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Neguse in response to Luttig: 'I will always work to defend and vindicate our constitution'

Neguse said he would defend election certification and described the upcoming midterm as a pivotal opportunity.

Neguse in response to Luttig: 'I will always work to defend and vindicate our constitution'
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Sep 29, 2026
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Rep. Joe Neguse said he would defend the Constitution against attempts to obstruct election certification, responding to retired Judge J. Michael Luttig’s warning about a possible effort involving President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. Neguse also called the upcoming midterm “the most consequential” since 1862.

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Joe Neguse
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Representative discussing election certification and leading the House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House mentioned in Luttig’s warning

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President discussed in warnings about election certification

Former President whose 2020 election victory was certified

Representative cited for refusing to certify Biden’s election in 2021

Ranking member working with Neguse’s Litigation Task Force

House Minority Leader and potential future Speaker

Republican candidate opposing Neguse

Jamie Raskin
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Ranking member working with Neguse’s Litigation Task Force

Doug Lamborn
Former U.S. Representative (R-CO)

Former Representative cited for refusing to certify Biden’s election in 2021

ALSO MENTIONED  J. Michael Luttig, Retired federal judge warning of a possible effort to block certification of the midterm results; Abraham Lincoln, Former President invoked by Neguse as a historical comparison for the midterm; Mike Pence, Former Vice President whose constitutional duty to certify the 2020 election was discussed; Phil Weiser, Colorado attorney general and gubernatorial candidate mentioned as Neguse’s former professor

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