Republicans in 17 states of the United States have supported a lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court demanding the overturn of voting results in four states of the country. Donald Trump continues to insist on a review of the election results and says the Supreme Court will support his position.
Attorneys general of 17 US states have joined a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of Texas, demanding the annulment of voting results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
President Trump has asked Senator Ted Cruz to represent him in the Supreme Court. The head of the White House himself also intends to appear in court, proving that he still won the election.
So far, the lawsuit has been supported by 18 of the 25 general in the United States.
The statement, signed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is currently involved in a criminal case on corruption charges, argues that ballots sent on election day on November 3 and recounted after polling stations closed cannot be considered official and should not be recognized legally enforceable.
This lawsuit was supported by the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia.
According to the lawsuit, the Supreme Court must overturn the results of voting in four states, and postpone the predetermined voting dates for the electors - according to the laws, they must confirm the results of the presidential election on December 14.
The US Supreme Court has already announced that the four state authorities must submit their response to the lawsuit by 3 pm on Thursday.
According to experts, the country's highest court is unlikely to schedule a hearing on the claim.
"This is a press release disguised as a lawsuit," lawyer Richard Hasen told NPR radio. - It's just rubbish. Very dangerous, but just rubbish. "
The Governor of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott, on the eve of the election, signed an order that all ballots sent by mail before the end of voting day must be counted. The same decision was made by the authorities in Kansas and Mississippi. The attorneys general of these states supported the appeal to the Supreme Court.
So far, almost without exception, the lawsuits filed by Trump's team have been rejected by the courts.
In total, after the end of the election day, the lawyers of the incumbent US President filed 52 applications in the courts of various states. In 51 cases, the president was denied, and the courts found no evidence of voting fraud.
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