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Trump Allowed to Join Fight Against Pennsylvania Recount
- GOP says lawsuit could delay president-elect’s inauguration
- Judge sets Dec. 9 hearing to decide on recount going ahead
Stein: Recount Not an Effort to Overturn Election Outcome
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A federal judge will allow President-elect Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence to fight in court against Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s request for a Pennsylvania recount, after Republican leaders said reviewing millions of ballots in the state could delay the inauguration.
A ruling Tuesday allows Trump’s lawyers to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Stein’s campaign even though they weren’t named as defendants. The order also allows Pennsylvania’s electors to weigh in to ensure they can fulfill their duties for the Electoral College by casting their votes for president and vice president on Dec. 19.