Федеральный суд Пенсильвании, куда была подана апелляция адвокатами Трампа на решение нижестоящего суда (
Judge Brann ) по выборам в этом штате, вынес отрицательное решение.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals had been asked to consider a lower court's decision to dismiss the Trump campaign's attempts to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in Pennsylvania.
The lower court ruling had paved the way for the battleground state to certify Joe Biden's win, giving him 20 vital electoral college votes and effectively the presidency.
In giving the appeal court's opinion, Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote: "Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so."
Судья 1й инстанции Judge Brann, республиканец, вердикт от 23 ноября:
"this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence"
2я инстанция (апелляционный суд) судья Judge Bibas
был назначен Трампом, вердикт от 27 ноября:
"Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,"
