In response to the announcement of eleven Republican members in the US Senate, Saturday January 2, 2020, that they will refuse approval by the US Congress next week on the outcome of the presidential election, Michael Gwen, a spokesman for the Joe Biden campaign, said that this ruse will not change the reality, and the president The elect will be sworn in on January 20, 2021, noting that the Attorney General appointed by outgoing President Donald Trump, dozens of courts, and election officials from both parties rejected "these baseless allegations."
Gwen stressed that "Biden will enter the White House on January 20, 2020, despite all of these tactics and steps that some people use to obstruct that, describing the move of some Republican members as" a play not supported by any evidence, "according to Reuters.
For his part, Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Iowa in the United States, said that seeking to conduct a political stunt review will not affect the election result, explaining that despite the ambiguity in the 1887 law governing the way lawmakers approve elections, most experts believe that Congress does not have the legal authority to demand action Review of results.
Even if the representatives possess that authority, the issuance of the review decision will need the approval of the majority in the House and Senate, according to Mueller, who emphasized that "there is almost no chance that the proposal has sufficient support."
The youngest member of Congress, US Senator Ted Cruz, had revealed that he would join a bloc of 10 Republicans in the Senate, which would raise objections, on January 6, 2021, to Biden's victory, according to a joint statement issued by these members.
Obstructing the transition of power in America
In a related context, a new attempt by Trump supporters to reject the results of the presidential election failed.
On Saturday, January 2, 2020, a US appeals court rejected a lawsuit filed by Republican Louis Gomert, aimed at preventing the final confirmation of the election results.
The lawsuit was based on the fact that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject the electoral college votes ex officio in the Senate, which gives him the power to nullify Biden's victory when Congress meets next Wednesday to officially ratify the election result.
Trump claims without evidence that the elections witnessed widespread fraud, and has so far refused to concede defeat.
It is noteworthy that, after Biden's victory in the November 3 election, it was not until late last month that the Democrats' team began meeting with Trump administration officials to coordinate the transfer of power.
Biden previously confirmed, during the past few days, that many security agencies in the United States were damaged during Trump's presidency, and described his transition team's failure to obtain much information from the outgoing administration as a "lack of responsibility."
“We are facing obstacles from the political leadership in the Ministry of Defense and the Office of Administration and Budget,” Biden said after a meeting with his foreign policy team, adding, “Now we don't get all the information we need from the outgoing administration on important national security issues. I see that it cannot be described. This is except as irresponsibility. "