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- The Supreme Court rejected a motion by Donald Trump’s lawyers.
- With the order, Trump’s lawyers wanted to overturn the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the US state of Pennsylvania.
- At the same time, the Republican attorney general for the state of Texas has launched a new lawsuit in the Supreme Court.
The court did not provide any reason for its decision. There were also no votes against the nine judges.
Dramatic step warning
Trump has been claiming since the Nov. 3 election that massive fraud stole his victory. So far, neither he nor his lawyers have been able to provide convincing evidence. Meanwhile, lawsuits in various states have been dismissed in dozens of cases. Attorney General William Barr also said last week that he had no evidence of fraud on a scale that would alter the outcome.
Pennsylvania had already certified the election result on November 23. The applicants wanted the certification revoked. State attorneys had warned the Supreme Court against such a “dramatic” move. They argued: “No court has ever issued an order invalidating the governor’s confirmation of the results of a presidential election.
Give up? Nothing
Trump’s attorneys emphasized Tuesday, ahead of the Supreme Court decision, that they would continue their legal battle.
Meanwhile, a new lawsuit from Trump’s camp was launched before the Supreme Court. Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton asked in the indictment to invalidate the results of the elections in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin. There Biden prevailed against Trump, the results have already been certified in these states. It is unclear whether the Washington Supreme Court will accept the lawsuit.
As one reason, Paxton cited that the constitution had been violated in all four states, among other things, because voters were not treated equally and there were irregularities.
Conservative judges also support the election
In Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the total is 62 electoral votes, and ultimately the lawsuit is about taking Biden. Paxton wants the electorates in these states to be commissioned by local parliaments or not appointed in the first place. In addition to filing the lawsuit, the Texan filed a motion for an injunction before the Supreme Court to immediately halt all activity involving the electorate in all four states.
Conservatives dominate the Supreme Court with a majority of six to three votes. However, previous demands from the Trump camp have been rejected equally by justices, regardless of whether they were nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.
Those responsible in the affected states were tough on the lawsuit. Paxton’s Wiscosin counterpart, Josh Kaul, spoke on Twitter of a “really shameful lawsuit.” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel noted that the lawsuit’s arguments had already been dismissed by several courts. Therefore, this is just a “public relations joke”.
