Live updates: Biden to meet with top Democratic lawmakers as Trump presses bid to reverse election results
November 20, 2020 at 6:28 AM EST
Trump’s escalating attacks put pressure on vote certification process
By David Fahrenthold, Beth Reinhard, Elise Viebeck and Emma Brown
The chaotic effort to upend the U.S. presidential election has moved from the courtroom to a series of traditionally mundane events in county seats and state capitals, deliberations now under enormous pressure as Trump and his allies seek to block formal recognition of Biden’s victory in key battleground states.
In the immediate term, the focus is on the four-member Michigan state canvassing board, which is scheduled to meet Monday on whether to certify Biden’s large win in that state.
On Thursday, one of the two Republicans on the board said that although he expected Biden to win the election, he may suggest a delay to allow for an audit of the state’s ballots amid unfounded allegations by the president’s legal team of widespread fraud. Biden is now leading in Michigan by roughly 150,000 votes.
