US President Donald Trump on Sunday reasserted the unfounded claims that he won the November 3 election, in his first televised interview since losing the poll.
In a 45-minute interview, largely free of intervention from Fox News interviewer Maria Bartiromo, Mr Trump raged against the result and repeated conspiracy theories of election fraud without providing evidence.
"It's not like you're gonna change my mind. My mind will not change in six months," he said of his insistence that he won the November 3 poll.
"This election was rigged. This election was a total fraud. We won the election easily."
Despite Mr Trump's attack on the validity of the US electoral system, his legal team has yet to provide any evidence that stands up in court.
Case after case was rejected by judges across the country.
The latest rebuff came from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which on Saturday turned down a lawsuit filed by Trump supporters seeking to contest Joe Biden's win in the state.
"We're trying to put the evidence in and the judges won't allow us to do it," Mr Trump said. "We are trying. We have so much evidence."
Ignoring the usual boundaries between his office and the judicial and law enforcement system, he complained that the Department of Justice and FBI were not helping him.
They are "missing in action", Mr Trump said, also questioning the the Supreme Court for not intervening.
"We should be heard by the Supreme Court. Something has to be able to get up there. Otherwise, what is the Supreme Court?" he said.
Democrat Mr Biden won the electoral college vote – the state-by-state competition deciding the winner – by 306 to 232.
In the popular national vote, which does not decide the result but still has political and symbolic significance, Mr Biden won with 51 per cent of the vote to Mr Trump's 47 per cent.
Losers of presidential elections traditionally concede almost immediately.
But whether or not Mr Trump ever acknowledges defeat, the electoral college is all but certain to go through the formal motions of confirming Mr Biden when it meets on December 14 and the Democrat will be sworn in on inauguration day, January 20.
Mr Trump declined to say whether there was an expiry date for his unsuccessful legal campaign.
"I'm not going to say a date," he said.
Asked if he saw a path to victory, Mr Trump said: "I hope so."
Profile of Bitex UAE
Date of launch: November 2018
Founder: Monark Modi
Based: Business Bay, Dubai
Sector: Financial services
Size: Eight employees
Investors: Self-funded to date with $1m of personal savings
Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
Electric scooters: some rules to remember
- Riders must be 14-years-old or over
- Wear a protective helmet
- Park the electric scooter in designated parking lots (if any)
- Do not leave electric scooter in locations that obstruct traffic or pedestrians
- Solo riders only, no passengers allowed
- Do not drive outside designated lanes
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Brief scores:
Manchester City 3
Bernardo Silva 16', Sterling 57', Gundogan 79'
Bournemouth 1
Wilson 44'
Man of the match: Leroy Sane (Manchester City)
What is blockchain?
Blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology, a digital system in which data is recorded across multiple places at the same time. Unlike traditional databases, DLTs have no central administrator or centralised data storage. They are transparent because the data is visible and, because they are automatically replicated and impossible to be tampered with, they are secure.
The main difference between blockchain and other forms of DLT is the way data is stored as ‘blocks’ – new transactions are added to the existing ‘chain’ of past transactions, hence the name ‘blockchain’. It is impossible to delete or modify information on the chain due to the replication of blocks across various locations.
Blockchain is mostly associated with cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Due to the inability to tamper with transactions, advocates say this makes the currency more secure and safer than traditional systems. It is maintained by a network of people referred to as ‘miners’, who receive rewards for solving complex mathematical equations that enable transactions to go through.
However, one of the major problems that has come to light has been the presence of illicit material buried in the Bitcoin blockchain, linking it to the dark web.
Other blockchain platforms can offer things like smart contracts, which are automatically implemented when specific conditions from all interested parties are reached, cutting the time involved and the risk of mistakes. Another use could be storing medical records, as patients can be confident their information cannot be changed. The technology can also be used in supply chains, voting and has the potential to used for storing property records.
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