Sadly Trump even had to be told something that every 5th grader already knows.
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Derp — 5 years ago(January 06, 2021 05:44 PM)
Sadly Trump even had to be told something that every 5th grader already knows.
Trump, who already had turned up the pressure on Pence to steal the election, warned him that it would be politically "damaging" for Pence to refuse to block certification, according to a source familiar with the conversation.
Pence gently informed Trump during the meeting that the power doesn't exist for him to derail the process, the source added.
The vice president went on to tell Trump there are outliers saying that the authority exists, but Pence has been told by the White House Counsel's Office he doesn't have that authority, according to this source who was briefed on the conversation. The meeting at the White House came after Pence met with the Senate parliamentarian earlier this week to go over his role in the proceedings. -
Derp — 5 years ago(January 06, 2021 06:40 PM)
Pence released an official statement that he does not have the power to overturn electoral votes. Trump was denying the above story previously, which means yet again he was caught lying.
"It is my considered judgement that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not," Pence said in a three-page letter addressed to "Dear Colleague."
"Given the controversy surrounding this year's election, some approach this year's quadrennial tradition with great expectation, and others with dismissive disdain," Pence wrote.
"Some believe that as Vice President, I should be able to accept or reject electoral votes unilaterally. Others believe that electoral votes should never be challenged in a Joint Session of Congress. After a careful study of our Constitution, our laws, and our history, I believe neither view is correct."
