Claim: Says Sen. Mitch McConnell's delay in seating Alabama Sen.-elect Doug Jones "is a flagrant violation of Senate policy, which requires Jones assume office the instant one of them wins the election."
Fact-check: Seating Doug Jones - does a delay break Senate rules?
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Jon Greenberg
Date published: 2017-12-18T00:00:00