In Michigan, two Republican election officials in Wayne County - the state's largest county - initially refused to certify results despite no evidence of fraud. The moves don't reflect a co-ordinated effort across the battleground states that broke for Biden, local election officials said. Across the nation, recounts and court challenges must wrap up and election results be certified by December 8. Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani argued to stop vote certification in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the first time he'd been in a courtroom in decades. Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, has argued for Pennsylvania to stop vote certification due to baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 19, 2020 02:14 UTC