Aaron van Langevelde, key GOP vote on the Michigan board of canvassers, speaks at meeting: "We have a duty to certify this election based on the returns. This is very clear. I'm not going to argue that we're not." But, wants to wait to hear public comments before making the vote
Van Langevelde is stressing that the board of canvassers has a limited role, and a legal "duty" to certify.
"We don't have the authority to conduct a trial here on whether election fraud occurred."
"We don't have the authority to conduct a trial here on whether election fraud occurred."
Van Langevelde confirms he'll vote to certify MI results.
"The law is absolutely clear. We have a clear legal duty to certify the results of the election as shown by the returns that were given to us... As John Adams once said, we are a government of laws, not men"
"The law is absolutely clear. We have a clear legal duty to certify the results of the election as shown by the returns that were given to us... As John Adams once said, we are a government of laws, not men"
The board has voted to certify Michigan's results, making it all-but-certain that Trump's effort to interfere with certifications has flopped.
(At this point he'd somehow need to block certifications in AZ, WI, *and* PA which... isn't happening.)
(At this point he'd somehow need to block certifications in AZ, WI, *and* PA which... isn't happening.)
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