Timeline of events – from Trump winning the election to becoming the 47th president
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During the two months since Trump won the election, states and Congress have certified the results, a new Congress has convened, and the president-elect has been sentenced in his hush-money case. With just a week left until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, his inaugural committee has shared the schedule for all the events leading up to the swearing-in of the 47th president.
Trump has overcome impeachments, indictments, assassination attempts, and unforced errors on the campaign trail that would have dealt severe blows to most other political candidates. During the two months since Trump won the election, states and Congress have certified the results, a new Congress has convened, and Trump has been sentenced in his hush-money case.
These are all the key dates from Trump’s election victory until he becomes the next president. State election officials began to certify their election results following the November 5 election. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission stated that Delaware was first in line, and had to certify their results by November 7. Georgia had to have certified their results by November 23, Michigan by November 25, and North Carolina and Nevada by November 26. Wisconsin followed on December 1 and Arizona on December 2, to name a few.
Transition briefings had to have started for the new Trump administration by November 11. Agencies brief incoming officials on their most important work and the top positions that have to be filled. After certification of the results, state governors had to sign certificates of ascertainment to officially hand the state’s electors to the candidate that won the state in question. These signed documents were then handed to Congress and treated as the official results.