Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., introduced a resolution on Tuesday to condemn lawmakers who prematurely pressed President Donald Trump to concede the presidential election to Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
My colleagues and I are urging President @realDonaldTrump to direct Attorney General Barr to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate irregularities in the 2020 election to uncover the truth about legitimate questions of voter fraud. pic.twitter.com/voFAWmOgut
— Rep. Alex Mooney (@RepAlexMooney) December 9, 2020
Mooney, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, affirmed support for the Trump campaign’s efforts to “investigate and punish election fraud.”
He asked all Republican members of Congress to exercise restraint “until a fair and accurate count is verified,” according to the resolution.
“I hope my House GOP colleagues today choose to adopt this resolution supporting President Trump’s efforts to count every legal vote and investigate and punish election fraud,” he said in a statement.
“I call on my fellow colleagues in the House GOP Conference to join me in sending a strong, united message of support for President Trump,” he continued. “No Republican member should prematurely call on President Trump to concede before these investigations are complete.”
Mooney’s resolution comes as a some Republican legislators have split with Trump and called on him to concede to Biden.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., for example, called Trump’s election fraud claims “devastating” and said he is “concerned” by the direction the GOP is taking.
“We want every vote counted, yes every legal vote (of course),” Kinzinger said.
“But, if you have legit concerns about fraud present EVIDENCE and take it to court,” he continued. “STOP Spreading debunked misinformation… This is getting insane.”
Trump’s legal team has pursued several strategies for presenting its evidence, including lawsuits in six to eight battleground states that are believed to have engaged in widespread fraud.
Several cases have been dismissed on technicalities, such as judges claiming the plaintiffs waited too long to press their case or lacked standing to file suit.
However, the US Supreme Court this week added to its docket a major case in which Texas and other Trump-backing states are suing four states that violated their own constitutions and the US Constitution by changing their election laws without legislative approval.
In the face of unprecedented censorship from mainstream media and Silicon Valley publishers, Trump has also leveraged his bully pulpit to the best of his ability, including tweets, speeches and rallies to inform his base about the efforts to expose and prevent the fraud.
Headline USA’s Ben Sellers contributed to this report.
