Before and after the election, Trump and his Trump campaign and allies baselessly challenged the legitimacy of the election and falsely claimed widespread electoral fraud.[23] Trump and his allies filed dozens of legal challenges to the results, which were rejected by at least 86 judges from across the political spectrum, in both the state and federal courts, including by federal judges appointed by Trump himself. The courts found that Trump's claims had no factual or legal basis.[24][25] Trump's unsubstantiated allegations of widespread voting fraud were also refuted by state election officials.[26]