Desertification and not certifying are two different things. The constitution gives the vice President the job of certifying the election but it does not say that the VP has to do so immediately. At the least Pence should have put off certification so that they could have had time make a case and let the courts get involved.
And where does it give him this power? It's not in Article I or the 12th Amendment.
At the least Pence should have put off certification so that they could have had time make a case and let the courts get involved.
He didn't have that authority.
excellent worth repeating