WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his baseless claim that the contest was marred by widespread fraud.
The move revives a long-running grievance by President Trump that the election was stolen even though courts around the country found no evidence of fraud that could have affected the outcome.
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