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鈥嬧赌媁ill Trump supporters accept the election result?

Sarah鈥檚 in Georgia, where there are already legal challenges over votes

In a phone call following the 2020 election, Donald Trump pressured Georgia鈥檚 Secretary of State to "find 11,780 votes" 鈥 a move which along with other alleged efforts to overturn the result led to criminal charges against Trump and some of his allies.
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