As largely expected, US president Donald Trump has sent an alert that “the night of — as soon as that election is over — we are going in with our lawyers.”
Experts had warned that with the polls staying consistently in favor Democrat Joe Biden, trump’s only path to retaining power lies in litigation and pushing alllegal fights to the Supreme Court where his Republican party now enjoys a 6-3 advantage after rushing to seat Amy Barret to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Scalia’s death.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday evening, Mr Trump denied a report that he was preparing to declare victory on election night before the country had received an official vote count. But he claimed there was potential for “fraud” and “misuse” in the vote counts for Pennsylvania and Nevada — two swing states that have Democratic governors.
“I think it’s a terrible thing when ballots can be collected after an election,” Mr Trump told reporters, referring to a Supreme Court decision which will allow ballots in Pennsylvania to be counted for up to three days after election day.
The United States constitution does not do an effective job of ensuring a peaceful transfer of power from an intransigent president, but that had never been a problem until Trump came along.
If Trump refuses to concede the election even with a clear electoral win by Biden, he can still plunge the nation into a constitutional crisis using the courts.
With 93 million already cast by Americans as at the eve of the Tuesday November 3 election, the 2020 contest is poised to draw the highest turnout in contemporary American history.
DNT News
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