“They signed Amicus briefly in the House. There is no version of it in the Senate, “Sen said. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). “A brief description of Amicus may be important, but in terms of this severity, I think the Supreme Court will decide whether it will take the case on the basis of the Constitution.”
While some people are looking at whether to support the lawsuit and Sen. Although Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has also offered to argue the case, leaving the House Republican’s jaw is more likely to be a serious Senate ally to align itself. With the efforts of Trump’s courts.
Some Senate Republicans are actively criticizing the move. Sen. Ben Sass said it appears that “Fella, who apologized, filed a PR stunt instead of a lawsuit,” referring to a federal investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which is pushing for pressure. Sen. John Cornin (R-Texas) said the Senate GOP’s distance from such a popular effort in the House “reflects doubts about the legal principle of whether a state or group of states will challenge state elections.”
San Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) added, “I’m surprised.” “Even so, I was really disappointed that this is going to happen this way.”
The spate of lawsuits is a recent example of how House and Senate Republicans sometimes took different approaches to Trump’s daring efforts to lose the election. Yet the split screen between the two chambers is hardly surprising.
For instance, members of the House in the shaded district are more afraid of the primary challenge of 2022 if they do not come with Trump than senators serving full states in a six-year term.
Senators are also more careful with their words. Many of them on Friday chose not to explicitly attack the lawsuit or the president’s strategy, although they refused to accept it.
“The key for me is to let the case go to court. Sen. Thom Tillis (RNC), who won a six-year term as an ally of the loyalist Trump after an earlier break with the president, Sen said.
And sen. Mike Brown (R. Ind.) Declined to sign the Amicus briefly in support of Trump’s efforts: “I haven’t made up my mind yet.”
Meanwhile, the House is full of money launderers who have made no reservations about Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud. These are the same conservative groups that once attacked a safe facility inside the Capitol in protest of the House impeachment proceedings.
Rip. Mike Johnson (R-La.) Is his G.O.P. Amicus led efforts to encourage colleagues to borrow his name briefly, telling Republicans in an email: Trump is “anxiously awaiting the final list.”
Initially, 106 legislators were briefly listed, but according to Johnson, 20 clerks were left out due to error. The next day, Johnson tweeted one extra name after another to thank him. McCarthy was on the list, only a day after he declined to comment on whether he would endorse it.
Retired Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Ten.) Said, “I am never surprised by the House of Representatives.” The following Friday, he told MSNBC’s Chuck Todd that he was “having a hard time finding the groundwork for the lawsuit.”
But this time, trying to show support for Trump is not just a stunt: it undermines voters’ confidence in democracy, affecting it for many years to come.
“I definitely appreciate what Cornen and Sass are saying, it’s important. I don’t want to sound like he knows none of that is true. “But, it just feels like a snowball and somehow, we have to stop it,” Sen. Chris Murphy said (D-K-N.).
The Texas lawsuit isn’t the only place where Trump’s House allies have publicly lined up to show their allegiance to the president, while Senate Republicans are more cautious.
Rip of Alabama. Some House Republicans, including Moe Brooks, have vowed to challenge the election results when Congress certifies Electoral College College votes in January. In the matter. Sense though, Senate Republicans, Saxons, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky are not denying it.
Privately, Senate Republicans say they would eventually stop such a challenge in Congress.
The campaign to please Trump has been in full swing in recent weeks. Has also continued during council meetings. Rip. Alex Mooney (RWVA), whose seat will be affected by the redistribution of the next cycle, introduced a resolution this week condemning any legislators who called for the election to be accepted “prematurely”.
And earlier this month, the Conservative Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) confronted Liz Cheney (R-Vio.), Chairperson of the GOP conference. Cheney said that if Trump’s campaign cannot prove voter fraud, he should respect “the sanctity of our electoral process.”
Prior to the House GOP’s internal leadership election, Gohmert asked each candidate if they thought Trump should accept the election. Top GOP The leaders all said they supported Trump’s move to let the legal process go.
Meanwhile, the refreshing rap. A group of 27 House Republicans led by Lance Gooden (R-Texas) sent a letter to Trump this week, requesting the appointment of a special adviser to investigate allegations of voter fraud.
Encouraging his behavior, Trump has publicly praised legislators who have backed his bid to overthrow the election – and hit those who dare to challenge him.
Trump praised both Brooks and Gooden on Twitter – something good was eager to point out in Gooden’s office fee email blast. And Trump has turned on Cheney and others, while also seeking to see a list of “Renault” Republicans who have acknowledged Biden’s victory. Many of them serve in the Senate.
Still, it’s not as if Trump has turned into a critic after a Senate Republican lost the election. Many Senate Republicans have not been able to recognize Biden as president and are refusing to comment on his cabinet election.
But Cruz and Sen, who have been praising Trump’s strategy. With the exception of figures such as Lindsay Graham (RSC), the Senate has called on the G.O.P. I do not know.
“Is there any Amicus?” Sen. John Baraso (R-Vio.), No. 3 GOP leader said. “I didn’t see that.”
