Read the following paragraph from the section "Biden Said American Democracy Was ‘Under Assault.’” Tensions were already running high when lawmakers gathered early Wednesday afternoon for the constitutionally mandated counting of the Electoral College results. Biden defeated Trump, 306-232. Despite pleas from Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, more than 150 Republican lawmakers planned to support objections to some of the results, though lacking evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in the election. Which of the following can be inferred from this paragraph?