After Nov. 3, Trump repeatedly tried pressuring state officials, insisting on unconstitutional mechanisms, misleading the public and entertaining overhauls of his administration in an effort to avoid giving up power.

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to start in the Senate on Feb. 9.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has said that all Americans bear “some responsibility” for the deadly pro-Trump Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

Republican state parties could prove a major impediment to pulling things toward the middle in key states.