Trump opponents set their sights on the Electoral College

The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect the new president amidst growing debate about its role and whether it should even exist.

Progressive groups are planning protests at state capitols all over the country, which is where the electors will cast their votes. "The electors should follow the will of the people," said activist Daniel Brezenoff in a statement. "Trump lost the popular vote by a historic margin and he should lose on Dec. 19 at the Electoral College." Brezenoff's Change.org petition to that effect has collected nearly 5 million signatures.

Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig, who ran a short-lived campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, has been offering legal advice to "faithless" Republican electors who want to vote for someone other than the president-elect. Others have demanded intelligence briefings for the electors so they can learn the truth about alleged Russian hacks of Democrats before they vote.

"Russians hacking our democracy to elect Trump should tell you everything you need to know about him," said progressive activist Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action.