President Trump filed a petition Wednesday night asking the Supreme Court to declare the Wisconsin election unconstitutional in a last-ditch effort to drop the results before Congress convenes on Jan. 6 to ratify the Electoral College vote.
Representatives of Trump said the lawsuit, filed in his personal capacity as a candidate for office, is an attempt to “ensure electoral integrity” following the unproven allegations of the campaign on widespread voter fraud in the state. Trump petitioned the Supreme Court a few days after an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the president’s claims of fraud were filed too late and without merit.
TRUMP FIELD ASKS THE SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW WISCONSIN AMOUNT CASES
“President Trump continues to fight for the American people and electoral integrity. We must restore integrity to our process through every legal and constitutional viable mechanism,” Trump advocates Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis said in a statement. “America has seen the extent of corruption in this election and is demanding a speedy resolution. We hope that lawmakers in the state of Wisconsin and the other five states will not wait for a court order, but exercise their constitutional authority, and we will continue to appeal to them as well as seek justice. ”
Trump’s lawyers have filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to consider his case quickly. The motion quoted Congress’ review of the January 6 election results, as well as the election of President Joe Biden on January 20.
The petition also called for Wisconsin selectors who cast votes for Biden to be deserted, and the way shown to the legislature to appoint new voters.
Trump’s latest legal action came a day after his campaign prompted the Supreme Court to review a recent ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court voted 4-3 to dismiss 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 has focused its challenge on the use of absentee ballots, which the president and his supporters have long claimed were susceptible to fraud. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that three of Trump’s four claims of voter fraud were submitted too late in the election process to be considered. It has been established that the fourth claim is meritorious.
The Electoral College voted on Dec. 14 to ratify Biden as president-elect, Trump has not yet conceded defeat in the election.