GOP senator busted in lie after he says he couldn't come to Washington before his results were certified

On Monday, justifying the Trump administration's refusal to begin the transition process, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) claimed that he himself wasn't allowed to attend the Senate orientation for new members in 2018 because his own results had not been certified.

There's just one problem: that's not true. Scott did attend the orientation with all the other incoming Republican freshmen. And although his actual swearing-in ceremony was delayed, that was not because his results hadn't been finalized; it was because he wanted to wait until his term as governor had officially concluded.

Congressional reporter Samantha-Jo Roth swiftly pointed out that, in fact, there is public video of Scott at the orientation.