By Aiyeku Timothy
Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has telephoned Republican Senators, urging them to slow down Electoral College vote proceedings by at least a day in another attempt to stop Joe Biden’s affirmation as the winner of the 2020 polls.
This is the second attempt by Trump’s allies after supporters invaded the Capitol on Wednesday, taking over the building while clashing with Capitol Police. The proceeding stalled as lawmakers vacated the building for their safety.
The US Congress only reconvened after hours and there is yet another attempt to ensure a delay as at approximately 7 p.m., Giuliani called newly sworn-in Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a staunch Trump ally, imploring him to stall the process.
He said “Senator Tuberville? Or I should say Coach Tuberville. This is Rudy Giuliani, the president’s lawyer. I’m calling you because I want to discuss with you how they’re trying to rush this hearing and how we need you, our Republican friends, to try to just slow it down so we can get these legislatures to get more information to you.
“And I know they’re reconvening at 8 tonight, but it … the only strategy we can follow is to object to numerous states and raise issues so that we get ourselves into tomorrow—ideally until the end of tomorrow.
“I know McConnell is doing everything he can to rush it, which is kind of a kick in the head because it’s one thing to oppose us, it’s another thing not to give us a fair opportunity to contest it.”
Giuliani told Tuberville that McConnell wants to narrow the objections to just three states and explains that the Trump team wants to object to 10.
He said, “And he wants to try to get it down to only three states that we contest. But there are 10 states that we contest, not three. So if you could object to every state and, along with a congressman, get a hearing for every state,
“I know we would delay you a lot, but it would give us the opportunity to get the legislators who are very, very close to pulling their vote, particularly after what McConnell did today. It angered them, because they have written letters asking that you guys adjourn and send them back the questionable ones and they’ll fix them up.
“So, this phone number, I’m available on all night, and it would be an honor to talk to you. Thank you.” He ended
