Washington (CNN) Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said Tuesday his Republican colleagues are privately asking him to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on winning the election because they can't do so publicly. As President Donald Trump presses forward with legal challenges to the election results, claiming without evidence his chances at a second term were stolen from him, GOP allies have been reluctant to publicly acknowledge Biden as President-elect. Coons told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day" that it's "past time for Republican leaders to stand up and say, 'We should accept the results of this election.' "My job here, I think, is to continue to urge them privately to do the right thing. Biden transition officials would not rule out legal action against the GSA to try to force the beginning of the transition process and said they have a "number of options" during a call with reporters Monday.

Source: CNN November 10, 2020 15:00 UTC