BARR: Final Betrayal - “Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable,” Barr said in a statement obtained by POLITICO. “The President’s conduct yesterday was a betrayal of his office and supporters.”
Well well. It’s politico; would like to see context or rather whole thing. But doesn’t look good at all, not at all.
For days I’ve been trying to figure out Pence betrayal and how they never went through full roll call. Turns out Pence sleazily changed the historical language to ensure no mention of the other electors was to be considered
https://mobile.twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1347089605691125760
It’s 2:55 a.m. and I just figured out how Pence massaged the rules of the Electoral College counting session to avoid introducing the “rival” slates of Trump electors.
These are the instructions VPs have given out at the start in each of the last 5. Note the difference?
TLDR: The law specifies that the VP must introduce all “purported” electoral votes. This year, that might’ve included the unserious/mock Trump electors.
But Pence worked with the parliamentarian to interpret it so only electors backed by a state “authority” would be introduced.
Note how Pence emphasizes, before introduced each state that not only is the slate of electors “regular” and “authentic,” but that the parliamentarian has advised him is the only one backed by a state “authority.”
That is not a regular acknowledgment at these sessions.