WASHINGTON – The Latest on Congress’ confirmation of Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election (all times local):8:35 a.m.President Donald Trump’s former acting White House chief of staff resigned his post as special envoy to Northern Ireland on Thursday, saying “I can’t do it.
I can’t stay.”Mulvaney joined a growing list of Trump administration officials who are leaving following the violent riot at the Capitol on Wednesday.
The riot occurred after Trump addressed a massive rally in Washington fueled by the president’s repeated allegations that he lost the November election because of election fraud, which is not substantiated.