GOP senators pondering action if Trump loses and refuses to step down, Carl Bernstein says

[Fla Dem]

53. So are you saying this could be the only cog in the scenario I suggested?

If that's the case, while I don't want to take anything for granted, from what I hear we have a lock on the House of Representative and we may gain 2-3 Senate seats.

The Constitution mandates the new House and Senate are sworn in on January 3rd. January 6, 2021 a Joint Session of Congress will meet to verify the EC Votes. The current VP will announce the winner.

So unless there is some chicanery, "IF" Biden wins, the EC Votes will be verified by Congress. At that point Trump is still President. However if on January 20th he refuses to vacate the office once Biden takes the oath of office, then the original scenario I posted should play out. Yes??

On January 6, or another date set by law, the Senate and
House of Representatives assemble at 1:00 p.m. in a joint
session at the Capitol, in the House chamber, to count the
electoral votes and declare the results (3 U.S.C. §15). The
Vice President presides as President of the Senate. The Vice
President opens the certificates and presents them to four
tellers, two from each chamber. The tellers read and make a
list of the returns. When the votes have been ascertained
and counted, the tellers transmit them to the Vice President.
If one of the tickets has received a majority of 270 or more
electoral votes, the Vice President announces the results,
which “shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the
persons, if any, elected President and Vice President.”

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11641

Thank you lastlib for the link to the EC Timeline.