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2020 Election Disputes

Disputes over the outcome of the 2020 presidential election

Fact-Checks

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Jan 16, 2026
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Did trump try to use fake electors in the 2020 election

Donald Trump and close associates organized and encouraged rival slates of presidential electors in seven battleground states after the 2020 election—documents, testimony, and federal and state indict...

Jan 14, 2026
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Has Donald trump proven to be a net negative for the united states as a whole?

The question of whether Donald Trump has been a net negative for the United States requires weighing measurable policy outcomes against broader institutional and social effects; evidence in the record...

Jan 23, 2026
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Prior to the 2020 election even happening Trump had determined that if he lost he was going to claim the election was stolen from him.

There is substantial contemporaneous reporting showing repeatedly warned of a “rigged” before and during the campaign and primed audiences to expect fraud if he lost, and extensive post‑election actio...

Jan 20, 2026

Have any Epstein victims made sworn statements or testified under oath accusing Trump, and what do court records show?

Multiple women linked to Jeffrey Epstein have included allegations about encounters involving Donald Trump in court filings and FBI submissions, and some of those allegations appear in public civil co...

Jan 22, 2026

How do the federal classified-documents and January 6 indictments differ in alleged conduct and charges against Trump?

The classified‑documents indictment accuses a former president of unlawfully retaining and concealing sensitive government records after leaving office and obstructing efforts to recover them, while t...

Jan 22, 2026

Who is jack smith

is a career American prosecutor who rose through federal ranks to head the and was appointed special counsel in November 2022 to into — one into and another concerning . His work produced indictments,...

Jan 15, 2026

How have Trump’s threats of primary challenges historically affected Republican lawmakers' votes and re-election outcomes?

Donald Trump’s explicit threats to back primary challengers have been a potent tool for reshaping Republican behavior: they have coerced some lawmakers into changing or avoiding votes, driven numerous...

Jan 25, 2026

Which actions by Trump were investigated by the DOJ or special counsels while in office?

were the focus of special counsels while was president: the 2016-era and related obstruction probe led by ; the post-2020 effort to and the January 6 events led by Special Counsel ; and investigation ...

Feb 3, 2026

What evidence do psychologists cite for or against Donald Trump's psychopathic traits?

Psychologists and commentators point to repeated patterns in ’s behavior—grandiosity, callousness toward out-groups, manipulative tactics and impulsivity—as evidence that he displays traits associated...

Jan 31, 2026

How did the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling affect the various prosecutions against Donald Trump?

’s July 1, 2024 decision established a three-tier immunity framework—absolute immunity for a president’s core constitutional powers, presumptive immunity for other official acts, and no immunity for u...

Jan 21, 2026

What kinds of legal claims (civil, criminal, ethics, defamation) have been brought against recent presidents like Biden, Trump, and Obama?

Recent presidents have faced a mix of civil, criminal, ethics and defamation claims, but the mix and intensity vary sharply: ’s presidency has been the target of a large volume of multistate and regul...

Jan 20, 2026

What does Donald Trump say about Epstein?

Donald Trump has consistently sought to minimize and discredit ties between himself and Jeffrey Epstein, asserting he “barely knew the guy” while his allies call allegations “false smears” and the bro...