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Trump repeated lies about Michigan s election before pro-Trump supporters stormed Capitol Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press
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Replay Video UP NEXT Hours before pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, forcing lawmakers convening to certify the Electoral College votes to seek safety, President Donald Trump gave a speech repeating lies that he won the election and unleashed a litany of debunked claims about Michigan s election, which President-elect Joe Biden won by more than 154,000 votes.
After the riots broke out, Trump waited two hours to press for calm. In a tweet, Trump told his supporters to stay peaceful but did not condemn the actions by his supporters. In a video released an hour before a 6 p.m. curfew in Washington, D.C., Trump continued to press baseless claims of election fraud, repeating the false claim that the election was stolen from him.
Supreme Court lawsuit seeking to overturn election isn’t about proving fraud, Trump’s attorneys argue
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Oakland County International Airport, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Waterford Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP
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In court documents filed Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s attorneys argued a lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Texas isn’t about proving election fraud in Michigan and four other battleground states.
Instead, the lawsuit is focused on proving that officials in each state violated election laws by making changes to the process without the approval of their state legislatures. Trump’s attorneys said the number of ballots affected by the alleged illegal conduct “greatly exceeds” the margin of his loss in Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.