Taxpayers footed Pa.’s bill for election lawsuits. Costs went into the millions
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Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., looks on in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Six weeks earlier, Kelly, an ally of President Trump, had filed a lawsuit that, had it been successful, would have canceled the legally cast votes of more than 2 million Pennsylvanians. (Caroline Brehman / Pool via AP Photo)
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By Julia Agos | WITF
Two weeks after the 2020 presidential election was called for Democrat Joe Biden, and as President Donald Trump sought to overturn the results, Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey issued a statement accepting Biden’s win.