美国新闻网站“国家档案”（National File）上周引述与川普（特朗普）总统法律团队直接接触的消息人士的话证实，特伯维尔已经就这一议题做出了最终决定，并将在1月6日加入该州众议员莫•布鲁克斯（Mo Brooks）挑战选举人团的计划。

消息人士称，很可能是因为担心共和党领导层或媒体的报复，特伯维尔并不打算公开确认这一挑战行动。

报导说，川普总统已与特伯维尔进行过电话交谈，并表示对1月6日的挑战持乐观态度。

此前，特伯维尔也曾对媒体公开表示，将加入布鲁克斯挑战选举人团的计划，但可能需要到圣诞节之后，才会做出最终决定。他还呼吁参议院重现这项挑战。

在此之后，佛州共和党联邦众议员马特•盖茨（Matt Gaetz）宣布，他也将在众议院加入布鲁克斯的挑战，并说他与特伯维尔交谈过，确认后者将在参议院加入挑战。

1月6日，美国国会将举行联席会议，对2020年总统大选的选举人团投票结果进行认证。根据相关规定，如果在该会议上挑战任何一个州的选举人团投票，至少需要一名参议员和一名众议员以书面形式共同发起。如果挑战成功，该州选举人票将无效。

目前已经有多名众议员表示，将参与挑战六个摇摆州的选举人团投票结果。而参议员中，除了特伯维尔，肯塔基州参议员兰德•保罗（Rand Paul）也有意愿参与挑战。

另外，乔治亚州参议员凯莉•莱夫勒（Kelly Loeffler）本周一（12月28日）对“网关专家”（Gateway Pundit）表示，关于1月6日在国会挑战选举人团的事，“我已经说得很清楚了，没有什么是不可能的”。她同时强调，她必须先确保赢得1月5日的乔州参议员决选，然后“我们将继续为这位总统而战”。

莱夫勒在参议员决选中的竞争对手是极左翼的拉斐尔•沃诺克（Raphael Warnock）。在12月6日的一次辩论中，莱夫勒曾当众问沃诺克：“是否会为了所有的乔治亚人，放弃社会主义和马克思主义？”沃诺克并没有直接回答。

Senator Tuberville decided to challenge the Electoral College, but did not want to make it public

Alabama Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R) meets with the media in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)   


A conservative media outlet recently quoted sources as confirming that Alabama Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville is expected to challenge the Electoral College vote in a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. But he also stressed that he does not intend to announce this publicly.

The U.S. news site National File last week quoted sources in direct contact with President Trump's legal team as confirming that Tuberville has made a final decision on the issue and will join Rep. Mo Brooks (R) on Jan. 6 in his plan to challenge the Electoral College.

The sources said it was likely that Turberville did not intend to publicly confirm the challenge for fear of retaliation from the Republican leadership or the media.

The report said President Trump has had a phone conversation with Turbeville and expressed optimism about the Jan. 6 challenge.

Previously, Tuberville had also publicly told the media that he would join Brooks' plan to challenge the Electoral College, but that a final decision might not be made until after Christmas. He also called on the Senate to revive the challenge.

After that, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) announced that he would also join Brooks' challenge in the House and said he had spoken with Turberville and confirmed that the latter would join the challenge in the Senate.

On Jan. 6, Congress will hold a joint session to certify the results of the Electoral College vote for the 2020 presidential election. According to the rules, a challenge to any state's Electoral College vote at that meeting would require at least one Senator and one Representative to co-sponsor it in writing. If the challenge is successful, the state's electoral votes will be invalidated.

Several House members have already indicated that they will participate in challenging the Electoral College vote results in the six swing states. Among the senators, in addition to Tuberville, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is also willing to participate in the challenge.

Separately, Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) told Gateway Pundit this Monday (Dec. 28) about challenging the Electoral College in Congress on Jan. 6 "I've made it very clear that nothing is impossible." She also stressed that she must first ensure that she wins the Jan. 5 runoff for Joe State Senate, and then "we will continue to fight for this president.

Leffler's rival in the Senate runoff is the far-left Raphael Warnock. During a debate on Dec. 6, Lefler had asked Warnock in public, "Will socialism and Marxism be abandoned for the sake of all Georgians?" Warnock did not answer directly.