Former President Trump reiterated his view that former Vice President Mike Pence could have refused to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election as the two would hold events supporting opposing candidates in Arizona’s contested GOP gubernatorial primary.
Trump said in a statement from his Save America PAC that Pence told him he did not have the authority to overturn Electoral College votes. The former president asked why, if that’s the case, “Democrats and RINOs,” meaning only Republicans, are working to pass a bill that would make it clear that the vice president has only a ceremonial role in counting the results of the presidential election.
A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would clarify that the vice president does not have the power to overturn election results, reforming the 1887 Election Counting Act.
The act was originally passed after the contested presidential election of 1876, during which several states submitted multiple electoral rolls, signaling different winners in each state. A committee eventually chose a winner after Congress deadlocked.
Lawmakers have expressed concern that the language of the Election Counting Act is too vague, allowing Trump to try to use the law to prevent Biden from taking office.
“It was a big event because everyone came together and said that Mike had no choice, that he could not send the tables back to the States (which is all I suggested he do) for possible re-tabulation and correction based on massive fraud and irregularities to voters,” Trump said.
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Trump said Pence sending certain ballots back stateside could have been an “election-changing event” and the country “would have been a different place!”
Trump has repeatedly criticized Pence for refusing to try to overturn the election results.
His latest attack comes ahead of Trump and Pence’s dueling rallies scheduled for this weekend. Pence will campaign for Karyn Taylor Robeson, who he endorsed in the Arizona gubernatorial race, while Trump will campaign for his supporter, Kari Lake.
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