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Michigan GOP legislators promise to ‘follow the law’ after Trump meeting

FILE - In this May 24, 2019 file photo, Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield, left, and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speak with reporters at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Chatfield and Shirkey are headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)

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Michigan’s top Republican state legislators said Friday they will “follow the normal process” in certifying the presidential election results, after meeting with President Trump at the White House.

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