Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:40 pm
A federal judge in Wisconsin dismissed a request by a Trump supporting super PACs to the stop the recount in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported:
Judge James D. Peterson last week rejected the plaintiffs’ bid for an immediate halt to the recount. In court hearing Friday lasting only about 20 minutes, Peterson quickly dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims, saying are “predicated all on rank speculation.â€
“It is crystal to me that I don’t have the basis for stopping the recount,” Peterson told the plaintiffs’ attorneys, explaining his decision to dismiss their request.
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Judge Peterson rejected the same argument that the Trump allies have been using in Michigan and Pennsylvania that a recount would jeopardize the counting of the state’s electoral votes. It is still unclear what Trump allies are so afraid of. If the recount upholds the original election night result, it will help to legitimize Trump’s presidency. If Republicans do believe that Donald Trump won the election fair and square, they should let Jill Stein spend the money and happily take results.
The effort to stop the recounts appears to be rooted in fear. It might be that Republicans themselves have some doubts over whether or not Trump won the blue states. It is extremely unlikely that the recount will be able to change the results in one state, much less three, so Republicans should be acting like they have nothing to fear.
So why are Trump’s allies so terrified of the recount?
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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