Us Election

Legal experts cast doubt on Trump's bid to involve Supreme Court in election results

By David G. Savage
Updated November 5 2020 - 3:44pm, first published 11:30am
Donald Trump during his election night speech. Picture: Shutterstock
Donald Trump during his election night speech. Picture: Shutterstock

President Donald Trump may soon confront the problem Al Gore faced in 2000 when he lost the crucial state of Florida by a tiny margin of about 500 votes: It is not easy to persuade judges to undo an election once the votes have been counted.

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