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Former President Donald Trump refused Wednesday to back off his claim the 2020 election was rigged and that former Vice President Mike Pence could have altered the outcome.
Mr. Trump also dismissed the idea he could have done more to stop the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol and said he is inclined to pardon some of the rioters.
“I think that when you look at that result and you look at what happened during that election — unless you are a very stupid person — you see what happened,” Mr. Trump said about the 2020 election at a CNN town hall event in New Hampshire. “That was a rigged election.”
Pressed on the issue by moderator Kaitlan Collins, Mr.