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Trump launches Stop the Steal campaign claiming mail ballots were used to steal 2020 election, filing 64 post-election lawsuits

After major news networks called the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden on November 7, President Trump refused to concede and launched a campaign claiming mail-in ballots had been fraudulently used to steal the election. Trump and his allies filed 64 post-election lawsuits in six states. Courts dismissed every case, with judges appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents finding no evidence of fraud at a scale that affected any outcome.