Vice President Pence’s chief of staff said in a statement on Saturday that the vice president “welcomed” an attempt by some lawmakers to “raise objections” on January 6, when Congress convenes to confirm the Electoral College.
“Vice President Pence shares the concern of millions of Americans about voter fraud and irregularities during the recent election,” Marc Short, Pence’s chief of staff, told The Hill in a statement.
“The Vice President welcomes the efforts of members of the House and Senate to use the authority they have under the law to raise objections and bring evidence before Congress and the American people on January 6,” the statement continued.
The remark is the most comprehensive remark made by Pence’s office on the January 6 proceedings after a very controversial election between President Trump
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In the approximately two months since Election Day, Pence has stopped explicitly repeating Trump’s language that the election was fraudulent, and called for all “legal votes” to be counted. Yet he does not have the efforts of the president or his allies to challenge or publicly discourage the election results.
His statement comes a day after a GOP case that wanted to give him the power to reverse the January 6 election results discharge due to lack of standing.
Pence will chair the meeting on Jan. 6, but his role is largely ceremonial.
Dozens of incoming and current House Republics have indicated they would challenge the electoral college vote during Wednesday’s meeting. GOP Representatives Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz
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Sen. Josh Hawley
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A majority in both chambers will have to vote to uphold the objection to be successful.
However, the attempt is unlikely to succeed as Democrats control the House, and several GOP senators have said they will oppose any objections.
Hawley, along with other Republican lawmakers, has expressed concern about the number of allegations of voter fraud following the 2020 presidential election. Trump and his allies claim the election was repeatedly done by widespread voter fraud.
However, in addition to former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, top election officials have confirmed that there is no evidence of widespread fraud.
The move to face the election results next week gained momentum on Saturday after 11 new momentum GOP Senators said that they will object until there is a ten-day audit of election records in certain states.
Elected President Biden won 306 election votes compared to President Trump’s 232, and Biden led Trump by 7 million votes in the popular vote.
– Brett Samuels contributed