Letting His Mouth Write Checks...

There are some more shouts about the election certification. “We’ll have our day in Congress. We’ll hear the evidence," Pence says. "But tomorrow is Georgia’s day.”

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 4, 2021

...his ass can't cash.

("We'll have our day in Congress" is a phrase I have genuinely never heard before, replacing the more common "we'll have our day in court.")

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 4, 2021

Congress is not a courtroom. Evidence is presented at hearings, not in objections pursuant to the ECA. This whole four years needs to be seen as a blot on the esutcheon of the State:

WH statement on Nunes getting Medal of Freedom today is a doozy: "Nunes pursued the Russia Hoax at great personal risk & never stopped standing up for the truth. He had the fortitude to take on the media, the FBI, the Intelligence Community, the Democrat Party, foreign spies..." pic.twitter.com/HqMpX6ZH9T

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 4, 2021

Meanwhile, back in the halls of Congress:

Among other things, the Raffensperger audio could make it harder for additional senators to sign onto the Hawley/Cruz effort.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 4, 2021

Utah Sen. Mike Lee - a Trump ally who helped to lead his impeachment strategy - is sending around a letter to senators expressing his opposition to the electoral college objection

— Alex Isenstadt (@politicoalex) January 4, 2021

And Cotton explains how doing so could ultimately backfire politically against Republicans - an argument that several of his high-profile colleagues fully grasp but have set aside in the service of Trump. https://t.co/vBqCYTuJKS

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 4, 2021

And ETTD:

Cleta Mitchell's law firm says it's "concerned" she was on Trump's call and "are working to understand her involvement more thoroughly."

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) January 4, 2021

"Concerned" because:

Yes. https://t.co/dMevwStEcQ

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 4, 2021

Meanwhile, Raffensperger to the Georgia GOP (and Charlie Kirk, and others similarly situated): "Suck it!"

Just interviewed @GaSecofState Brad Raffensperger. He says there was no privacy agreement & @realDonaldTrump broke any expectation of privacy with his tweet falsely describing the call. Details & video shortly. pic.twitter.com/aqgXxKi6Yk

— Brendan Keefe (@BrendanKeefe) January 4, 2021

And the day isn't even over yet:

I'm predicting a full-blown "episode" at the rally tonight. We may have the head bitten off a live chicken.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 4, 2021