It’s an icy day on Capitol Hill…
The House and Senate are scheduled to convene in a joint session at 1 p.m. Monday to certify Trump’s victory, a process mandated by the Constitution and federal law.
On Monday, however, the nation’s capital is bracing for as many as 10 inches of snow, a weather event that could make it difficult for lawmakers to arrive at the Capitol.
Johnson has said the operation will go on “whether we’re in a blizzard or not,” citing federal law and Trump’s “landslide” win. It comes exactly four years after a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and interrupted the certification of President Biden’s election win.
“The House intends to certify President Trump’s election tomorrow as scheduled in accordance with federal law,” Johnson spokesperson Taylor Haulsee wrote in a statement Sunday.
The House and Senate adopted a concurrent resolution last week that set Jan. 6 as the day Congress would certify the election, in accordance with the Electoral Count Act, which lawmakers passed and Biden enacted in 2022 following the Capitol riot.
