WASHINGTON – The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonious affair.
But President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless efforts to challenge Democrat Joe Biden’s victory will bring more attention than usual to next Wednesday's joint session of the Senate and the House.The congressional count is the final step in reaffirming Biden’s win, after the Electoral College officially elected him on Dec 14.
The meeting is required by the Constitution and includes several distinct steps. Republicans who are echoing Trump's baseless claims of fraud have said they will officially object to the results, forcing votes in the Republican-run Senate and the Democratic-controlled House that will almost certainly fail..