Top House Democrats won’t say for certain if they will certify the results of the 2024 presidential election if former President Donald Trump beats Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new report.
Some of these members, including those who objected to Trump electors in 2017, signaled to Axios that Trump may cause issues with the vote that would give them pause.
Democrats would certify a Trump victory “assuming everything goes the way we expect it to,” said Jim McGovern (D-MA), the ranking member of the Rules Committee.
“We have to see how it all happens,” McGovern said. “My expectation is that we would.”
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a senior House Democratic chief deputy whip, told the outlet that she did not know what kind of “shenanigans” Trump is planning.
“We would have to, in any election … make sure that all the rules have been followed,” she…
