Instead, the filing argued that systematic violations of the law by state election officials made fraud “undetectable.”Many Republicans have been silent as Trump has pursued his baseless claims. Two others actually said Trump was the winner, while 219 either gave no answer or were not definitive. But each step by the president and his followers entrapped Republican elected officials — and degraded them and their party. If there are challenges to any state’s results, the process of counting will be halted for the House and Senate to debate and vote on the challenge. Both houses must accept the challenge for a state’s votes to be disqualified.

Source: Washington Post December 12, 2020 15:25 UTC