Skirmish breaks out on House floor during debate over objections to Pa. electoral votes

Lamb accuses House colleagues of lying about the election results in Pa.

There was tension on the floor of the House of Representatives, as Congressman Conor Lamb (D-PA) accused his colleagues of pushing the rhetoric that led to Wednesday's deadly violence at the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A small group of House lawmakers came close to physically fighting early Thursday morning as the congressional count of electoral votes stretched into the wee hours and a Pennsylvania Democrat charged that Republicans had been telling "lies" about his state's votes.

Rep. Morgan Griffiths, R-Va., objected after Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., said a breach of the Capitol by an angry mob earlier in the day was "inspired by lies, the same lies you are hearing in this room tonight."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot down the objection, but a few minutes later Republicans and Democrats streamed to the middle aisle, with around a dozen lawmakers getting close to each other and arguing. But the group quickly broke up when Pelosi called for order on the floor.

President Donald Trump has falsely claimed there was widespread fraud in Pennsylvania and other states and Republicans have echoed those claims as they have challenged electoral votes.

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Skirmish breaks out on House floor during electoral vote debate

There was more drama on the U.S. House floor as a fight nearly broke out. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for order as about a dozen lawmakers nearly came to blows. It happened around 2 a.m. Thursday after Congressman Conor Lamb (D-PA) said Republicans were lying about the state's votes.

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