President Trump filed a petition on Wednesday night asking the Supreme Court to declare the Wisconsin state election “unconstitutional” in a final attempt to overturn the results before Congress meets on January 6 to certify the vote. of the Electoral College.
Trump officials said the move, moved in his personal capacity as a candidate for public office, was an attempt to “ensure electoral integrity” after the baseless allegations of the state’s widespread electoral fraud campaign. Trump filed a petition with the Supreme Court days after an appeals court upheld a lower court decision that the president’s allegations of fraud were filed too late and without merit.
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“President Trump continues to fight for the American people and for electoral integrity. We have to restore the integrity of our process through all legal and constitutionally viable mechanisms,” Trump’s lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis said in a statement . “America has seen the extent of corruption in this election and is demanding a swift resolution. We hope that state legislatures in Wisconsin and the other five states will not wait for a court order, but will exercise their full constitutional authority and we will continue to appeal to them as well. how to seek judicial remedy. ”
Trump’s lawyers filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to expeditiously consider his case. The motion cited Congressional review of the results of the Electoral College on January 6, as well as the scheduled inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden on January 20.
The petition also called for the withdrawal of certification from Wisconsin voters who voted for Biden, paving the way for the state legislature to nominate new voters.
Trump’s last legal maneuver came a day after his campaign asked the Supreme Court to review a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. The state’s highest court voted 4-3 to reject a Trump campaign lawsuit that sought to invalidate more than 221,000 ballots in Milwaukee and Dane counties, both Democratic strongholds.
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The Trump campaign focused its challenge on the use of missing ballots, which the president and his supporters have long claimed to be susceptible to fraud. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that three of Trump’s four claims about electoral fraud were filed too late in the electoral process to be considered. The fourth claim was considered without merit.
The Electoral College voted to certify Biden as president-elect on December 14. Trump has yet to admit defeat in the election.