Democrats increasingly paranoid Trump won’t leave office voluntarily if he loses

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It’s the stuff of Democratic fever dreams. President Trump loses the November election to Democratic rival Joe Biden but refuses to cede office when his term ends on Jan. 21 at 12 p.m.

There’s no actual evidence for this claim, but it’s one Democrats are making nonetheless. It’s an effort led by Biden, his party’s presumptive nominee.

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