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Congress certifies Donald Trump's election win four years after he inspired a riot

www.nbcnews.com Congress gathers to certify Trump's win on the anniversary of the riot he inspired

No members objected to the 2024 election count after Congress raised the threshold to do so in the wake of the 2021 Capitol attack. “There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said last week.

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There has never been a more spineless despicable Congress
- They don’t really get a choice. The only thing they get to do is say yes the votes counted up the way or no they didn’t. It isn’t like Congress gets to just decide
  Meh fuck it we won’t certify. Even if they did. Then it goes to the courts (regardless of who the justices are or who put them there, the courts will order Congress to certify the election)
- VP doesn't have that power. Republicans were hoping Pence would do it anyway and then battle would go to courts and conservative SCROTUS would agree.
  Until 2021 that date had no special meaning and it was just mostly ceremonial.
- You want what Trump did?
  
  Why not? The Supreme Court has made it clear that there are no consequences.
  
  This really doesn’t end as well for you as you think it does.
  
  Ends poorly and ends worse than the current trajectory aren't necessarily the same thing.
  
  Yeah but at least it ends
  
  Because it's wrong. Left-maga is just... ugh.

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