ToplineOutgoing Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.) said he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent, citing his GOP colleagues’ efforts to overturn the election to keep President Trump in power, according to CNN. UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 19: Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., is seen outside a meeting of the House ... [+] Republican Conference in the Capitol on December 19, 2017. To focus my time and energy upon them, their needs, their goals,” Mitchell said in a floor speech. That’s the number of Republican members of Congress who have acknowledged Biden’s election victory – 14 House members and 9 senators. Great man,” Riggleman said, concluding, “I support him 100%.”

Source: Forbes December 14, 2020 21:46 UTC