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Trump’s Crusade To Reverse His Election Loss Is Getting Closer To An End

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event. — DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been dis... DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) MORE LESS

January 18, 2021 11:06 a.m.

Wednesday’s inauguration will bring an end to President Trump’s flailing effort to overturn the election. His gambits never stood a real chance of reversing the results, but they did tremendous damage to voter confidence and resulted in a violent mob on the Capitol that took the lives of a police officer and several Trump supporters.

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