Graham to urge McConnell to investigate mail-in vote if GOP controls Senate next year

His. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin Graham Lindsey Graham: If Trump Conces Election, Republicans Will ‘Never’ Elect Another President The Memo: Trump Loses But Is Not Defeated Clyburn: ‘Defund the Police’ Slogan Hurt Democratic candidates MORE (RS.C.) said on Monday he would ask the Senate majority leader Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSunday shows – Biden victory resonates Buttigieg: McConnell will have to decide if he’ll block healthcare, tax plans This election wasn’t a zero-sum game, and it’s going to be even more complicated (R-Ky.) To create a joint committee next year to investigate the postal vote if Republicans retain control of the chamber.

Graham, in an interview with Fox News Radio’s Brian Kilmeade, highlighted votes in Arizona, Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania – four states the president-elect Joe bidenJoe Biden A Philadelphia Republican official responsible for counting the votes said the office is receiving death threats that Biden will call governors and mayors over the mask mandate The Trump Campaign Election Fraud Hotline inundated with prank calls MORE has won or is currently leading.

“What I’m going to say to Mitch McConnell today when we return, if we keep the Senate, we need to create a joint committee in the Senate to analyze postal voting and how it works in 2020,” Graham said.

President TrumpDonald John Trump A Philadelphia Republican official responsible for the vote count said the office was receiving death threats that Biden would call on governors and mayors over the mask mandate The campaign’s election fraud hotline Trump inundated with prank calls MORE has baselessly claimed that the presidential election was stolen from him as it became clearer that Biden was going to win. Biden currently holds 290 electoral votes, according to an Associated Press projection, and could get as many as 306 if he wins Georgia.

While some GOP lawmakers rebuffed his rhetoric, many reflected his allegations of potential substantial voter fraud. Trump insulted the postal ballot for months, even though election experts said there was no evidence it was linked to widespread fraud.

Graham painted a multi-scale effort to question the outcome of the 2020 election, including lawsuits and revisions in multiple states, vowing the election is “by no means over.”

“All I’m asking people is to go through all the credible allegations of misconduct, look at the computer systems, look at the provisional ballots, then we’ll make a decision, go to court, then we will make a decision on who won the presidency. It would be foolish for President Trump not to look at all of this, “Graham said.

McConnell, and most of the Senate GOP leadership, have yet to comment on Biden’s victory.

McConnell, speaking to Kentucky reporters on Friday, said he believed “of course” there would be a peaceful transfer of power if Biden won, but declined to comment beyond the presidential race.

McConnell did not mention Trump in a tweet he posted on Friday, in which he said “every legal vote should be counted.”

“This is how it should work in our great country: Every legal vote should be counted. Illegally submitted ballots must not. All parties must be able to observe the process. And the courts are there to enforce laws and resolve disputes. This is how Americans’ votes decide the outcome, ”McConnell tweeted.