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As our show starts today, the U.S. Congress will begin the process of officially tallying the Electoral College votes in the 2020 elections for president and vice president.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received 306 votes, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence received 232 votes, and this should be a pretty pro forma exercise.

Should be. Instead, scores of congressional Republicans are expected to object to the certified votes from a number of swing states. The president thinks the vice president has the power to pick and choose which votes to count. The vice president reportedly disagrees. In any case, the objections are expected to gum up the works -- probably for hours.

All this while House Democrats consider censuring the president, while there are rumors the president is planning to travel to Scotland on the eve of Inauguration Day, while the countdown to Inauguration Day has ticked down to t-minus just two weeks. Oh. And there were two runoff elections in Georgia yesterday to decide control of the U.S. Senate.

In other words, all kinds of craziness going on all at once.

And so: We want your calls. Join us during the 1 p.m. ET hour.

888-720-WNPR. 888-720-9677.

GUEST:
Ross Garber - A lawyer specializing in political investigations and impeachment and a legal analyst for CNN

As our show starts today, the U.S. Congress will begin the process of officially tallying the Electoral College votes in the 2020 elections for president and vice president.
<a href="https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2020">President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received 306 votes, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence received 232 votes,</a>&nbsp;and this should be a pretty pro forma exercise.
Should be. Instead,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/04/electoral-college-certification-republicans-object-joe-biden-win/4042776001/">scores of congressional Republicans</a>&nbsp;are expected to object to the certified votes from a number of swing states. The president&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1346488314157797389">thinks the vice president has the power</a>&nbsp;to pick and choose which votes to count. The vice president&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/pence-trump-election-results.html">reportedly disagrees</a>. In any case, the objections are expected to gum up the works --&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/04/congress-presidential-election-january-6/">probably for hours</a>.
All this while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/trump-call-republican-reaction-censure-resolution/index.html">House Democrats consider censuring the president</a>, while there are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-biden-inauguration-turnberry-scotland-b1782102.html">rumors the president is planning to travel to Scotland</a>&nbsp;on the eve of Inauguration Day, while the countdown&nbsp;to&nbsp;Inauguration Day has ticked down to&nbsp;<a href="https://days.to/until/us-presidential-inauguration">t-minus just two weeks</a>. Oh. And there were&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/georgia-senate-runoffs-determine-which-party-controls-chamber">two runoff elections in Georgia yesterday</a>&nbsp;to decide control of the U.S. Senate.
In other words, all kinds of craziness going on all at once.
And so: We want your calls. Join us during the 1 p.m. ET hour.
888-720-WNPR. 888-720-9677.
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>Ross Garber&nbsp;- A lawyer specializing in political investigations and impeachment and a legal analyst for CNN</li>
</ul>

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