The Note: What Will The Recounts Show?

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November 29, 2016

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What Will The Recounts Show?

Everything You Need to Know About the Election Recount Efforts

The presidential election was called for Donald Trump nearly three weeks ago but that has not stopped a potential recount of three important swing states that experts say will likely not change the outcome of the election. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has raised enough money for a vote recount in Wisconsin and is targeting Pennsylvania and Michigan as well. Hillary Clinton's team said it will join the recount effort, which President-elect Trump has called "sad." ABC's MEGHAN KENEALLY highlights what you need to know about the Wisconsin recount and other potential recounts. http://abcn.ws/2fYEuIZ

Fact-Checking Trump's Claims About 'Serious Voter Fraud'

Donald Trump made a controversial claim on Twitter last weekend -- amid a push for recounts in several states -- that "millions of people" voted illegally and that "serious voter fraud" occurred in California, New Hampshire and Virginia. The president-elect didn't cite any evidence, but transition team spokesman Jason Miller said yesterday that two studies from recent years appeared to validate his claim. ABC News has fact-checked Trump's claims and found them to be false. ABC's LAUREN PEARLE has more. http://abcn.ws/2gDnyss

What Trump is Tweeting

@realDonaldTrump: Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!

Analysis - ABC's RICK KLEIN

A campaign that was never about policy has morphed into a transition that's looked like a reality show, if cable news was in charge of the scripts. But with the selection of Rep. Tom Price as HHS secretary, President-elect Donald Trump is giving a solid indication of his policy ambitions in a very big area. Price, an orthopedic surgeon and a savvy political operator, hasn't just criticized Obamacare, or thought about replacing it in theory: He's written a bill that's among the most serious GOP efforts to take Obamacare apart and patch something else together in its place. It's going to come under serious scrutiny for its impact – Price would repeal the Medicaid expansion, and make coverage significantly more expensive for some of those who can least afford it – and it's not clear how much Trump and his new team are on board for. But for Price, at least, "repeal and replace" is much more than a slogan.