In the nearest he has come to a concession, Republican Trump said if Biden is certified the election winner by the Electoral College he will depart the White House. Biden is due to be inaugurated on Jan. 20.
The electors make their votes official on Dec. 14.
At the same time, Trump and his proxies are said to be looking at the notion of convincing state legislatures that because the voting was so deeply flawed, they should deploy their own chosen electors instead of those chosen through the popular vote.
