In December 2020, Gohmert signed an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court in "Texas v. Pennsylvania", et al., which sought to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election results; see longer discussion below. Later the same month, Gohmert and several other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal district court against Vice President Mike Pence, seeking to overturn parts of the federal Electoral Count Act and prevent electoral votes for President-Elect Joe Biden from being counted in Congress. See longer discussion below.