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2 more defeats, a case withdrawn; Trump's fight to keep presidency narrows

A judge in Arizona tossed a Republican suit seeking a fresh audit of the vote in pivotal Maricopa County, which largely delivered that state to Biden

Attorneys L Lin Wood (C) and Mark Stephen (L). Photo: Bloomberg
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Attorneys L Lin Wood (C) and Mark Stephen (L). Photo: Bloomberg

David Voreacos, Erik Larson and Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump’s fight to overturn the election has narrowed after two more legal defeats and a case withdrawal, as states prepare to certify their results.

US District Judge Steven Grimberg on Thursday evening rejected a suit by conservative lawyer and Trump ally L. Lin Wood, who had sought to prevent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from certifying the vote tally. Raffensperger did so on Friday, saying President-elect Joe Biden won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes by more than 12,000 votes. Trump won the state in 2016.

“To halt the certification at literally the 11th hour would breed confusion and

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