Texas judge dismisses suit aimed at overturning election

Goal was to give Vice President Pence the power to decide 2020 election results

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January 2, 2021 - 8:25 AM

Congressman Louie Gohmert, R-Texas. A federal judge on Friday threw out Gohmert's lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence. Photo by (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that aimed to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.

Pence, as president of the Senate, will oversee the session Wednesday and declare the winner of the White…

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