Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a petition for a new recount of votes in Georgia a day after officials certified Joe Biden’s win in the state.
“We are focused on ensuring that every aspect of Georgia State Law and the U.S. Constitution are followed so that every legal vote is counted,” the Trump campaign legal team said in an unsigned statement.
“President Trump and his campaign continue to insist on an honest recount in Georgia, which has to include signature matching and other vital safeguards,” the statement added.
The Trump campaign requested a recount in Georgia just one day after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the state’s votes, which maintained that Biden beat Trump by over 12,000 ballots.
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Trump’s petition is one of many legal actions he took to challenge the election results.
On Saturday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the Trump campaign’s voting fraud argument had no basis.
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The Trump campaign also filed for a recount in two Wisconsin counties this week, spending $3 million, after officials finished a statewide accumulation of votes that showed Joe Biden won by 20,608 votes ahead of Trump.