Published 11:58 IST, November 22nd 2020

Pennsylvania Judge likens Trump's 'electoral fraud' claim to 'Frankenstein's Monster'

A federal judge, on November 21, dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign terming it as “Frankenstein’s Monster.”

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A federal judge, on vember 21, dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign terming it as “Frankenstein’s Monster.” In lawsuit filed on vember 9, Trump campaign h alleged inconsistent treatment of mail-in-votes by county election officials and sought to prevent state officials from certifying results of state. However, US District Judge Matw Brann nullified allegation asserting, ''This claim, like Frankenstein's Monster, has been haphazardly stitched toger.”

judge in Williamsport, Pennsylvania said that he h “ intention” to take away vote of even a single person, let alone millions of citizens. Commenting on same, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, said that he was “disappointed” with ruling. “Today's decision turns out to help us in our strategy to get expeditiously to U.S. Supreme Court," he said.

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'Voter fraud' 

Republican incumbent needs to reverse results in Pennsylvania in order to overturn vote, which experts say is highly unlikely. Donald Trump has constantly alleged widespre voter fraud in several states accusing poll officials of "illegally" counting votes after 8 p.m on final election day. But experts claim that poll officials were following court orders while counting late-arriving votes as y were allowed to do so keeping in mind large-scale mail-in-voting this election due to COVID-10 concerns. 

US election 2020

Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden was declared President-elect by all major US media outlets on vember 7, after former vice-president mand to secure a massive le in key swing state of Pennsylvania. Biden was just 6 electoral votes short before he won Pennsylvania's 20 seats, which easily catapulted him to 284, way above magic 270-mark needed to win US Presidential election. 

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According to CNN, while Trump has repeatedly refused to concede, former vice president has won nearly 80 million votes, which is more than any US presidential candidate in history by a considerable margin. Trump, on or hand, has reportedly received nearly 74 million votes. 

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11:58 IST, November 22nd 2020