Justices reject US president's attempt to overturn his loss in key state, say 'no penalties were committed and the final score was the result of a free and fair election'
Even before end of recount, Trump vowed to challenge outcome in court, claiming to have found many illegal votes; Democrats dismiss 'mishmash of legal distortions'
Republican lawmakers in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin say they won't dismiss popular vote in their states, a scheme backed by some of the US president's allies
In race to 270, former vice president at 253 electoral votes while president, with 213, would need to win all four remaining swing states as yet undeclared
Comments come hours after US president issued premature claims of victory and said he'd take election to Supreme Court; Democratic challenger pulls ahead in Michigan and Wisconsin
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