former congressman gephardt a member that have group. he mentioned one of the ads you may be seeing across the country in those swing states in particular, let's give you a look at that, and we'll get to your calls. >> we did it. americans. from both parties. turned out to vote in numbers like we haven't seen in a hundred years. and election officials counted those votes carefully, transparently, and in accordance with the law. so no matter who you voted for, if you cast a ballot or counted them, thank you. for showing the world that even in times like these, america is still going strong. host: congressman gephardt, have you seen any evidence that those votes weren't counted as the ad said carefully, transparently, and according to the law? guest: look, in every election we've ever had for over 240 years, i'm sure there are minor glitches and errors. look, this is a human organization, the electoral committees and groups in every state, people make mistakes. people create errors. but i must tell you that, in this election, as in all of

congressman gephardt? guest: well, thank you for your statement. i respect your views. i respect your concerns. i don't agree with it. and i'll go back to what i said a moment ago. look, we have a process. we have rule of law. so the specific instance you just talked about has been embodied in a lawsuit that i think has been filed in so, we are going to get to- the bottom of that concern, as we should. we have to follow the rules. we have to investigate allegations of problems in the election. and that will happen. independent courts that have no relationship with either campaign are going to make this decision and carry out this investigation. so, i just think -- look, i understand your feelings. i understand that no one wants to be on the losing side of an election. but we have to stick with the rules. that's all we have to hang onto in a democracy. respect andur adherence to rule of law, the democracy can no longer exist. as al gore didn't like the results in 2000 because he didn't think that the invest

congressman gephardt?st: well, thank you for your statement. i respect your views. i respect your concerns. i don't agree with it. and i'll go back to what i said a moment ago. look, we have a process. we have rule of law. so the specific instance you just talked about has been embodied in a lawsuit that i think has been filed in so, we are going to get to- the bottom of that concern, as we should. we have to follow the rules. we have to investigate allegations of problems in the election. and that will happen. independent courts that have no relationship with either campaign are going to make this decision and carry out this investigation. so, i just think -- look, i understand your feelings. i understand that no one wants to be on the losing side of an election. but we have to stick with the rules. that's all we have to hang onto in a democracy. respect andur adherence to rule of law, the democracy can no longer exist. as al gore didn't like the results in 2000 because he didn't think that the investigat

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joining me is former senator and democrat richard gephardt. he knows the sword can cut both ways.oining us. democrats thought they were going to gain seats in the house. didn't eke that out, actually lost some seats. and the senate is getting farther and farther away from their grasp. this is not the night that the democrats were hoping for. it's not the night that the polls showed. >> well, we're a closely divided country. we have been for some time. and that's what you're still seeing. now, the democrats thought they could pick up seats in the house. and they thought they could win the senate. we'll see what happens when all of the votes are counted. my main concern right now is whether or not we're going to count all of the votes before candidates decide what the election is. so, i've been part of a group of 40 farmer federal officials. we call it the national council for electoral integrity. and we've actually been running ads in the big swing states, telling people that this could take a long time to count these votes because of the pandemic. and the high volume of mail-in ba

congressman, former congressman dick gephardt joining us this morning, now a member of the national council on election integrity. nine days after the election yal election, thanks for being with us this morning. guest:

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gephardt was on, but this counsel, i don't weigh much, i don't give him much weight on the council when she -- he has donna brazil on there. to say is, all i have come on, man. host: that it will do it for calls. we will take you next to capitol hill. capitol hill the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. in the days following our national elections, we give you thanks that we live in a nation that has a system that allows for a change or readjustment of government peacefully. yet mindful that there are many who continue to obstruct that important transition. bless with courage those of both parties who know the importance of moving forward once the people have spoken. in a world besieged by so many life changing forces from weather to disease to community disruption, call call for loords of distinction in these difficult times. bless the members of this assembly as they begin to return and in the days to come. please give them the wi