'Dozens of lawsuits received hearings in courtrooms all across our country. McConnell noted in his remarks that he supported Trump's 'right to use the legal system.' United States Capitol is on lockdown due to security threat CNN Politics Video shows scene after car hits Capitol Hill police officers Link Copied The US Capitol went into lockdown. CNN's Lauren Fox reports from Capitol Hill. 'They've all spoken. If we overrule them it would damage our republic forever. This election actually was not unusually close. Just in recent history, 20 were all closer than this one. The electoral college margin is almost identical to what it was in 2016,' he continued. The US Capitol went into lockdown after Capitol police say a suspect rammed two officers with a car. 'We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on the voters, the courts, when all states have all spoken,' he continued. 'Every election we know features some illegality and irregularity and of course that's unacceptable. I support strong state-led voting reforms. Last year's bizarre pandemic procedures must not become the new norm. But my colleagues, nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale, the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election. Nor can public doubt alone justify a radical break when the doubt itself was incited without any evidence.' Every Democrat and some Republicans will reject the challenges in both chambers, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The objections during today's formal count of electoral votes from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will not change the results of the election. Remember: There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and there is no evidence that electors from the electoral college were fraudulently chosen, as all states have certified their elections. For those on the democratic aisle who say there is no evidence they've been rejected, then you should rest in comfort if that's the case, an electoral commission would reject those claims,' Cruz said.Ĭruz ended his remarks by urging his colleagues to not take 'the easy path, but instead act together, astonish the viewers and act in a bipartisan sense to say we will have a credible and fair tribunal, consider the facts, consider the claims, consider the evidence.' Consider the evidence and resolve the claims. Capitol Police posted on Twitter that they were responding.

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