[631] On December 11, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case from the Texas attorney general that asked the court to overturn the election results in four states won by Biden.[632]
Trump withdrew from public activities in the weeks following the election.[633] He initially blocked government officials from cooperating in Biden's presidential transition.[634][635] After three weeks, the administrator of the General Services Administration declared Biden the "apparent winner" of the election, allowing the disbursement of transition resources to his team.[636] Trump still did not formally concede while claiming he recommended the GSA begin transition protocols.[637][638]
The Electoral College formalized Biden's victory on December 14.[625] From November to January, Trump repeatedly sought help to overturn the results of the election, personally pressuring various Republican local and state office-holders,[639] Republican state and federal legislators,[640] the Justice Department,[641] and Vice President Pence,[642] urging various actions such as replacing presidential electors, or a request for Georgia officials to "find" votes and announce a "recalculated" result.[640] On February 10, 2021, Georgia prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Trump's efforts to subvert the election in Georgia.