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Trump Campaign Files Lawsuits in Fight Over Election Results

Masood Farivar

   WASHINGTON - With his reelection bid in danger in the wake of Tuesday's
   closely fought contest, U.S. President Donald Trump fired the opening
   shots in what could lead to a drawn-out legal skirmish.

   In three battleground states key to determining the winner of the
   election -- Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania -- the Trump campaign
   filed lawsuits Wednesday over mail ballot handling, while in Wisconsin
   the Trump team requested a recount.

   In doing so, Trump forces are attempting to block the counting of large
   numbers of mail-in and absentee ballots that Trump argues without proof
   are fraudulent and that are enhancing the prospects of Democratic
   challenger Joe Biden to win the election.

   Biden, a former vice president, has been declared the winner in
   Michigan and Wisconsin but the races have yet to be called in Georgia
   and Pennsylvania.

   "We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted
   while we did not have meaningful access," Trump campaign manager Bill
   Stepien said in a statement announcing the lawsuit in Michigan.

   The lawsuits were filed after Trump signaled early Wednesday morning
   that he would go directly to the Supreme Court to halt the counting of
   millions of the mail-in or absentee ballots.

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