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Donald Trump wants Congress to overturn the election result. Here’s what will happen instead
On January 7 AEDT, we’ll watch the penultimate step of the 2020 US election play out.
In a flashy joint session, the US Congress will gather to count and formalise the votes of the electoral college.
In a normal election year it’s a boring, mostly ceremonial process that passes without much notice. But friends, the 2020 election has been anything but normal.
Which means that on Thursday AEDT, there’s going to be drama.
What normally happens in January is pretty boring
The US Constitution requires one final step to formalise the results of a presidential election.
After the electoral college has voted (which in 2020 was in Joe Biden’s favour 306-232), each…
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