– Mr. Trump
Untrue.
Mr. Trump, who spoke in Washington before the Capitol proceedings began, suggested that last-minute fraudulent votes deprive him of victory in key states, while a normal process of counting votes plays out. Election officials have been warning for months that counting could take days or even weeks to vote, given the appearance of absentee ballots this year. Studies and experts have predicted that Mr. Trump could lead in key states on election night, but that leadership could be slowly eroded as officials still count the ballots. This is what has happened in many states.
His false allegation was one of the many unfounded allegations he has made in recent days about election fraud.
– President Trump
Untrue.
Vice President Mike Pence does not have the power to change the outcome of the election. Its task is simply to oversee the composition of the electoral votes. Just before the proceedings began, Mr. Pence issued a statement saying the Constitution “forces me to demand unilateral authority to determine which votes should be counted and which should not.”