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How will Congress certify Trump’s electoral college win?

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Routine turned to violence on 6 January 2021: the last time a joint session of Congress was held to certify election results.

After Trump made unfounded assertions that the 2020 election was stolen from him, hundreds of rioters smashed through barricades to try to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s win.

Trump urged Mike Pence, who was then vice-president, to have “courage” and allow states to “correct their votes”.

After the mob filled – and then emptied – the halls of the US Capitol building, members of Congress returned and certified the election, and Pence rejected Trump’s request. Several deaths were blamed on the day’s violence.

In the years since, Trump and many of his supporters have maintained his baseless claims about the 2020 election. He has vowed to pardon some of those convicted of offences over the riot when he returns to the presidency.


BBC News

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