TRUMP ELECTION FIGHTFollowing Trump's defeat, Johnson crafted a legal brief, signed by 125 other House Republicans, that sought to persuade the Supreme Court to reject election results from several contested states Trump had lost to Biden.
Johnson stuck with those arguments even after the Supreme Court rejected the case.
Hours later, Johnson and 138 other House Republicans voted against certifying Biden's victory.
Foley said a House speaker could, in theory, refuse to follow the law or even declare themselves acting president.
A House speaker also would have the ability to influence proceedings if it had to declare a winner if no candidate won a majority of electoral votes.
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Mike Johnson, Elizabeth Frantz, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Trump, Biden, Edward Foley, Johnson, Michael Thorning, Foley, Jan, Andy Sullivan, Andrew Goudesward, Alistair Bell
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Washington , U.S, New, Louisiana, Kentucky