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GOP torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge of Biden

Followed by a staffer holding a bag, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, leaves the Capitol for the day, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
by: WRTV Staff
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary election challenge over his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is splitting the Republican Party.

Lawmakers will convene Wednesday in a joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College results.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging Republicans to avoid a confrontation.

But Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri vows to object to the state tallies, joining some House Republicans.

On the other side, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska calls such challenges a “dangerous ploy.”

Vice President Mike Pence is in the middle. Trump’s allies want Pence to change the rules when he presides over the Jan. 6 session.

Biden is set to be inaugurated Jan. 20 after winning the Electoral College vote 306-232.

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