Federal appeals court rejects Trump campaign claims in Pennsylvania
President Trump loses election results in Pennsylvania, but the rejected lawsuit may go to the Supreme Court; Kristen Fisher reports.
的 王牌 2020 运动 looked ahead to a potential 最高法院 fight after a panel of federal appeals judges in 宾夕法尼亚州 dismissed the campaign’s lawsuit over alleged 选民欺诈 在里面 总统选举.
“The campaign’s claims have no merit,” the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled Friday, despite Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani arguing to a lower court that widespread voter fraud occurred in a state where President-elect Joe Biden won by just over 80,000 票数.
Fast Facts about Trump’s 2020 法律挑战
- The three judges on the panel were all appointed by Republican presidents.
- The Trump campaign has the option of asking the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency injunctive relief
The three judges on the panel were all appointed by Republican presidents.
The Trump campaign has the option of asking the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency injunctive relief
珍娜·埃利斯（Jenna Ellis）, Trump’s attorney and campaign adviser, blasted the ruling in a statement on Twitter.
“The activist judicial machinery in Pennsylvania continues to cover up the allegations of massive fraud,” Ellis wrote. “We are very thankful to have had the opportunity to present proof and the facts to the PA state legislature. On to SCOTUS!”
The campaign has the option to go to the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency injunctive relief.
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