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Trump Continues Bid to Question Transparency of Voting


Mon 16 Nov 2020 | 05:07 PM
Yassmine Elsayed

US President Donald Trump continued his bid in questioning the transparency of the presidential elections which took place on November 3rd and had its results almost released four days later.

Hours after tweeting that he was the winner, President Trump wrote that he would soon file "big" lawsuits challenging the results of the presidential elections in which Joe Biden defeated him, despite the loss of his campaign.

He wrote on Twitter that big cases will soon be brought that show the unconstitutionality of the 2020 elections and anger over things that happened to change the outcome.

Democrat Biden had beaten Trump in a series of crucial states that the incumbent president had won in the 2016 election. The former vice president also outperformed the popular vote by more than 5.5 million votes, or 3.6 percentage points.

The Trump campaign resorted to the judiciary to challenge the election results in more than one state, but most of its claims were rejected by the courts.

On another hand, the General Services Administration’s decision not to recognize Biden’s victory prevented the president-elect and his team from communicating with government agencies and obtaining the funding normally needed for the incoming administration to ensure a smooth transition.

Without explicitly referring to the move, Trump praised administration director Emily Murphy, writing on Twitter: "Wonderful job, Emily!"

Earlier, the leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer underscored his conviction that President Trump was defeated in the presidential elections.

He said: "The Republicans have spent a long time saying that the elections are not legitimate, we know they are legitimate."

He explained: "Republicans.. Biden has won and Trump has lost .. It is time to move forward, the elections are over, there is no fraud, there are 6 swing states that have turned in Biden’s favor with wide margins, and there is no court that can convert these elections ... and Biden will be appointed president of America."