Mike Johnson: “The Electoral Count act and the Constitution itself requires…”

“Look, we'll see what happens. I can just tell you that we're going to follow the law and we'll ensure that our colleagues follow the law. The Electoral Count act and the Constitution itself requires [following the law]. The reason for the objection in, you know, the last election cycle in 2020 was what I referenced earlier is that we had all sorts of changes to election laws in the states and choosing electors.” (08:10–08:15)

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