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US President Donald Trump intends to meet with prominent Republican figures from his Michigan party at the White House on Friday as part of his campaign’s desperate search to change the outcome of the vote that took place. on November 3, after suffering a series of judicial defeats.
Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Trump’s campaign had moved toward a new strategy based on persuading Republican lawmakers to intervene on his behalf in crucial states won by his Democratic rival Joe Biden, such as Michigan, to undermine the credibility of the results.
Biden won the election. Now his preparations are underway to take power on January 20. But Trump refuses to admit defeat and seeks a way to overturn the result, claiming that widespread fraud tarnished the vote.
Trump’s team is focusing on Michigan and Pennsylvania for now. But even if the result changes in the two states in favor of the Republican president, he still needs to change the result in a third term to beat Biden in electoral college votes.
A source in Michigan said that State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirky and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, both Republicans, will visit the White House in response to a request from Trump.
– Warning alarm –
Biden is scheduled to meet with Democratic Party leaders in Congress on Friday, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, after spending most of the week with your advisors as part of planning to form your next administration.
Biden outscored Trump in the popular vote by nearly 6 million votes, or 3.8 percentage points. However, the election results are decided on the basis of the electoral college votes, as the winner of the popular vote in each state gets the votes assigned to him in the electoral college, which are determined according to various criteria, including which highlights the weight of the state’s population.
Democrat Biden won 306 votes to Trump’s 232 in the electoral college that determines who wins the election, which is far more than the 270 votes required for victory. All states must document official results at least six days before the December 14 election.
Legal experts sounded a warning bell about Trump’s approach as incumbent president attempting to discredit a process in which voters voiced their will, though they expressed skepticism that any state legislature in the country could legally override what the voters decide on it.
Communicating with state officials is a departure from Trump’s attempts to change the outcome after the campaign filed several lawsuits to try to challenge the results in crucial states that Biden snatched, but did not provide evidence to support the president’s allegations of widespread fraud. in voting.
Election officials across the country stressed that there was no evidence of major wrongdoing.
– “Absolutely irresponsible” –
Trump’s attempts to alter the results through appeals, lawsuits, and recounts and recounts of votes had little success.
After a painstaking manual vote recount, Georgia state officials confirmed Thursday that Biden had beaten Trump in the crucial state.
The result of a six-day manual recount of five million votes cast by voters in the state was largely predictable despite unsubstantiated allegations by Trump and his allies of widespread fraud that marred the election there.
The campaign suffered further legal losses on Thursday after three judges rejected its allegations that the vote count was incorrect.
Despite those setbacks, the Trump campaign has not abandoned its legal efforts.
At a news conference Thursday, Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said he intended to file more lawsuits and that Democrats were involved in a “national conspiracy” to rig and steal the election, although he did not provide evidence to back up your accusations.
In comments Thursday after calling 10 state governors, Biden described Trump’s attempt to reverse the results as “totally irresponsible.”
“It sends a horrible message about our status as a country,” the president-elect said. However, he did not express concern that this move would prevent him from taking office on January 20.
Biden, the former vice president, focused on preparing his next administration, appointing senior staff and obtaining input from his advisers.
Ron Klein, who was chosen as his chief of staff, told CNN on Thursday that Biden would announce more of his appointments to White House officials on Friday, after he had already hired several high-profile employees this week.
On Thursday, Biden said he had chosen Secretary of the Treasury. He will announce his selection soon, perhaps next week.
