Hawley to challenge Senate election results in Senate

Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David Hawley Press for, 000 stimulus checks hits Senate buzzsaw GOP Georgia senators throw support behind, 000 stimulus checks Five GOP senators to watch in next month’s election college fight MORE (R-Mo.) Said on Wednesday that he would object during the counting of the Electoral College Congress on January 6 by Congress and become the first IDP senator to support the Conservatives of the House.

The decision by Hawley would spark a debate and vote in the House and Senate on the outcome of the Electoral College.

“I cannot vote to ratify the results of the January 6 election without addressing the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, have not complied with their own state election laws,” Hawley said in a statement.

“And I can not vote to certify without pointing to the unprecedented effort of mega-corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe BidenJoe Biden: An audit of Georgia’s signature finds no fraud during presidential election. Pence has refused to sign up to end the election, advocates say New Lincoln Project ad shows that Trump boundary wall was built from tombstones of COVID-19 victims.. Congress must at least investigate the allegations of voter fraud and take measures to ensure the integrity of our election. But Congress has so far been unable to act, ‘Hawley added.

His office did not immediately respond to a question he would raise next week.

Hawley’s decision comes as a group of Conservatives from the House, led by Rep. Mo BrooksMorris (Mo) Jackson BrooksTrump campaign asks the Supreme Court to challenge Wisconsin’s five GOP senators, to watch in next month’s election college battle. GOP wants to avoid sloppy Trump battle over election college. (R-Ala.), Has promised to make a long effort to reverse the outcome of the presidential election next Wednesday by objecting to the outcome of the election college.

To bring about a debate and a vote on their objection to the outcome of a state, members of the House need the support of a senator who will also object – something they did not have before Hawley’s announcement .

According to the Congressional Research Service, this is the third time that Congress has debated an objection since 1887. The other two times, in 1969 and 2005, were ultimately unsuccessful in changing the outcome of the election and the objections were rejected.

Congress will convene a joint session on January 6 to formally count the election results. If an objection has the support of both a member of the House and the Senate, legislators split into their respective chambers to debate it for up to two hours and vote on whether or not they want to uphold the objection.

The objection is not expected to win majority support in any of the chambers, given the opposition of Democrats and some Republicans, which means that efforts in Congress to change the outcome of the election will not shoot up.

But GOP leaders in the Senate have hoped to avoid the fight altogether, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell GOP senator says he will block permission for 000 stimulus checks Intercept’s DC chief of staff: McConnell was ‘pretty good’ with Trump losing re-election Trump directs Congress Republicans in several areas MORE (Ky.) And members of his leadership team publicly urged Republicans to object during a conference call earlier this month.

Republicans are concerned about the vote that a number of GOP incumbents could be re-elected in 2022 by forcing them to decide between their support behind Trump’s unfounded allegations of voter fraud, which many of them have publicly rejected, or to break. with the president and open themselves up to a bloody primary battle.

“I mean, in the Senate, it would … go off like a shot dog,” Sen said. John ThuneJohn Randolph ThuneTrump targets congressional Republicans in several areas Sanders to delay NDAA veto overruns in attempt to get vote on K check proposal This week: Trump’s grip on Hill allies’ faces test MORE (RS.D.) told reporters earlier this month. “I just think it does not make sense to put everyone through this if you know what the ultimate outcome is going to be.”

Hawley is considered a presidential candidate in 2024, and his move will put pressure on others who can watch the race.

Several other IDP senators have not yet said whether they will object, including Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulGOP senator says he will block permission for 000 stimulus checks Millions for foreign governments, pennies for U.S. federal judge: ‘Not surprisingly, a criminal like Trump forgives other criminals’ MORE (Ky.), Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward Cruz Five GOP senators to see the Electoral College fight the memorandum next month: can Pence run and win in 2024? George Clooney calls Trump more ‘a charismatic carnival barker’ (Texas) and Tom CottonTom Bryant CottonStatues Does Not Teach History Five GOP Senators Must Fight Trump’s Legacy in Next Month’s Election College: A Lasting Contempt for the Truth? MORE (Arch.), Who, like Hawley, are considered potential 2024 candidates.

Sen. Kelly LoefflerKelly Loeffler pushes for 000 stimulus checks hits Senate view 2.3 million people voted in Senate run-offs in Georgia this week to go to Intercept’s DC office: McConnell was ‘pretty good’ with Trump losing re-election (R-Ga.), Who now clings to Trump ahead of her run-off election Tuesday, did not say what she was going to do. Elected Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Is also investigating carefully after his campaign manager said he was seriously considering objecting.