And this week, with his options narrowing, Trump, accompanied by the support of several Republican attorneys general and GOP lawmakers, cranked up pressure to have the Supreme Court weigh in. "From a legal perspective, the fat lady has sung," said Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and University of Texas Law professor. "The Supreme Court really let us down. Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg said Trump's crusade to undermine the election's results through rhetoric and court challenges "put a huge stress test on our democracy." Presidential pressureHours ahead of the court's decision, the President called on the Supreme Court to intervene in the election, but seemed to acknowledge that a Biden administration is on its way.

Source: CNN December 11, 2020 23:37 UTC