GOP pressure increases for Trump to recognize Biden election victory

President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump campaign files re-count in Georgia GOP senator praises Biden, says Trump should accept results FDA grants emergency approval to coronavirus antibody treatment given to Trump MORE faces increasing pressure from Republicans asking him to recognize president-elect Joe bidenJoe BidenTrump calls for recount in Georgia GOP Senator congratulates Biden, says Trump should accept results Judge dismisses Camp Trump’s trial in Pennsylvania in scathing decision MOREelectoral victory.

GOP members stepped up efforts to get Trump and Republican leaders to recognize Biden’s victory on Sunday, after a federal judge dismissed the campaign’s lawsuit alleging widespread electoral fraud in Pennsylvania this week.

Former Governor of New Jersey. Chris ChristieWhite House staff member Chris Christie’s son Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus Biden plays cool as Trump refuses to concede Ben Carson says there are ‘multiple possibilities’ as to how he got COVID-19 PLUS (R), who has been an ally of Trump, called the conduct of the Trump campaign legal team “national embarrassment” on ABC is “This Week”.

When ABC George stephanopoulosGeorge Robert Stephanopoulos Republicans split over Biden win as Trump digs in Cuomo: ‘Political pressure to deny COVID is gone’ with Trump defeat on Sunday shows – Biden victory resonates MORE asked the former governor if it was ‘time for this to end’, Christie replied, ‘Yes’.

“I have been a supporter of the president. I voted for him twice, but elections have consequences and we cannot continue to act like something happened here that did not happen.” , did he declare. “You have an obligation to present the evidence. The evidence has not been presented.”

The campaign’s legal team has filed several lawsuits in battlefield states challenging the vote and falsely alleging fraud. Trump’s personal lawyer last week Rudy GiulianiJudge Rudy GiulianiJudge dismisses Camp Trump in Pennsylvania trial in scathing move President says Trump Jr. is doing ‘very well’ after COVID-19 diagnosis ‘Death Star’ strategy from Trump: Forcing a fight against PLUS state voters led a press conference in which he promoted the president’s unsubstantiated conspiracy theories and fraud allegations.

Trump has refused to give in to Biden after Biden was widely recognized as the intended winner and president-elect more than two weeks ago.

representative Fred uptonFrederick (Fred) Stephen UptonGOP GOP lawmaker’s patience runs out with Trump Cheney’s tactics, top GOP lawmakers call on Trump campaign to prove electoral fraud Republicans who could serve in a Biden government MORE (R-Mich.) Also called for the process to “move forward” despite Trump’s objection to Biden’s victory in his state, saying on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that “voters have spoken.”

“I mean, here in Michigan, President-elect Biden’s voting margin was 154,000 votes and no one presented any evidence of fraud or abuse,” he said.

“We expect this process to move forward and let voters, not politicians, speak,” he added.

Last week, Trump invited two Michigan state lawmakers to the White House and contacted two members of the Wayne County Electoral Board who allege fraud and are trying to rescind their certification of the voting results.

Previous Trump critics have asked the Republican leadership to call the president for which former national security adviser John boltonJohn BoltonSunday shows preview: Biden transition, COVID-19 peak in spotlight Memo: Trump continues efforts to cancel election Trump cyberfires sparks outrage MORE “inexcusable” post-election behavior.

“The Republican Party will not be saved by hiding in a spider hole,” Bolton said CNN’s “State of the Union”. “We need all of our leaders to come forward and say, ‘the election is over.’ We are not talking about an abstract right for Trump to use his legal remedies. We have passed it.

“The more people who come out and say, ‘He doesn’t represent us – he’s not following a Republican game plan here,’ the safer they will be,” he added.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (right) said CNN’s “State of the Union” that he is “embarrassed that more people” in his party “are not speaking out” against Trump’s denial of election results.

“We were the most respected country when it came to elections,” Hogan said. “And now we’re starting to look like a banana republic. It’s time for them to stop the nonsense. It gets more and more weird every day.

Amid the legal battle, Emily Murphy, a Trump-appointed administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA), refused to recognize Biden as president-elect. Without his confirmation of Biden’s victory, his transition team cannot access government officials, intelligence and funding to plan administration.

His. Kevin cramerKevin John CramerSunday Shows Sneak Peek: Biden Transition, COVID-19 Spike In Spotlight Meadows Meets Senate GOP to Discuss Year-End Priorities We Need A (Joint) Resolution on ‘Meaning of Senate ” on transition planning PLUS (RN.D.) said NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he believes Trump has the right to challenge the election results through the legal process, but added that it was “high time to start a transition” to the Biden administration.

“I frankly think it’s time – well, it’s high time – to start a transition, at least to cooperate with the transition,” he said. “I’d rather have a president who has more than a day to prepare if Joe Biden, you know, ends up winning.”

Other Republicans broke with Trump before Sunday, including the senator. Pat ToomeyPatrick (Pat) Joseph Toomey Court of Appeals declares NSA bulk telephone data collection illegal Dunford steps down as chair of coronavirus watch group GOP senators are pushing for swift and partial reopening of the PLUS economy (R-Pa.) Who saturday congratulated Biden and elected vice-president Kamala harrisSen. Kamala HarrisGOP congratulates Biden, says Trump should accept results Right must respect 2020 election symbolism Outside groups flood Georgia with ad buys ahead of second round MORE after the federal judge dismissed the Trump campaign trial in his home state.

The Pennsylvania Republican called on Trump “to accept the outcome of the election,” saying he “had exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the outcome of the Pennsylvania presidential race.”

Friday, Speaker of the House Republican Conference Liz cheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn CheneyBiden’s Advance Over Trump Surpasses 6 Million Votes As More Ballots Count Cheney, Leading GOP Lawmakers Call On Trump Campaign To Prove Election Fraud Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington, DC – Trump and Biden Face Off Transition Delay, Pandemic Plans READ MORE (R-Wyo.) implied that the campaign necessary to provide proof of fraud or to concede.

“If the President cannot prove these claims or demonstrate that they would alter the outcome of the election, he should fulfill his oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States while respecting the sanctity of our electoral process,” he said she declared.