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Trump appeals to legislatures and Supreme Court in attempt to overturn election results
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
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While President-elect Joe Biden was introducing
key members of his health team at an event in Delaware, President Trump spoke at a dueling event at the White House on coronavirus vaccines.
He made an explicit appeal to lawmakers and the US Supreme Court to help him overturn the results of an election he lost, his latest and most vocal attempt to cling to power even as his presidency comes to an end.
Speaking at a summit focused on the coronavirus vaccine, Trump was asked why no members of Biden's transition team were invited to participate, since it is that team who will oversee the bulk of the vaccine's distribution.
"We're going to have to see who the next administration is. Because we won in those swing states," Trump falsely claimed.
"Hopefully the next administration will be the Trump administration," he went on. "You can't steal hundreds of thousands of votes."
Remember: There has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud, according to the federal government and Republican and Democratic election officials.
Nonetheless, Trump insisted he won the election and made a direct appeal to state officials and members of the Supreme Court to assist him in his efforts to subvert the will of voters.
"Let's see whether or not somebody has the courage, whether it's legislators or legislatures or a justice of the Supreme Court or a number of justices of the Supreme Court," Trump said. "Let's see if they have the courage to do what everybody in this country knows is right."