Seat switching, oversold tickets cause drama at pre-inauguration Trump dinner

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Vance resigns his Senate seat as inauguration with Trump approaches

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The Hill - Jan. 2

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Seat switching, oversold tickets cause drama at pre-inauguration Trump dinner

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