Michigan GOP leaders after White House meeting: 'We will follow the law'

[pnwmom]

Source: The Detroit News

Washington — Michigan’s top two legislative leaders vowed that the presidential candidate with the most votes will win the state's electoral votes after departing a Friday meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.

With the eyes of the nation on them and criticisms flying from Democrats, seven Michigan lawmakers traveled to meet with Trump for about an hour. The visit came as supporters of the president have moved in recent days to overturn the results of the state's election, which Democratic President-elect Joe Biden won by more than 154,000 votes in unofficial returns.

"We have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan and, as legislative leaders, we will follow the law and follow the normal process regarding Michigan’s electors, just as we have said throughout this election," House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said after the meeting.

In a joint statement, Chatfield, R-Levering, and Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said they highlighted during the meeting their commitment to seeing "further federal dollars" appropriated for Michigan as the state deals with the COVID-19 pandemic

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/20/biden-adviser-michigan-lawmakers-cant-intervene-election-result/6355274002/

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So they used their meeting with Trump to lobby for pandemic aid.

[Thekaspervote]

1. So...can we move on now..they are going to follow the law in their state

And no, they aren’t going to throw the election to dotard

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Maybe Trump/Giuliani will accept MI's vote. PA is still being challenged. nt

[jimlup]

19. I think that the rPuke strategy is MI or GA and then

PA is a must for them. They are hoping to steal either MI or GA by "irregularities" and force the same thing in PA. But looking at the map and Electoral College votes, PA is a must and then either MI or GA.

They will file suit in GA for "Audits" and "Recounts". They will try to disrupt the certification in MI on monday. If they mange either plays then PA and they need one more. Probably AR though I don't know how they're going to try and get AR back.

[634-5789]

2. So they used their meeting with Trump to lobby for pandemic aid? I SMELL A RAT!

tRump can't give 2 goat turds about the pandemic. I'm not buying this story.

[mobeau69]

3. They attended for the Oval Office photos and the McDonalds lunch.

They used his ass for hamberders.

[modrepub]

4. Quid Pro Quo

This for That

[Midnight Writer]

5. Something wrong when elected officials have to release a statement of "We will follow the law".

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Law is not always cut and dry

Just like the tax code. The IRS interprets it, taxpayers sue to get around it. These outcomes are case law.

Donnie is trying to make the law leak like a sieve.

[SheltieLover]

7. I thought meeting was Monday?

Did someone move it to today?

[pnwmom]

8. I believe the state certification is on Monday.

[SheltieLover]

9. Ty!

[Marcuse]

10. That's what Barr always says.

[cstanleytech]

11. They said they would follow the law they did not say that they would not

try to use existing law to help Trump like he was demanding they do.

[Eyeball_Kid]

14. IMO, someone informed them about their criminal liability if they allowed themselves to be...

... bullied by Trumpy-Boy. They weren't going to let Trump hang them out to dry.

[cstanleytech]

16. They are Republicans though and if its one thing Republicans have shown is they are untrustworthy

weasels and I would not trust them for a moment not to try something to help Trump.

[FrodosNewPet]

20. Michigan's redistricting is FINALLY a bipartisan commission (committee?), not the state legislature

They are skating on thin ice already.

[paleotn]

23. They can't....

MI law specifically states the electors represent the party with the majority of votes. They would have to change MI state law to get this to work and that isn't going to happen. It's a last gasp, stupid effort by a dying president. The two STATE legislators just thought it would be cool to be called to Washington by the president. State legislators rarely get that kind of notice.

[BainsBane]

12. I wonder why they even went?

Especially considering the place is teeming with COVID.

[Miguelito Loveless]

13. Don't trust them

[DeminPennswoods]

24. That's what MI Lt Gov said on The Last Work

with O'Donnell last night.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. This could have been accomplished a lot more easily via Zoom or Teams.

With the eyes of the nation on them and criticisms flying from Democrats, seven Michigan lawmakers traveled to meet with Trump for about an hour.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. This morning, I asked @SenMikeShirkey if he would honor the will of Michigan voters ...

bonkers

This morning, I asked
@SenMikeShirkey
if he would honor the will of Michigan voters in his meeting with Trump today. He responded by singing a hymn about being persecuted:

Link to tweet

[paleotn]

22. Yea, because you can't change the law....

Hopefully they informed shit stain that with a Democratic governor, this is a fool's errand. Same for WI and PA. There's no way in hell they can push through a change in state law making this tactic even remotely possible. Even if they did go completely rogue and send a Rethuglican slate of electors to the electoral college in Dec. anyway, in violation of state law, the lawfully elected slate for MI would be there too. The rogue slate of electors wouldn't be recognized, since they weren't legally chosen.