The Washington Post
20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election
With his denial of the outcome, Trump endangered America’s democracy, threatened to undermine national security and public health, and duped supporters into believing, perhaps permanently, that Biden was elected illegitimately.
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