An increasing number of new Republican freshmen in the House will support Mr Mo Brooks’ effort to oppose the certification of the results of the January 6 presidential election.
The newly elected Reps. Barry Moore of Alabama and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia were the first supporters of Brooks’ effort to challenge the Electoral College boards of a handful of states that President-elect Joe Biden won.
But now more incoming freshmen have joined them, Fox News found.
Lauren Boebert, from Colorado, GOP elected deputy, Madison Cawthorn from North Carolina, Burgess Owens from Utah, Yvette Herrell from New Mexico, Dr. Ronny Jackson from Texas, Bob Good from Virginia, Jerry Carl from Alabama and Andrew Clyde from Georgia will support Brooks’ effort, for a total of at least 10 new representatives, Fox News confirmed. This does not include current members who have said they will also object, such as Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.
The new members of Congress take office on January 3.
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Deputy-elect Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., Stands out in the new freshman class in the House because he has already enacted a law to restrict the powers of the IRS. (Marisa Schultz / Fox News)
(Marisa Schultz / Fox News)
“I intend to object,” Clyde, an owner of a gun store in Georgia, told Fox News. “It is clear to me that there have been serious allegations made under oath of mishandling absentee votes in several states, resulting in violations of Georgia and other states’ electoral laws.”
He added: “These allegations deserve to be reviewed in accordance with the Constitution and due process on which our country was founded. The American people deserve to hear the evidence presented in Congress and I intend to ensure that this happens.”
Good told Fox News that he will join others in challenging the election results because “there are still significant unanswered questions about the constitutional integrity of the voting process.”
Representative-elect Bob Good, R-Va., In an interview with Fox News, criticized Democrats for their opposition to the recent bills that Republicans have put forward that would limit abortion.
(Bob Good)
Defending this effort is Brooks, a Republican from Alabama, who believes President Trump was the victim of mass electoral fraud and electoral theft. He told Fox and Friends on Monday that there are “dozens” of members of the House who will sponsor and co-sponsor formal objections to Electoral College votes in at least six states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.
Carl said he would “certainly” challenge voters in those states when the opportunity arises. “President Trump has defended us and now is the time to protect him, as he legitimately seeks challenges to electoral fraud,” said Carl.
Boebert said all Republicans must join the effort or “prepare for the primary election” in 2022.
“The American people deserve safe and fair elections,” said Boebert. “Unfortunately, the 2020 election was none of those things.”
Representative elected Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, campaigned last October.
(Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images, File)
Brooks said on Monday that the “real question” remains whether a senator will join the effort.
Congressional rules require a member of the House and a senator to simultaneously challenge a state’s electoral ticket when they meet on January 6.
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Republican Party leaders in the Senate are against this effort to challenge Biden’s victory, with Senate majority whip John Thune, RS.D., telling reporters earlier this month that the election was litigated and it was time to move on. “I don’t think it’s good for the country,” said Thune.
If there is a member of the House and Senate appealing to a state’s electoral ticket, the joint session of Congress is dissolved and the House and Senate meet separately for two hours to debate a state’s contested electoral vote.
Each body then votes whether to accept or reject that state’s list of electoral votes. Then, the Chamber and the Senate meet in the joint session.
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A state’s list of electoral votes is only released if the House and Senate vote to do so. With Democrats controlling the House and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Recognizing Biden’s victory, there are unlikely to be enough votes to reject any state’s certification.
Deputy-elect Barry Moore, R-Wing.
Moore, one of the first to support the effort, said he is excited to see other members of the House join the council and stand up for electoral integrity. Now, he said, it is time for the senators to join them.
“Without their support, we cannot correct the dire inconsistencies within states that have violated their own requirements for fair and free elections,” Moore told Fox News. “It’s not just about President Trump. It’s about the will of the American people.”
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Unlike longtime politicians, Greene said the freshman class is showing “more boldness”. “We are different,” said Greene. “We all run during a time when we are not afraid to fight.”
Elected MP Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to Trump supporters. (Twitter / @ mtgreenee)
(Twitter / @ mtgreenee)
Trump repeatedly claimed that he beat Biden and that there was widespread electoral fraud. But the states maintained their results and the courts rejected Trump’s legal claims in dozens of cases. Attorney General William Barr, who has since stepped down, said last month that his Department of Justice had not seen fraud on the scale that could turn the election around.
Biden won the Electoral College vote 306 to 232. In addition, he won the popular vote by a margin of more than 7 million votes.
Chad Pergram of Fox News contributed to this report.