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Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona Triggers Republicans' Bid to Overturn Biden Win
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January 6, 2021
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3:42Now PlayingA group of House and Senate Republicans objected to Arizona’s electoral vote count during a joint session of Congress Wednesday, setting off an extraordinary -- though doomed -- attempt by President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the presidential election.
The objection, the first of three expected to come from lawmakers in both chambers, are certain to be rejected by Democrats along with a number of GOP lawmakers. But the action hardened the bitter partisanship in Congress and exposed deep rifts in the Republican Party under Trump.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decried the attempts by some of his GOP colleagues to cast doubt on the validity of the election won by Democrat Joe Biden, warning it would put democracy in the U.S. into a “death spiral.”
“The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken,” McConnell said on the Senate floor. “They’ve all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our Republic forever.”
Objections to Electoral College counts have been raised before, but never have such efforts gained as much partisan momentum or been embraced by the occupant of the Oval Office. Trump has refused to concede the election, making baseless claims of voter fraud.
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