Trump rioters called for VP Pence hanging

Rioters rampaging through the US Capitol called for vice-president Mike Pence to be hung for not supporting defeated President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the result, in a video played at Trump’s second impeachment trial.

Fox News, Trump lawyer hit with $3b suit over "rigged" election claims

Electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic on Thursday sued Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News cable network and Rudolph Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, claiming they defamed the company by falsely accusing it of helping to rig the US presidential election in favour of Joe Biden.

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Electoral College confirms Biden as US President

Joe Biden has been confirmed as next US president after California’s electors voted to give him the state’s 55 electoral college votes, pushing him over the 270 threshold needed to win the presidency.

Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to overturn Pennsylvania result

Republicans attempting to undo President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania have asked the US Supreme Court to take up their lawsuit, three days after it was thrown out by the highest court in the battleground state.

Trump says he's prepared to leave White House, but hints at things to come

US President Donald Trump says he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for president-elect Joe Biden – but again claimed the election was a “fraud” and “there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th of January”.