Experts warn Trump and House speaker may block certification of new Democratic members
Constitutional scholar J. Michael Luttig says Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are planning to refuse certification of newly elected Democratic representatives, risking a severe constitutional crisis.
After the Supreme Court barred Donald Trump from interfering with mail-in ballots, J. Michael Luttig reports that Trump and House speaker Mike Johnson are discussing a strategy to deny certification of any newly elected Democrats. Luttig warns that such a move would halt the new Congress from conducting business and could trigger the worst constitutional crisis in recent memory. He notes that no precedent exists for this type of constitutional breach, and resolving it could take months.
Why it matters
Blocking certification could stall Congress and spark an unprecedented constitutional showdown.
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