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Why Did The Jan. 6 Organizers Want To Rally Outside SCOTUS?

The Jan. 6 planners had plenty of reason to pressure the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters march in front of the Supreme Court on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Tru... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters march in front of the Supreme Court on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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December 28, 2021 1:24 p.m.

By the end of December 2020, Trump watched as his options to stay in power dwindled away.

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