Trump efforts to overturn the results of the just concluded presidential election in Pennsylvania faces it’s first major test as U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann, who sits in Williamsport, will on Tuesday hear the arguments in a lawsuit the Trump campaign brought on Nov. 9 that seeks to halt the state’s top election official from certifying Biden, a Democrat, as the winner.
Recall, that Trump is yet to concede defeat after Joe Biden was declared the projected winner of the just concluded US presidential election, accusing his opponent of electoral fraud.
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Trump, his campaign and supporters have filed a series of lawsuits in multiple states challenging the Nov. 3 election but have yet to overturn any votes.
In Pennsylvania for example, the Trump campaign alleges Democratic-leaning counties unlawfully allowed voters to fix ballots rejected because of technical errors like a missing “secrecy envelope.”
The claims which Pennsylvania officials have all denied and in addition asking the judge to toss Trump’s lawsuit, saying all of the state’s counties were permitted to inform residents if their mailed-in ballots were deficient, even if it was not mandatory for them to do so.
Pennsylvania officials states that the dispute only affects a small number of ballots in the state, where Democrat Joe Biden is projected to win by more than 60,000 votes.
On Monday, three lawyers representing the Trump campaign asked to withdraw from the case, saying the campaign had consented but offering little explanation. Brann allowed two of three to drop out of the case.
A new lawyer hired on Monday, Marc Scaringi, asked Brann to postpone the hearing so he could prepare, but the judge denied the request.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar is due to certify the election results on Nov. 23, meaning Brann is expected to rule quickly.
Joe Biden was declared the projected winner after his victory in Pennsylvania, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Edison Research said on Friday Biden had won 306 Electoral College votes to Republican Trump’s 232.
