President Donald Trump’s campaign said it filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to halt the vote count in the battleground state until its representatives can gain access to observe the ballot-counting process.
The suit filed Wednesday in the Michigan Court of Claims alleges the Trump campaign hasn’t been given meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the process for opening and tabulating ballots as guaranteed under state law. The filing couldn’t be immediately confirmed.
“We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access,” campaign manager Bill Stepien said in an emailed statement.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden holds a narrow lead of about 32,000 votes in Michigan, a swing state seen as crucial to both campaigns. Trump early Wednesday said he’d be suing to stop the election from being stolen, a claim that legal experts have said has no basis in reality.
“President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else,” Stepien said.
{{/usCountry}}“President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else,” Stepien said.
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