Pence May Choose 2020 Election Winner ‘As He Sees Fit,’ GOP Rep Says in New Court Filing

Pence May Choose 2020 Election Winner ‘As He Sees Fit,’ GOP Rep Says in New Court Filing
President Donald Trump(R) and Vice President Mike Pence participate in a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day in Arlington, Va., on May 25, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Vice President Mike Pence has the ability to overrule the Electoral College vote and can essentially decide the outcome of the presidential election, said Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), coming after Department of Justice lawyers argued Pence is not the proper defendant in the suit.

The DOJ’s lawyers, representing Pence, argued that Gohmert should be filing a lawsuit against Congress, not Pence’s office.

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