Minnesota US Sen. Amy Klobuchar accuses Republicans of staging a publicity stunt to challenge the results of the presidential election.
Congress meets Wednesday to certify the electoral college votes that won the election for Joe Biden over President Trump.
On Saturday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas announced a coalition of 11 senators and senators-elect who will vote against certain state electors unless Congress appoints an electoral commission to immediately conduct an audit of the election results.
They acknowledge they are unlikely to change the results of the election, which state and federal officials say ran smoothly.
Klobuchar is ranking Democrat on the Senate rules committee, ,which oversees federal elections, and in a statement says Biden will be inaugurated on January 20th.
