Trump campaign files last-ditch lawsuit in attempt to overturn Biden win in Wisconsin

The campaign of US President Donald Trump has filed a last-ditch lawsuit in an attempt to overturn Democratic Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin.

On Tuesday, the campaign asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out hundreds of thousands of ballots in the state’s two most Democratic-leaning counties.

Meanwhile, legal experts said the lawsuit stands little chance of prevailing, and even an attorney for the Trump campaign acknowledged that the suit was not likely to change the outcome of the November 3 election.

So far, all six swing states where Trump has contested the results have certified their results with courts around the country rejecting the arguments of the incumbent and his allies.

Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden wins, further cementing Trump loss

US President Donald Trump suffers another setback as the states of Wisconsin and Arizona certify Joe Biden as the winner of the November presidential election.

In the lawsuit filed after Gov. Tony Evers (D) certified Biden’s over 20,000-vote victory in the state, the Trump campaign wants to toss out several large categories of ballots, including more than 170,000 cast early and in person in Milwaukee and Dane counties.

The campaign argued that a form voters filled out before they cast such ballots does not qualify as an application for a ballot according to state law.

The suit also challenges a 2016 practice which allows Wisconsin clerks to correct small errors on the certification envelope of mail-in ballots.

In addition, it challenges another procedure adopted in 2011 permitting aged and infirm voters to assert they are “indefinitely confined” and to vote without providing a photo identification.

Trump had previously requested a recount in the state’s two largest counties, which ended on Sunday, confirming the former vice president’s win.

Meanwhile, Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani said in a statement, “As we have said from the very beginning of this process, we want all legal votes and only legal votes to be counted.”

“Americans must be able to trust in our election results, and we not stop until we can ensure voters once again have faith in our electoral process.”

James Troupis, the Trump campaign’s lead attorney in Wisconsin, also said the lawsuit, although would not change the outcome of the national election, could lead to changes in how ballots are handled in the Badger state.

“Exposing exactly how the election processes were abused in Wisconsin holds enormous value for this election beyond a victory for President Trump, but the fact is, our state’s electoral votes likely won’t change the overall outcome,” he told Fox News on Tuesday.

“Regardless, we’re demonstrating that the results of this election unequivocally ought to be questioned.”

Republican Trump has not yet conceded defeat and launched an array of lawsuits to press claims of election fraud in swing states without producing evidence. His allies have also rallied around him over his refusal to concede the election.

However, US Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday there was no fraud in the election. "To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election.”

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