Romney leads "Bipartisan Senate Group" on bill to change electoral college & certification

ROMNEY: “…making sure that election officials are not harassed. Others relate to how elections are certified. Others relate to what the role of VP is in the electoral counting process and how you would deal with an objection to a slate of electors.”

NBC News

Clearly Romney and McConnell have given the green light to take out Trump now at any and all costs otherwise this so-called Bipartisan bill wouldn't even be discussed right now.

"Initial conversations have included Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine., has also engaged with the group, along with more than a dozen senators.

President Joe Biden told reporters Wednesday that whether or not the Democrats' larger voting bill passes, "I predict to you they’ll get something done on the electoral reform side of this."

Collins said that was a boost to the bipartisan group's efforts. "I was encouraged by the president's comment where he said he thought we could get something done on electoral reform," she said.

And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., reiterated his support for the effort Thursday.

"I wish them well, and I'd be happy to take a look at what they can come up with," he told reporters.

Blunt, the ranking member of the Rules Committee, said he's on the "periphery" of the group but added that there's lots of Republican interest in a package along the lines it is discussing, positing that "closer to 50 than 10" GOP senators would be open to it.