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发帖数: 61690 | 1 Several House Democrats are weighing a formal challenge to Donald Trump’s
election on Friday, when Congress meets in joint session to certify Trump’s
Electoral College victory.
Reps. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Bobby Scott of Virginia, Rep. John Conyers
of Michigan and Jamie Raskin of Maryland are among a group of Democrats
eyeing challenges.
Members have the right to lodge those protests when Congress officially
counts the electoral votes on Friday. But for the protests to have any
effect on the proceedings, they’ll need to secure the backing of at least
one senator, and it’s unclear whether any Senate Democrats are weighing a
similar challenge.
Either way, there’s effectively no chance the protests will alter the
actual election outcome, given Republican control of Congress. Instead, the
effort could give Democrats a new venue to protest Trump’s victory. And if
the Democrats can secure a senator’s support, the challenges could delay
the certification of Trump’s victory for hours while the House and Senate
separately debate the merits of each protested electoral college vote.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, speaking to reporters outside the House
chamber, said she's undecided so far on the Electoral College challenge.
"We'll see," she said. "I’m just hearing about this now."
"We've been through this before," she added, "with Florida and Gore."
Asked about any brewing challenges to the vote, a chuckling Assistant
Democratic Leader James Clyburn said, "It's a way for some people to have
fun." He declined to comment further.
Sources who attended a Democratic whip meeting on Thursday morning said
Perlmutter stood up and announced that he’s weighing a challenge. A
spokeswoman said Perlmutter is unlikely to contest the Electoral College
vote without the support of a senator and emphasized that his goal isn't to
stop Trump's election but to highlight Russian interference.
Early Thursday afternoon, Perlmutter's office issued a statement "in advance
of the Electoral College vote count" on Russia's involvement.
"This is not about trying to stop Donald Trump from becoming President," he
said. "This is about the fact that our liberty, freedom and democracy were
compromised by Russia’s intrusion into America’s election. We cannot allow
a foreign nation to ever influence our elections because it harms our
liberty, freedom and independence. This is bigger than just one election,
and for the sake of our democracy, we must remain vigilant."
A spokeswoman for Scott said “he is reviewing” more information before
making a decision on a challenge, but he hasn’t committed to filing one. | c******e
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: Several House Democrats are weighing a formal challenge to Donald Trump’s
: election on Friday, when Congress meets in joint session to certify Trump’s
: Electoral College victory.
: Reps. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Bobby Scott of Virginia, Rep. John Conyers
: of Michigan and Jamie Raskin of Maryland are among a group of Democrats
: eyeing challenges.
: Members have the right to lodge those protests when Congress officially
: counts the electoral votes on Friday. But for the protests to have any
: effect on the proceedings, they’ll need to secure the backing of at least
: one senator, and it’s unclear whether any Senate Democrats are weighing a
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