Trump Knew He Lost 2020 Election, Aides Testified Under Oath
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Trump Knew He Lost 2020 Election, Aides Testified Under Oath
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Summary
Multiple Trump aides and allies testified under oath that he was told he had lost the 2020 election and that no outcome-changing fraud had been found.
Mike Pence, Bill Barr, intelligence officials, White House lawyers and campaign advisers all said they showed Trump the numbers and urged him to accept Joe Biden’s victory.
Alyssa Farah Griffin also recounted Trump privately acknowledging the result, quoting him as saying, “Can you believe I lost to this effing guy?” while watching Biden on television.
The opinion essay argues Trump’s public claims of a “rigged” election were therefore deliberate deception that fed his “stop the steal” campaign and culminated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.