Joe Biden — accused them of violating their oaths and instead pledging allegiance to Trump.The oaths, which rarely attract much attention, have become a common subject in the final days of the Trump presidency, being invoked by members of both parties as they met Wednesday to affirm Biden's win and a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S.
Capitol.“They also swore on a Bible to uphold the Constitution, and that’s where they really are stepping outside and being in dereliction of duty,” said former New Jersey Gov.
Christine Todd Whitman, a Republican who served as EPA administrator during former President George W. Bush's administration.