Lawyers representing Rep. Louie Gohmert
Louis (Louie) Buller Gohmert GOP Lawmaker Sues Pence In Attempt To Wipe Out Alabama’s Biden Victory Republican Tests Positive For COVID-19 Pelosi Warns Lawmakers Not To Speak On House Floor Without A Mask MORE (R-Texas) and Arizona’s 11 GOP voters revealed in a court Tuesday that Vice President Pence rejected their request to join their attempt to undermine the results of the presidential election.
Gohmert and voters filed a lawsuit against Pence on Monday in an attempt to claim that the vice president has sole authority to determine which presidential election Congress counts when it confirms the election results. The far-fetched lawsuit essentially asks the court to grant Pence the power on Jan. 6 to ignore the results in swing states such as Arizona and allow Congress to count only pro-Trump voters rather than those who are elected. Joe Biden
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In new lawsuits made public on Tuesday, plaintiffs disclosed that they had contacted Pence before filing their lawsuit in an attempt to join forces, but their talks failed to reach any agreement.
During the conference call, the plaintiffs’ counsel made a meaningful effort to resolve the underlying legal issues in accordance, including advising the vice president’s counsel that the plaintiffs intended to seek immediate interim injunction in in case the parties disagreed, “voters said in the filing. “Those discussions were unsuccessful in reaching an agreement and this lawsuit was filed.”
The disclosure was made in a filing in which Gohmert’s attorneys sought an expedited schedule for a ruling to try to induce U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas to dismiss the case on January 4, two days before certification. decide.
One of President Trump’s most ardent loyalists, Pence’s decision marks one of the most notable breaks with his boss, prompting lawmakers to challenge Congressional certification of the Electoral College’s results. Pence will oversee the Jan. 6 joint session in which Biden will be recognized by Congress as the winner of the White House election, although the role is largely ceremonial.
Pence has not made any public comments detailing how he intends to address the January 6 joint meeting of Congress, nor has he commented on Trump’s relentless pressure campaign urging lawmakers to report the results of the electoral college to reverse.
Trump’s efforts to influence Electoral College certification largely fail after an extensive legal campaign to overturn results in individual states on allegations of voter fraud and irregularities. Virtually all GOP cases were taken to court for lack of evidence or status.