Fact check: Could the courts decide fate of US election?
08 November 2020 |
8:47 am
It took five weeks and a Supreme Court decision to elect a president in 2000 — and this year may hold similar suspense. With some states yet to count all votes, Donald Trump prematurely declared himself victorious.
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