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The Slapdowns To Trump’s Bid To Reverse His Defeat Are Getting More Painful

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump, followed by his grandchildren walk on the south lawn of the White House on November 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump spent the weekend at Camp Dav... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump, followed by his grandchildren walk on the south lawn of the White House on November 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump spent the weekend at Camp David and at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) MORE LESS

November 30, 2020 2:58 p.m.

This one hurts.

Not only did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit shut down a Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania win, it did so with a scathing opinion from a judge President Trump himself appointed to the bench. U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote this weekend that “the campaign’s claims have no merit.”

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