On Dec. 30, U.S. Senator Hawley pledged to join several House Republicans in opposing the 2020 Electoral College voting results when they are presented to Congress on Jan. 6.
On Dec. 30, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Texas) issued a statement saying he would oppose the certification of the Jan. 6 Electoral College results.
Hawley noted “the failure of states, including Pennsylvania in particular, to comply with their own election laws” and “the unprecedented interference in this election by mega-corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, in support of Joe Biden.”
The statement also said that Hawley would “call on Congress to launch a full investigation into potential fraud and election irregularities and to enact election integrity measures.
He emphasized that “Democrats in Congress have raised objections during the electoral vote certification process after both the 2004 and 2016 elections.”
“For these reasons, I will follow the practice of Democratic members of Congress in past years and raise objections during the certification process on Jan. 6 to raise these critical issues,” his statement concluded.
Several Republican House members have previously stated that they will oppose the Electoral College vote results on Jan. 6, but at least one more senator needs to object as well to trigger a House and Senate debate on the issue and then a vote. If both the House and Senate vote against certification, then the challenged electoral vote results will be declared null and void.
On Dec. 29, Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said on Newsmax TV that if the House and Senate debate the 2020 election results on Jan. 6, then the Trump campaign will submit specific examples of election fraud at that time.
Miller said the evidence presented in a joint session of Congress will be different from what the Trump presidential campaign has presented in court.
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