Biden Gains 87 Net Votes In Partial Wisconsin Recount Requested By Trump

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An election official pauses during the ballot recount earlier this month at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. After recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties, President-elect Joe Biden narrowly increased his winning margin over President Trump.





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«Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so, federal appellate Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote in an opinion released Friday denying the Trump campaign’s challenge of the results in Pennsylvania. «Charges require specific allegations and then proof, said Bibas, whom Trump nominated to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017. «We have neither here.

The defeats have failed to dissuade Trump, who continued to tweet false claims overnight, saying without evidence that the votes against him in Pennsylvania and «all other swing states were «RIGGED.

Still, his efforts may be having the unintended effect of underlining the veracity of the election results. Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said Friday that the recount’s results should affirm voters’ faith in the election process.

«The recount demonstrates what we already know: that elections in Milwaukee County are fair, transparent, accurate and secure, he said Friday, according to Reuters.

And on Sunday, Dane County’s McDonell told reporters that the recount showed «there was absolutely no evidence of voter fraud in this election.

NPR’s Benjamin Swasey contributed reporting.