Trump files lawsuit to block Michigan recount
LANSING -- President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Friday in the Michigan Court of Appeals, seeking to block a recount of Michigan's presidential vote, hours after a deadlocked State Board of Canvassers gave the green light for the recount to start as early as Tuesday, but more likely on Wednesday.
Trump's court action followed a similar suit filed Friday morning by Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette, who asked the Court of Appeals to send his case directly to the Michigan Supreme Court, to expedite the appeal process.
Trump, through Lansing attorneys Gary Gordon and John Pirich and other attorneys, said Green Party candidate Jill Stein's petition for a recount is technically deficient and because she received only 1.07% of the vote in Michigan, she "has no possible opportunity to earn Michigan's electoral votes or become president," but "seeks to thrust a costly and time-consuming recount upon Michigan citizens."
"Stein urges the board to expend tens of millions of dollars on a wild goose chase that even Stein cannot identify," the lawsuit alleges.
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