Trump campaign loses Pennsylvania election challenge
Judge issues a scathing opinion, likening the challenge to Frankenstein’s monster, in one of the highest-profile blows to president’s fight to overturn his election defeat
A federal judge in Pennsylvania threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign that aimed to block certification of the state’s election results unless it invalidated tens of thousands of mail-in ballots, rejecting the “startling” request due to a lack of evidence.
The state’s motion to dismiss the suit was granted on Saturday by judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport, freeing election officials to certify president-elect Joe Biden’s projected victory as soon as Monday. Major media outlets have declared Biden the winner of Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes with a lead of more than 80,000 votes...
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