Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) said on Sunday that the Republican lawmakers’ “scheme” to overturn presidential election results “mocks our system”.
The governor of maryland released a statement opposing the effort that dozens of Republican lawmakers plan to make this week to challenge the president-elect Joe Biden
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“The scheme by members of Congress to reject the presidential election certification ridicules our system and who we are as Americans,” said Hogan.
Hogan argued that Trump and his legal team “had every opportunity to provide evidence in support of their allegations” of widespread electoral fraud in the election, but “they didn’t”.
“His claims were categorically rejected by Trump-appointed judges and also by a Trump-appointed Justice Department,” said the Republican Party governor.
“Whether you like the result or not, the process worked as usual,” he said. “What is not working is that many politicians in Washington seem to have forgotten the basic principle that they are indebted to the people, not the other way around.”
The Republican governor, who voted for the late former President Reagan in this election, expressed his disapproval, as several Republicans in the House and Senate plan to interrupt Congress’ certification of Biden’s victory on Wednesday by challenging the Electoral College vote.
The parliamentary certification of the Electoral College is usually a formality, but the dozens of Republicans in both chambers aim to garner enough support for objections to the vote to send the matter to the predominantly Republican state legislatures.
But the effort is unlikely to nullify the election, as Democrats retain control of the House and several Republican leaders and senators have indicated they would not support the decision.
Trump refused to grant Biden, although Biden has been widely recognized as the president-elect since November 7. Instead, Trump and his legal team contested the election results, including through unsuccessful lawsuits, citing baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud.