Congress Electoral College Vote Count Live Stream: Watch Donald Trump Likely Get Certified As President

Barring what would be a shocking split from expectation, Congress was set to confirm Donald Trump as the next president of the United States on Friday.

Congress was scheduled to formally count electoral votes from the presidential election Friday. After the Electoral College cast their votes, Trump, the Republican candidate, ended up with 304 electoral votes, outpacing the 227 earned by the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.

There was a fledgling protest reportedly being launched by Democrats in the House of Representatives, which likely has little chance of stopping a Trump presidency. Politico reported that Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland were all looking into ways to protest Trump's election. Republicans were in control of Congress, meaning any protest will have little chance of succeeding. But Democrats could simply be looking to make their voices heard.

Perlmutter's office released a statement Friday saying his potential protest was related to the consensus among U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia worked to get Trump elected through its hack of the Democratic National Committee.

"This action by a foreign nation was unprecedented, violated our Constitution and undermined the founding pillars of American liberty and democracy. This is not about trying to stop Donald Trump from becoming President," Perlmutter said in the statement. "This is about the fact that our liberty, freedom and democracy were compromised by Russia’s intrusion into America’s election. We cannot allow a foreign nation to ever influence our elections because it harms our liberty, freedom and independence. This is bigger than just one election, and for the sake of our democracy, we must remain vigilant."

Meanwhile, activist groups have pushed to stop Trump's presidency at the 11th hour, claiming that many electors' votes shouldn't count because they lived outside the district they represented or held dual offices, which aren't allowed. This idea stood little chance of succeeding, as well.

Regardless, Congress is scheduled to begin the formal counting process at 1 p.m. EST. C-SPAN will stream the session live here.