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Trump did not make a public statement and, as usual, expressed his thoughts on Twitter, stating that he can still win in Wisconsin and Georgia. US Justice Minister William Barr announced that he will launch an investigation into “relevant allegations” of electoral fraud. A move that led the Justice Department’s chief prosecutor for electoral crimes, Richard Pilger, to resign in protest.
Pilger sent an email to his colleagues stating that the attorney general is carrying out “a major new initiative that erases 40 years of non-interference policies in investigations of alleged electoral fraud in the previous period of confirmation of votes by each state”. For this reason, he decided to resign.
Trump can count on the support of Republican Party leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “In the United States, all legal votes must be counted, while illegal votes must not be counted,” McConnell said, echoing Trump’s remarks in his speech after the polls closed. “President Trump has every right to examine allegations of wrongdoing and evaluate his legal options.”
Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden has begun assembling a panel of experts to handle the pandemic as soon as he takes office in January. “These elections are over, it is time to put aside the partisanship and rhetoric that aim to demonize the opponent. It is time to end the politicization of behaviors critical to public health, such as wearing a mask and following the rules of social distance, ”said Biden.
There is still time until December 8 to resolve the disputes. The term is valid for the counting of votes in each state, for judicial proceedings and for a possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
