Sad!

Pence told the president Tuesday during their weekly lunch that he does not have the power to block a congressional certification of the Electoral College results.

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Trump tore into the report in a statement on Tuesday night, saying it was "fake news" and maintaining that Pence never made the remarks.

"The Vice President and I are in total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act," Trump said.

  The Hill

We'll see in a few hours, won't we?

Trump applied new pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to interfere with the Congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory on Wednesday.

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“States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning. “All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!”

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“THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR COUNTRY, NEEDS THE PRESIDENCY MORE THAN EVER BEFORE - THE POWER OF THE VETO,” Trump tweeted. “STAY STRONG!”

  Politico

[D]uring his podcast "Jay Sekulow Live" on Tuesday, the attorney stated that he didn't think "that was what the Constitution has in mind."

"Some have speculated that the vice president could simply say, 'I'm not going to accept these electors,' that he has the authority to do that under the Constitution," Sekulow said. "I actually don't think that's what the Constitution has in mind."

He added, "If that were the case, any vice president could refuse any election."

Sekulow pointed out that the vice president's role to preside over the process is largely ceremonial.

  The Hill

And Al Gore would have been president.

Sekulow won't be a Trump attorney long saying things like that. I'm surprised he said anything at all. He obviously doesn't want to completely trash his future.

A federal appeals court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans that sought to expand Pence's legal authority to effectively overturn Biden's presidential win.

The suit sought to sidestep federal election law when Pence presides over the joint session in Congress on Wednesday. Rather than certify Biden's win, he would be free to effectively change the results.

Pence's role in Wednesday's joint session is largely ceremonial. The role is governed by an 1887 Electoral Count Act, a law that the Republican lawsuit sought to invalidate.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.