More than 100 House Republicans have joined President Donald Trump and 17 other states in a Texas-led lawsuit at the Supreme Court seeking to delay certification of presidential electors in four key swing states. 

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Representative Louie Gohmert, a Republican from Texas leans in to talk with Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana during a House Judiciary Committee .

With this, Trump gained more supporters in his fight to get the Supreme Court to overturn the election results in four battleground states.

A whopping 106 Republican Congress members signed their names on Thursday to an amicus brief sent to the high court in support of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's lawsuit.

Paxton's case sought to prevent Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, and Wisconsin's electoral votes from being counted on Dec. 14. 

106 Republican Lawmakers Support Trump

Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican Congressional ally of Trump, was the one who solicited signatures from more than 100 lawmakers, according to a published report in CBS News.

Johnson circulated an email to GOP members on Wednesday and asked them to join a friend-of-the-court brief to be filed in support of the effort led by Paxton. Johnson is a well known vocal defender of Trump, especially during the President's impeachment proceedings. 

According to Johnson, the simple objective of their brief is to affirm for the court and their constituents back home their serious concerns with the integrity of the country's election system.

The lawmaker said they are not seeking to independently litigate the particular allegations of fraud in the brief as "this is not our place as amici." 

As reported by CBS News, he noted that they are merely stating their beliefs that the wide scope of the various allegations and irregularities in the said states "merits careful, timely review by the Supreme Court." 

There were 105 House Republicans who joined Johnson in his brief backing Texas' case as of Thursday. The Republicans believed that election officials, governors, and state courts usurped the constitutional authority of state legislatures in changing election rules.

They said the election had been riddled with an unprecedented number of serious allegations of fraud and irregularities due largely to those usurpations. 

Trump Called Johnson

According to a published article in Newsweek, Johnson said that Trump called him on Wednesday morning to express his great appreciation for filing the brief. 

Johnson also said most of his fellow Republican lawmakers have serious concerns about the integrity of the election system. 

"The purpose of our amicus brief will be to articulate this concern and express our sincere belief that the great importance of this issue merits a full and careful consideration by the court," the lawmaker noted.

Johnson said he told Trump that he would send to him the final list of lawmakers who signed the brief to review. 

Paxton Filed Lawsuit 

Paxton filed his lawsuit directly to the Supreme Court on Monday, alleging officials in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia unlawfully changed their voting laws, leading to election irregularities. 

He asked the Supreme Court to delay the Electoral College vote on Dec. 14 and block the four states from casting their votes in the Electoral College for Democrat Joe Biden.