Pence Sued by GOP Congressman Over Competing Electors
- Louie Gohmert seeks order allowing Pence to choose electors
- Ruling would create a conflict of interest for VP, expert says
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A Republican congressman from Texas sued Vice President Mike Pence in the latest long-shot effort to reverse President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.
In the lawsuit, Representative Louie Gohmert seeks a court order forcing the vice president to acknowledge what Gohmert claims is Pence’s power to disregard states’ chosen Democratic electors and instead select competing slates of GOP electors on Jan. 6.