GOP-controlled legislatures in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Michigan plan to hold public hearings about the election results, Trump team says



An attorney on the legal team for President Donald Trump said that three key states are going to hold special hearings on the certitude of the presidential election results.

Jenna Ellis of the Trump legal team released a statement outlining what the hearings from states with Republican-controlled legislatures would entail.

"The first hearing, held by the Pennsylvania State Senate, will be conducted tomorrow, Wednesday, November 25th, in Gettysburg, PA, where each participating Senator will give a five-minute opening statement followed by testimony from witnesses who have filed affidavits attesting to 2020 election fraud," read the statement.

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— Jenna Ellis (@Jenna Ellis)1606255713.0

The Wednesday hearing would also including a presentation from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is also representing the president.

"It's in everyone's interest to have a full vetting of election irregularities and fraud," Giuliani said. "And the only way to do this is with public hearings, complete with witnesses, videos, pictures and other evidence of illegalities from the November 3rd election."

The statement said that Arizona was scheduled to have its public hearing on the election results on Monday, Nov. 30, and Michigan is set to have a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Most mainstream media outlets have declared former Vice President Joe Biden the victor of the presidential election based on projections from local vote counts, but the president has refused to concede pending the outcome of his legal challenges.

The statement added that state legislatures are granted sole authority over their electors, according to Article 2, Section 1.2 of the United States Constitution.

The legal team made headlines recently when Giuliani released a statement clarifying that Sidney Powell was acting on her own behalf and was not on their legal team despite having had her speak at a media briefing Thursday about the election results.

Powell has claimed that she has evidence of a massive election scam that stole the election from Trump, who she says won "in a landslide."

Here's more about the announced hearings:

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Michigan's Republican House speaker will not allow impeachment vote against Gov. Whitmer



The Republican leader in the Michigan House of Representatives ended talk of impeachment proceedings against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday amid an ongoing debate about the governor's authority to issue coronavirus restrictions.

Earlier, three Republican members of the state House introduced a resolution for impeachment against Whitmer, charging that her executive orders were unconstitutional and accusing the governor of "using state resources to reward political allies."

"Today I introduced Articles of Impeachment against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer," Rep. Beau LaFave tweeted Wednesday.

"The four articles of impeachment against Gov. Whitmer include failing to respect the separation of powers by exercising power granted to the legislative branch, violating the constitutional rights of the people of Michigan, issuing executive orders against the interests of the people and state, and using state resources to reward political allies," he wrote.

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— Beau M. LaFave (@Beau M. LaFave)1605741248.0

The Michigan Constitution's impeachment process is similar to how impeachment works at the federal level. The state House of Representatives would file articles of impeachment against the governor and hold a vote. If a simple majority of lawmakers votes to impeach, then the state Senate would conduct a trial. Two-thirds of state senators are needed to convict.

But according to House Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Republican, impeachment proceedings will not advance in the House while he is the leader.

"It's no secret that I have disagreed with this governor. I have debated a lot with this governor. I have many differences with how the governor has handled COVID. We have a time and place to deal with differences — that's at the ballot box. The voters of the state of Michigan will have a chance to choose in 2022," Chatfield said in a statement reported by WOOD-TV.

"Republicans are not the party of people who impeach just because they disagree with someone. We just saw that in Washington. We're not going to do that in the state of Michigan. With the facts that we have, the impeachment resolution is not going to get a vote on the House floor. It's not the right way to deal with this situation or this disagreement.

"The idea of impeachment would face another, likely insurmountable, obstacle even if it did proceed," Chatfield continued. "In the Senate there are 22 Republican and 16 Democrats. It would take 25 votes to convict. Even if the process was to make it out of the House, which it clearly will not, getting the votes in the Senate would be difficult if not impossible."

Michigan state lawmakers call for impeachment hearings against Gov. Whitmer



Michigan state lawmakers are calling for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be impeached for ignoring court orders striking down coronavirus restrictions.

In a Facebook post written Sunday, GOP state Rep. Matt Maddock and several of his Republican colleagues announced they are seeking to hold "impeachment hearings for Governor Whitmer" in the state House of Representatives, WXYZ-TV reports.

The Facebook post lists several reasons why Republicans say Whitmer should be impeached and removed from office including: ignored court orders; ignored due process and the legislature; and "using our kids as political pawns and denied special needs students who depend on the services that occur during in-person classes."

The Michigan Constitution empowers the state House of Representatives to impeach "civil officers for corrupt conduct in office or for crimes or misdemeanors."

In a statement responding to these GOP lawmakers, Whitmer's office said the governor "doesn't have any time for partisan politics or people who don't wear masks."

"Governor Whitmer doesn't have any time for partisan politics or people who don't wear masks, don't believe in science, and don't have a plan to fight this virus. Right now, she is focused on saving lives. The governor will continue to work hard for all 10 million Michiganders. This is about Michigan vs. COVID-19. Governor Whitmer doesn't care if you're a Trump Republican or a Biden Democrat. We are all in this together," Whitmer press secretary Tiffany Brown said.

The governor also appeared on TV to address the impeachment calls from state Republicans.

"Part of the problem throughout this pandemic has been that there's been so much partisanship around this public health crisis," Whitmer said. "Unfortunately, while we've done a lot of outreach with the Michigan legislature, Republican leaders have shown very little seriousness around this issue."

She criticized Republicans for refusing to wear masks and said "they don't even know how to protect themselves."

Whitmer on Monday claimed she has the authority to issue a second stay-at-home order in response to surging coronavirus cases that have led to an increase of hospitalizations and deaths in the state.

New coronavirus restrictions in Michigan will be put into effect Wednesday. High schools and colleges must stop offering in-person classes, restaurants must end indoor dining, and entertainment businesses such as movie theaters, bowling alleys, and casinos must close for three weeks.

The Michigan Supreme Court previously ruled that Whitmer's first coronavirus-related executive orders were "an unlawful delegation of legislative power to the executive branch in violation of the Michigan Constitution." These new restrictions come from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services rather than from the governor's office directly, potentially bypassing the court's order.

After the court ruled in October, Whitmer said she would use "alternative sources of authority" to implement coronavirus restrictions that "were not at issue" in the court's decision.