Electoral College Formalizes Biden Win, Trump Team Not Giving Up Legal Fight, Calling for Alternate Electors
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- Jenna Browder brings us thestory now from Washington.
- Joe Biden received 306Electoral College votes,
making him the president elect.
Last night he blasted President Trump
for continuing to challengethe election results.
- The court sent a clearsignal to President Trump
that they would be no partof an unprecedented assault
on our democracy.
- [Jenna] The president elect
calling for a spirit of unity and healing.
- The integrity of ourelections remains intact.
And now it's time to turn the page
as we've done throughout our history.
To unite, to heal.
- [Jenna] One leading Republican Senator
reaching the same conclusion.
- [Senator] At some pointyou have to face the music.
And I think that oncethe Electoral College
settles the issue today
that it's time for everybody to move on.
- [Jenna] PresidentTrump and his team though
have yet to concede
as they continue to pursuetheir case in the courts.
- The only date in theConstitution is January 20th.
So we have more than enoughtime to write the wrong.
- [Jenna] A CBS chiefpolitical analyst, David Brody,
says even though theElectoral College has voted
it's still not technically official.
On Faith Nation he explainedthat state legislatures
can send their own listof electors to Congress.
- Technically the US Congress
has to certify the vote on January 6th.
That's what the Trump campaignis hoping will happen.
That the state legislatureswill send dual electors
and then at that point,
the House and Senate willhave to figure it out.
- Monday some legislatures
did send a separate slate of electors.
In several contested states,
Republican electors castingtheir ballots for Trump
in case he wins his cases in the courts.
So far few Republicans have conceited
that Biden won the election.
President Trump's defenders say his voters
deserve to have theirconcerns taken seriously.
In Washington, Jenna Browder, CB.