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Originally Posted by MarchHare
A constitutional expert can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is Trump's term is definitively over on Inauguration Day no matter what happens. If the Electoral College hasn't selected a president by that date, then an interim president is chosen by the House (Democrat-controlled). He may eventually be sworn in to a second term, but he doesn't get to stay on as president while challenges work their way through the courts. Is that correct?
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Term ends period.
Who is in charge in the meantime is more of a question mark. I'm not entirely certain who runs the show in the interim, but yes the term 100% ends.