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Presidential transition traditions, laws put in question following 2020 election results

December 22, 2020 12:00 AM
The complicated, often contentious transition of power from president to president is steeped in complex laws and traditions. Since the first presidential transition in 1797, the United States has followed these laws and traditions that govern the peaceful transition of power, although at times, with some dispute.
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