Rep. John Lewis said on Friday that Donald Trump is an illegitimate president. Maybe this is according to his own rules, but it’s not according to federal law. I just re-read the U. S. Constitution, and it says:
Article 2, Section 1:
The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot … The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed;
The 12th Amendment:
The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, … The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President,
Donald J. Trump had 304 electoral votes, winning decisively over Hillary Clinton by 17 percentage points (57% to 42%). According to the Constitution, Donald Trump is a legitimate president. If not, then Rep. Lewis is not a legitimate Congressman, since the Constitution dictates similar rules for his election.