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In the United States Congress, the second attempt by several Republicans to challenge the result of the presidential elections in one of the United States has also failed. On Thursday night (local time), the Senate rejected the objection of the Republican deputies and Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who had filed against the outcome of the Pennsylvania state elections.
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Only seven senators supported the objections, 92 voted against. The board decided not to debate the objection. A no to the measure was also expected in the House of Representatives. In any event, the approval of both houses of Congress would have been necessary for the objection to be a success.
The Houses of Congress had already rejected an objection to the outcome of the Arizona election.
The courts dismissed dozens of lawsuits
Incumbent Republican Donald Trump had lost the presidential election in early November by a clear margin to his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump refuses to admit defeat. Trump claims he was defeated by a massive fraud in several states. Neither he nor his lawyers provided convincing evidence. So far, dozens of lawsuits from the Trump camp have been dismissed from the courts, including the United States Supreme Court.
Congress met on Wednesday to officially confirm the results of the presidential elections. This is usually a formality in the United States post-election procedure. However, several Republicans in both houses of Congress had previously announced that they would oppose the results from several US states, fueled by Trump’s unsubstantiated fraud allegations.
The meeting of the United States Parliament was suspended for hours on Wednesday due to serious disturbances on Capitol Hill. Angry Trump supporters marched in front of Congress headquarters to protest the certification of the presidential election results. The rioters stormed the congress building. (SDA / noo)
