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- The Trump legal team is continuing with its legal fight, although Dec. 8 is the 'safe harbor deadline.'
- The team has earlier suggested it will keep battling up to Jan. 6.
Live Updates: Trump legal team dismisses 'safe harbor deadline,' pledge to continue fight
Published December 08, 2020
The Trump campaign legal team on Tuesday dismissed the importance of the "safe harbor deadline" and indicated they intend to keep going with their legal fight of the election results.
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The Electoral College is a creation of the Constitution, but Congress sets the date for federal elections and, in the case of the presidency, determines when presidential electors gather in state capitals to vote.
In 2020, that date is Dec. 14. But Congress also set another deadline, six days before electors meet, to insulate state results from being challenged in Congress.
“The ‘Safe Harbor Deadline’ is a statutory timeline that generally denotes the last day for states to certify election results. However, it is not unprecedented for election contests to last well beyond December 8," the statement from Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis says.
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