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Pence acknowledges he has no authority to decide election results

Name: Pence acknowledges he has no authority to decide election results
Uploaded: 2021-01-06T13:34:58-0500
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: As Congress convened a joint session to officially count the Electoral College votes, Vice President Mike Pence released a letter stating that he has no authority to decide the result -- resisting public pressure from President Trump to contest the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. Norah O'Donnell anchors CBS News Special Report coverage.

As Congress convened a joint session to officially count the Electoral College votes, Vice President Mike Pence released a letter stating that he has no authority to decide the result -- resisting public pressure from President Trump to contest the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. Norah O'Donnell anchors CBS News Special Report coverage.