2020 ELECTION: “Lawyers for the Trump campaign sought intervention from the United States Supreme Court and also filed suit in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada seeking remedies they hoped would help their prospects in those places…
Trump himself made his objective clear with posts on Twitter including one that sought to ‘STOP THE COUNT.’
The president issued a statement later in the afternoon in all capital letters that shifted his position: ‘IF YOU COUNT THE LEGAL VOTES, I EASILY WIN THE ELECTION! IF YOU COUNT THE ILLEGAL AND LATE VOTES, THEY CAN STEAL THE ELECTION FROM US!’ Trump wrote…
Neither local government officials, international observers, news organizations or others have made any credible reports about widespread irregularities with voting practices through the election.”
-Philip Ewing, “Trump Launches Broad Legal Gambit Paired With Public Doubt-Raising On Results,” npr.org, Nov. 5, 2020