Wisconsin counties finish recounts, reaffirms Biden’s win
The recount of presidential ballots in Wisconsin’s two largest counties finished on Sunday, confirming that Democratic President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the key swing state by more than 20,000 votes.
Dane County finished its recount on Sunday, according to the county clerk, a few days after Milwaukee County finished its. Each recount produced little change in the final breakdown of the more than 800,000 ballots cast in the state. In the end, Biden’s lead over Trump in Wisconsin grew by 87 votes.
Empty boxes from Milwaukee’s voting wards are seen the night of Election Day as absentee ballots are counted at Milwaukee Central Count in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. /Reuters
Empty boxes from Milwaukee’s voting wards are seen the night of Election Day as absentee ballots are counted at Milwaukee Central Count in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. /Reuters
As required by state law, the Trump campaign has paid 3 million U.S. dollars for the recount. Campaign attorney Jenna Ellis said the recounts “revealed serious issues regarding the legality of ballots cast,” without elaborating or providing evidence.
Biden’s campaign responded that the recount “only served to reaffirm” that he won the state by more than 20,000 votes and praised Wisconsin election workers for their efforts.
Trump Sunday also questioned whether the Supreme Court would ever hear a case airing his unproven allegations of widespread election fraud, as Biden named more officials for leading roles in his new administration.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. /Reuters
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. /Reuters
He told Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” that he “would like to file one nice big beautiful lawsuit” in the U.S. Supreme Court, complaining that “it’s hard to get into the Supreme Court.”
Pledging to continue his legal fight to overturn the November 3 election, Trump said the high court needs to be “willing to make a real big decision,” adding he’s got “the best Supreme Court advocates, lawyers that want to argue the case if it gets there.”
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Trump also tweeted Saturday that he would file a lawsuit “Monday or Tuesday” to continue challenging the results. “The Wisconsin recount is not about finding mistakes in the count, it is about finding people who have voted illegally,” he said. “We have found many illegal votes.”
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