Senior House Democrats signaled they may not certify the 2024 presidential election results if former President Donald Trump wins.
According to a report from The Atlantic, During arguments to consider a Colorado ruling finding Trump ineligible for the ballot, the Supreme Court did not appear persuaded that a single state should be able to remove him.
Several senior Democrats told the Atlantic that there is a possibility of not certifying a Trump 2024 victory if the Supreme Court does not clearly rule on his eligibility.
The Daily Caller reported:
Nevertheless, Lofgren said she “might be” among the legislatures who would seek to disqualify him.
Democratic South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn told the Atlantic he thinks Trump is “an insurrectionist.”
Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff, while noting he would not object if the Supreme Court rules Trump is eligible, told The Atlantic he didn’t “want to get into the chaos hypothetical” of the Supreme Court declining to answer.
“I’m going to follow the law,” Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell told the Atlantic. “I would not object out of protest of how the Supreme Court comes down. It would be doing what I didn’t like about the January 6 Republicans.”
The attorney representing Colorado during oral arguments, Jason Murray, suggested to the justices that the issue may arise again in Congress if they do not make a clear determination.
“If this Court concludes that Colorado did not have the authority to exclude President Trump from the presidential ballot on procedural grounds.”
“I think it could come back with a vengeance because, ultimately, members of Congress would — may have to make the — the determination after a presidential election if President Trump wins about whether or not he is disqualified from office and whether to count votes cast for him under the Electoral Count Reform Act,” he said.
