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Donald Trump’s lawyers have dropped a lawsuit against the outcome of the Michigan state presidential election. They were able to avoid confirming the results in the Wayne County constituency, it said in a statement.
However, it was initially doubtful that this was actually the case. Without the county results, the confirmation of the vote could take place statewide. According to the Reuters news agency, Joe Biden had already been officially declared the winner of the Michigan election this week.
However, the road to confirmation was by no means easy: In Wayne County, which also includes the city of Detroit, the two Republican members of the four-member electoral commission initially refused to confirm the results of the early vote. This week.
No legal basis to withdraw confirmation
After public criticism and a compromise with plans for a partial review, they relented a bit later. But then they decided to withdraw their consent, and they made it clear in written statements to the court.
Trump’s attorneys attached these statements to the motion to withdraw the lawsuit. However, a spokesperson for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said there was no legal mechanism for members of an election commission to override confirmation of the results.
A member of the election commission told the Washington Post that Donald Trump had called her in the meantime. He continues to refuse to admit defeat in the presidential election, claiming that irregularities and manipulation have robbed him of victory in favor of his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. So far, neither Trump nor his lawyers have been able to present evidence.
In a series of tweets, the president of the United States recently raised new allegations, for example, that there had been massive electoral fraud in Detroit for years. He still owed no evidence.
Revised lawsuit for Pennsylvania
State results are key to winning a presidential election. The head of state is not elected directly by the people, but by electors who cast their votes according to the results of their state.
Led by longtime Trump attorney and confidant Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s team apparently has another lawsuit in the state. Pennsylvania revised again. Here too, according to the dpa news agency, the problem is not to confirm the outcome of the elections. Instead, the local parliament, in which Republicans have a majority, should appoint the electorate. So the electorate should not vote for the winner of the election, Biden, but for the defeated Trump. In this way, Trump wants to secure the support of 20 voters who, according to the electoral results, are not entitled to him.
In the northern state Wisconsin There will be a recount in two large districts at Trump’s request, as decided by the election commission after controversial deliberations Thursday night. Biden is far superior in both districts.
Manually checking the voices in Georgia. There Biden led by about 14,000 votes before the count began. However, due to employee errors in two Republican-controlled counties, 5,600 votes were not counted. With them, Biden’s lead has dropped to around 12,000 votes.
According to US media estimates, Biden has 306 constituencies behind him, he needs 270 for the presidential election. Trump has 232 electorates. Michigan, for example, brings in the votes of 16 voters. Even with a victory in the state, Trump would still be losing a number of voters.
