2 Michigan congressmen plan to object to Electoral College vote

Congress meet Wednesday to certify election results

Some Republican members in Congress, such as Michigan Reps. Tim Wallberg and Jack Bergman, said they are ready to object to Joe Biden’s win on Wednesday as lawmakers meet to certify the election.

READ: Where Michigan GOP lawmakers stand on effort to challenge Electoral College count

“We will not stand idly by without taking every lawfully available option to ensure the outcomes of our elections can be trusted. This includes objecting to the electoral votes from disputed states where there is evidence warranting an investigation,” the pair said in a joint statement.

“Our options are not binary. Congress has an obligation to the tens of millions of Americans who have lost faith in our election process to prove that our elections are free, fair, and follow laws in place.”

Thousands of President Trump supporters are expected to converge in Washington DC and rally in support of the president and push Congress not to certify.

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EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

Wednesday’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes has taken on added importance this year as congressional Republicans allied with President Donald Trump are pledging to try and undo Democrat Joe Biden’s victory and subvert the will of the American people.

The Republicans — a dozen senators and many more House members — are citing Trump’s repeated, baseless charges of widespread fraud. They say they will officially object to the results, forcing votes in the Republican-run Senate and the Democratic-controlled House that will almost certainly fail.

There was not widespread fraud in the election, as has been confirmed by a range of election officials and by William Barr, who stepped down as attorney general last month. Neither Trump nor any of the lawmakers promising to object to the count have presented credible evidence that would change the outcome.

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