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Republican Senator Lindsay Graham:

"I wasn't there, but if the President of the United States is claiming that 3.5 million people voted illegally, that shakes confidence in our democracy — he needs to disclose why he believes that.

"I would urge the President to knock this off; this is the greatest democracy on Earth, we're the leader of the free world, and people are going to start doubting you as a person if you keep making accusations against our electoral system without justification.

This is going to erode his ability to govern this country if he does not stop it."

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House Speaker Republican Paul Ryan sidestepped a question about his thoughts when Trump brought the claim up again in their meeting Monday.

"I've already commented on that, I've seen no evidence to that effect. I've made that very, very clear"

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