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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Nov 11, 2020, 04:00 PM Nov 2020

AP Explains: Election's validity intact despite Trump claims

The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.

In refusing to concede the election, Trump claims that he would have won were it not for "illegal" votes counted in several states that he lost or where he is currently trailing. But Trump and his allies haven't offered any proof, and their legal challenges have largely been rejected by the courts.

Nonpartisan investigations of previous elections have found that voter fraud is exceedingly rare. State officials from both parties, as well as international observers, have also stated that the 2020 election went well.

A look at the election and the allegations Trump has made:

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ap-explains-election-s-validity-intact-despite-trump-claims/ar-BB1aVi1e?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

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AP Explains: Election's validity intact despite Trump claims (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
Delay tactics at best... Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #1
Pure distraction from the fraud that THEY perpetrated in other states being ignored right now Roland99 Nov 2020 #2
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