that.
The Vice President and I are in total agreement that the Vice
President has the power to act,” read the statement.
“The November 3rd election was corrupt in contested states, and
in particular it was not in accordance with the Constitution in
that they made large scale changes to election rules and
regulations as dictated by local judges and politicians, not by
state legislators. This means that it was illegal,” Trump
continued.
“Our Vice President has several options under the U.S.
Constitution. He can decertify the results or send them back to the
states for change and certification. He can also decertify the
illegal and corrupt results and send them to the House of
Representatives for the one vote for one state tabulation,” the
statement concluded.
Maggie Haberman, one of the reporters who wrote the article in
question, noted the president’s statement but responded
that the New York Times stood by the report.
Pence will preside over the official congressional tabulation of
the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election, but even
some Republican lawmakers are rejecting the claims from the
president that he has the power to reject any electoral votes. The
session begins at 1 p.m. ET.
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina was among those Republicans
denying any Constitutional course of action for the president to
decertify the results.
“Thus far, no justice, judge or fact finder has found evidence
indicating the election results in those states should be
overturned,” said Scott in a
lengthy statement Tuesday.
“As I read the Constitution, there is no constitutionally viable
means for the Congress to overturn an election wherein the states
have certified and sent their Electors,” he added.
Allies and supporters of the president are planning a protest in
Washington, D.C., in order to pressure lawmakers to reject the
official election results and pronounce Trump the winner of the
2020 election.
Here’s more about the fight over the 2020 election results:
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