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The public messaging did not change in spite of these internal warnings; on the contrary, it became more intense. This documented divergence forms the basis of the government’s fraud accusation, which holds that the former president continued to promote his public statements as the focal point of a calculated attempt to reverse the certified results despite being fully aware that they were unfounded. The indictment depicts these acts as a purposeful and systematic attempt to mislead the American people as well as the same government institutions entrusted with the peaceful transfer of power, rather than just as the rough and tumble of political pressure.
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