To be clear since this process hasn’t happened in over 100 years I have no idea if this is possible.
Just speculating.
But I assume it is.
In making the most historically important congressional decision you would assume Congress would want all of the relevant information available to them.
Knowing if decision makers are compromised by the Chinese seems about as relevant as any piece of information.
If you turn to the Federalist Papers you see that the reason for the electoral college and Congressional role in electing a President is specifically to deal with potential foreign influence in selecting the President.
In 2010 when Chris Bosh announced he would sign with the Miami Heat, I speculated that this meant Lebron would ultimately also sign with Miami so I called the ticket office the same day and bought a pair of season tickets.
That started a five year period where I was a Miami Heat season ticket holder. Lebron did ultimate take his talents to South Beach forming the big 3. They famously and (over) confidently announced they’d win “not one, not two, not three” championships.
Well it turned out that the first year was a struggle. They looked awful at many points but they did ultimately make the NBA Finals where they faced the Dallas Mavericks. It was a revenge series for Dallas’s 2006 Finals loss to Miami.
2/ First question is why can electors be certified on December 30th but not January 1st?
I will get back to the significance of January 1st later but for now just know that team Trump only sees January 6 as the date of significance and quotes the late RBG in their statement.
3/ The other interesting point illustrated in that thread by KB is that it was Nixon as VP that decided the December 30th slate was the true slate. Indicating that the power to decide which are the valid electors is in Pence’s hands. Then from there the Congress can object.
2/ “The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is using her Facebook page to amplify unsubstantiated claims of corruption by Joe Biden.”
The words “unsubstantiated claims” is a link to a separate article titled “AP Explains: Trump pushes questions about Joe Biden’s son”
3/ The opening paragraph of that article: “Looking to undermine Democratic rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump’s campaign is pushing a familiar line of attack: unverified allegations about Biden’s son and his foreign business ties.”
1/ Ok, I am going to summarize a Periscope available on @Gingrich_of_PA TL.
I’m doing this because I think the details he provides as a person involved for much of his life in PA politics is useful in understanding the unfolding process.
2/ First the bill put forward by @SenMastriano won’t get a vote tomorrow because it won’t meet the sunshine requirements in Pennsylvania. That bill is more of a public statement of the process that could lead to the PA legislatures certifying a Trump slate of electors.
3/ That bill not receiving a vote is not a huge deal because it’s not required in order for the process to play out.
The process required for the PA legislature to vote a Trump slate is complicated and made more so by the fact that tomorrow is the last day of the session.