Elections Disputes - Page 18

December 3, 2020

Trump on trusting Barr: Ask me again 'in a number of weeks'

President Trump on Thursday refused to say whether he has confidence in Attorney General William Barr after the head of the Justice Department said earlier this week he has not found evidence of widespread voter fraud in the presidential elections. 

December 3, 2020

Trump campaign lawyer asks Georgia lawmakers to vacate election results, choose electors

Ray Smith, lead attorney for the Trump campaign in Georgia, announced Thursday before the Georgia State Senate Judiciary Subcommittee that the campaign will be filing a petition to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election.

December 1, 2020

Whistleblowers claiming USPS threw out, backdated ballots before election

A conservative law firm says that several whistleblowers from the United States Postal Service have come forward, alleging that thousands of ballots in some states were backdated, tampered with, or tossed out ahead of the 2020 election, to the disservice of President Trump, despite the Justice Department has found no proof of widespread voter fraud. 

November 30, 2020

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's options – election decision, his political future come down to these hard choices

What matters now are the interests of the country first and Trump’s constituents second. So Trump has a number of pathways. 

November 28, 2020

Ohio certifies presidential election results, Trump win

Ohio certified its election results on Friday with all 18 of the state's electors pledging to vote for President Trump. 

November 28, 2020

Biden gets boost from Wisconsin recount that cost Trump $3M

President-elect Joe Biden picked up 132 more votes after an election recount in Milwaukee County, among the two places in Wisconsin that President Trump spent $3 million to force a recount.

November 27, 2020

Donor sues pro-Trump group for $2.5M over 'empty promises' on voter fraud

A pro-Trump group is being sued by a donor for not delivering on promises to overturn the election results in President Trump's favor. 

November 23, 2020

Georgia recount signature-matching impossible despite demands from Trump, Republicans, says secretary of state

The Trump campaign and high-profile Republicans are demanding that signature-matching be a major part of the recount the president filed for in Georgia where President-elect Joe Biden beat him by less than one half of a percentage point – but the secretary of state's office is saying that ship has sailed.

November 23, 2020

More GOP lawmakers call on Trump to begin presidential transition: 'It is time'

A small but growing group of Republican lawmakers are calling on President Trump to begin the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden, even as the incumbent refuses to concede and forges ahead with a series of legal challenges trying to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election.  

November 23, 2020

Michael Goodwin: Trump's election challenges — time is running out

In calendar time, it’s less than three weeks since the election. In political time, it’s beginning to feel like an eternity.