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, including his ex-campaign manager Bill Stepien, testified at the Jan. 6 House committee’s second hearing that they believed the 2020 presidential race was too close to call on Election Night — but Trump nevertheless declared himself the winner.
"My belief, my recommendation was to say that votes were still being counted, it’s too early to tell, too early to call the race," Stepien said in the recorded testimony.
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., opened the hearing saying Trump "betrayed the trust of the American people" and "tried to remain in office when people had voted him out."
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