On the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris warned American voters against Donald Trump, calling him a “fascist,” a “petty tyrant,” and a threat to democracy - in days she will have to certify his election victory.
Federal law states that Congress must hold a session on January 6 at 1 p.m. to open each state’s certificates of their electoral votes. The president of the Senate, meaning the vice president, opens the certificates and presides over the session as bipartisan members of both chambers read aloud the results. After an official vote is counted, the president of the Senate declares a winner.
“Look, we know who Donald Trump is,” Harris said. “He is the person who stood at this very spot nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election — an election that he knew he lost.”
Ahead of this year’s certification, the Department of Homeland Security said it will be providing additional security as it marked January 6’s events as a “National Special Security Event” for the first time in history.
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Federal law states that Congress must hold a session on January 6 at 1 p.m. to open each state’s certificates of their electoral votes. The president of the Senate, meaning the vice president, opens the certificates and presides over the session as bipartisan members of both chambers read aloud the results. After an official vote is counted, the president of the Senate declares a winner.
“Look, we know who Donald Trump is,” Harris said. “He is the person who stood at this very spot nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election — an election that he knew he lost.”
Ahead of this year’s certification, the Department of Homeland Security said it will be providing additional security as it marked January 6’s events as a “National Special Security Event” for the first time in history.
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Harris called Trump a danger to democracy. Now she is set to certify his election win
Harris will join the ranks of Mike Pence and Al Gore, who also had to formalize the election victories for their rivals
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