VP Pence: "We condemn the violence that took place here in the strongest possible terms ... To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today: you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the people's house."
Senate Majority Leader McConnell: "The U.S. Senate will not be intimidated. We will not be kept out of this chamber by thugs, mobs or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation. We are back at our posts, we will discharge our duty under the Constitution"
Senate Minority Leader Schumer: "This will be a stain on our country not so easily washed away. The final, terrible, indelible legacy of the 45th president of the United States. Undoubtedly our worst."
BREAKING: President Trump begged Georgia's secretary of state to overturn the election results in a remarkable, hourlong phone call obtained by @NBCNews on Sunday. on.msnbc.com/355iNlL
The phone call features the president, days before he is set to leave office, pleading with Raffensperger to alter the vote total, and launching into a barrage of discredited conspiracy theories about the election.
“The people of Georgia are angry, the people in the country are angry,” Trump said. “And there’s nothing wrong with saying, you know, um, that you’ve recalculated.”
"Well, Mr. President, the challenge that you have is, the data you have is wrong," Raffensperger responded.
Live on @MSNBC: President-elect Biden addresses the nation from Wilmington, Delaware, following the Electoral College vote formally confirming his election victory.
"It is my sincere hope we never again see anyone subjected to the kind of threats and abuse we saw in this election. It's simply unconscionable. We owe these public servants a debt of gratitude," President-elect Biden says about election officials.
"A unanimous Supreme Court immediately and completely rejected this effort. The court sent a clear signal to President Trump— that they would be no part of an unprecedented assault on our democracy," Pres.-elect Biden responds to Republicans attempting to overturn the election.