Posted on 01/06/2021 10:03:24 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short on Wednesday accused President Trump of revoking his White House access as tensions between Pence and Trump continued to deteriorate.
The president publicly and privately lobbied Pence in recent weeks to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win ahead of Wednesday’s confirmation vote in Congress, which Pence is overseeing as the president of the Senate.
“Mike Pence, I hope you get to stand up for the good of our Constitution and for the good of our country, and if you’re not, I’m going to be very disappointed in you,” Trump said at a rally outside the White House earlier Wednesday.
But Pence defied Trump and in a lengthy letter to members of Congress on Wednesday said he did not have the power to throw out the electoral votes that will make Biden the next president.
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Pence is only one of about 300 Republicans that ended their careers today.
Good riddance to all of them.
Does someone have a link to the legal text that empowers the Vice President to throw out electoral votes?
The first time I heard about this was a few days ago.
Thanks.
I SAT DECLASSIFY EVERYTHING, SCORCHED EARTH. Do what you can as the president to bloody the waters
Good!
No, if the VP becomes President, then as the new President they get to select their VP. Pelosi is only in the succession for President, not Vice President.
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