Pence defies Trump, saying he has no 'unilateral authority' to reject electoral votes

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Washington Examiner

Vice President Mike Pence said he does not have the power to reject Electoral College votes, dealing a further blow to President Trump’s increasingly futile hopes to deny victory to President-elect Joe Biden.

In a letter to Congress, released just before a joint session began the process of certifying the results of November’s election, he offered some consolation to Trump. He described "irregularities" in the vote and said it was up to the “people’s representatives” to review evidence and consider disputes.

But he concluded that he did not have the power to reject or include votes.

“It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,” he wrote.