In the midnight hour of the election.
Trump is leveraging republicans in Michigan to throw out the vote.
President Donald Trump has invited Michigan Republican lawmakers to meet with him at the White House on Friday, according to a Republican source familiar with the request — the latest move in his long-shot bid to overturn the election results.
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If the board does certify the results, which is traditionally seen as a procedural vote, 16 Democratic electors who support Biden would be tapped for the Electoral College meeting on Dec. 14. But some officials fear that if the board doesn't certify the results, it could lead to a legal fight over how the electors are chosen.
In Pennsylvania, Trump’s campaign has already revised a pivotal lawsuit seeking to block certification of the state’s election results by adding a proposal that the Republican-controlled state Legislature choose the winner instead of voters, according to the Associated Press.
If the Trump strategy were followed in Michigan, it would require the two Republican state canvassers to vote against certification and deadlock the process. Some Republicans believe Chatfield and Shirkey then could hold votes to choose the state's 16 electors, presumably for Trump. But experts have said the deadlock would throw the certification issue into court.
The Detroit News obtained a draft resolution circulated among some Republicans in Michigan's 14th Congressional District that asks the Legislature to intervene and "appoint a full slate of electors who are fully supportive" of Trump's reelection. The 14th District Republican Committee hasn't voted on the resolution yet, Vice Chairman Don Perry said Wednesday.
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