WASHINGTON (CN) — Republicans are taking their election integrity message to the Supreme Court next week in a long-awaited duel over mail-in ballot deadlines, putting one of President Donald Trump’s frequent election fraud conspiracies on the high court steps.
Two days after the 2020 election, Trump infamously declared, “STOP THE COUNT,” casting climbing absentee ballot tallies as fraudulent. Much to the president’s chagrin, the Supreme Court refused to review post-election ballot receipt deadlines nearly six years ago. But the sentiment remains pertinent across the Republican party, with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggesting last month the delayed deadline raised suspicions of foul play.
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