Trump, 17 states ask Supreme Court to hear Texas-led election challenge
By Alex Swoyer and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Updated: 6:06 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
President Trump and 17 Republican-led states gave their support Wednesday to a Supreme Court lawsuit brought by Texas that seeks to overturn Democrat Joseph R. Biden’s wins in four swing states, while the president also urged congressional Republicans to join in the last-ditch complaint against election fraud.
“This is the big one,” Mr. Trump said in a tweet as his legal team filed a motion to join the case. “Our Country needs a victory! How can you have a presidency when a vast majority think the election was RIGGED?”
Congressional Republicans also were being urged to sign on to the Texas case in a “friend of the court” brief. The president called Rep. Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, to thank him for recruiting GOP colleagues to support what Mr. Trump called the “very strong” lawsuit.
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