Biden poised to lean into election denial attacks even if reforms pass
by Naomi Lim, White House Reporter |
December 21, 2022 07:00 AM
Congress is poised to pass changes to the Electoral Count Act, proposed in reaction to former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
But the White House, which has routinely ripped Republicans as election deniers while remaining relatively quiet regarding the bill's text, is unlikely to tinker with its message related to concerns about democracy.
Days after the House Jan. 6 committee released its findings and voted unanimously to refer Trump and his closest allies to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution, passing the Electoral Count Reform Act, "the most tangible response to Jan. 6," would be "major," according to Lawrence Jacobs, the University of Minnesota's McKnight presidential chair.
"It is unlikely to dent the Democratic criticism of the Republican Party," Jacobs told the Washington Examiner. "It should. ECA and the broad GOP support, in the face of Trump’s opposition, are important accomplishments."
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