evidence: Trump pressures Pence to throw out election results — even though he can’t "The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors," Trump tweeted Tuesday. [...] "The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors," Trump tweeted Tuesday. [...] Some of Trump’s boosters have also fixated on Pence’s role, arguing that he has the unilateral authority to not accept the results — and open the door for alternative slates of Trump electors instead. Rep. Louie Goehmert (R-Texas) sued Pence in a failed bid to empower the vice president to overturn the election results. That lawsuit has twice been rejected by federal courts in the past week.