Lawsuit Filed to Grant US Vice President Authority to Overturn Election Results

Republican Lawmaker Takes Risk Ahead of January 6 Joint Congressional Session
Trump Also Repeatedly Emphasizes Overturning Election Results in Meetings

President Trump headed to the golf course again on the 28th.
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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] A lawsuit has been filed demanding that Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over the congressional session officially confirming the election of President-elect Joe Biden on the 6th of next month, be granted the authority to overturn the election results.

The lawsuit is expected to spark considerable controversy as it arises amid growing concerns that President Donald Trump may attempt to overturn the election results at that time.

According to U.S. media including The Hill on the 28th (local time), Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal court the day before, urging Vice President Pence to be given the power to overturn the presidential election results.

The core of the lawsuit is that when the House and Senate hold a session in January next year to confirm Biden's victory, Vice President Pence, who will preside over the session as the Senate President, should have the authority to overturn the election results.

President Trump and his supporters are pressuring Vice President Pence to take a role in overturning the election results during the January 6 session.

Spending Christmas and the year-end holidays in Florida and heading to golf courses daily, President Trump is encouraging Republican lawmakers to raise objections to Biden's victory and incite a rebellion during this session.

Even after signing the stimulus bill and federal government budget the day before, President Trump tweeted, "See you in Washington DC on January 6. Don't miss it. There will be more information!" emphasizing that Republican figures should overturn the election results in Congress.

Vice President Pence has recently been distancing himself from President Trump. Trump, dissatisfied with Pence’s changed attitude despite his previous loyalty, retweeted a supporter’s tweet urging Pence to refuse to confirm Biden’s victory.

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