I think the testimony obviously ought to be sworn testimony. And we ought to go all the way into this and take as much time as we can to reassure the… - Mitch McConnell

President Trump claims the election was stolen. The assertions range from specific local allegations to constitutional arguments to sweeping conspiracy theories. I supported the president’s right to use the legal system. Dozens of lawsuits received hearings in courtrooms all across our country, but over and over, the courts rejected these claims, including all-star judges whom the president himself has nominated.

The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role. We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts, and the states have all spoken. They’ve all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever.

We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former Presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one.