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No evidence for Trump’s claims about Biden. James filed the lawsuit that led to Trump’s civil fraud trial in September 2022 – about two months before Trump launched his 2024 campaign.
Following a $355 million ruling against his business empire, former President Donald Trump claimed President Joe Biden directed the investigation.
Some Trump loyalists such as Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Kevin McCarthy endorsed the false claims that Trump had actually won the election and that there was large-scale fraud, and called on Republicans to stay united behind Trump. Over 20 other leading Republicans denounced Trump's accusations of voter fraud on November 6.
Smith defended his investigation, saying: “The claim from Trump that my decisions as a prosecutor were influenced or directed by the Biden administration or other political actors is, in a word ...
The Trump legal team had said it would not consider this election certification deadline as the expiration date for its litigation of the election results. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Three days after it was filed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton , the U.S. Supreme Court on December 11 declined to hear a case supported by Trump and his Republican ...
On April 8, special counsel Jack Smith filed a 66-page brief urging the Supreme Court to reject Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump's legal team argued for protecting presidential actions from prosecution to maintain authority, while Smith emphasized accountability for ...
Trump continues to argue that his 2020 loss to Biden was the result of widespread fraud, a false claim that was rejected by multiple courts, state reviews and members of Trump's own administration.
On December 14, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Trump's challenge, saying there was no "legitimate doubt", and on December 21, the Wisconsin governor certified that the state Supreme Court had resolved the matter in favor of Biden – in response to which Trump tweeted a demand that the Wisconsin legislature overturn the election. On ...