Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign Lawsuit to Delay Certification in Pennsylvania, Campaign to Appeal

A federal judge has dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to delay result certification in Pennsylvania over allegations that the state’s election process violated the Constitution because of differing standards of verification and transparency for mail-in versus in-person voters. Judge Matthew W. Brann in his opinion released Saturday night described the case as “strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations.” Brann, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, said that given the case was asking him to effectively dismiss votes, the Trump campaign should have come to court “armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption.” He said because the case was “haphazardly stitched together,” he had “no authority to take away the right to vote of even a single person.” Trump’s lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a response to the dismissal thanked Brann for his quick decision in the case, while expressing disappointment …