President Donald Trump’s legal team argued that the Dec. 8 “safe harbor” deadline has no practical effect in the president’s lawsuits seeking to overturn the results of the election.
Attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis said the “safe harbor” deadline is “a timeline that generally denotes the last day for states to certify election results.” But they noted that it’s “not unprecedented for election” challenges to last beyond the Dec. 8 date.
