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November 20, 2020

Georgia Secretary of State to Certify Biden's Win Despite Trump Allies' Pressure
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Georgia's Republican secretary of state said Thursday that Joe Biden
clearly beat Donald Trump to win Georgia's 16 Electoral College votes.
Brad Raffensperger said a statewide hand recount of 5 million ballots
failed to turn up any evidence supporting President Trump's conspiracy
theories about a stolen election, and that he will certify Georgia's
results before today's 5 p.m. deadline.

Meanwhile South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham faces a Senate ethics
investigation into his phone call with Raffensperger last Friday, when
Graham allegedly asked the secretary of state to toss out thousands of
mail-in ballots. Sen. Graham has denied making the request, which legal
experts say would amount to felony election fraud in Georgia.

The Associated Press on Thursday formally called Georgia for Joe Biden -
giving him 306 electoral college votes nationwide to Trump's 232. In
Delaware, President-elect Biden blasted Trump's refusal to concede his
election loss. 

President-elect Joe Biden: "I think they're witnessing an incredible
irresponsibility, incredibly damaging message is being sent to the rest
of the world about how democracy functions."



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