We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 9, 2020
Updated Dec. 9, 2020 1047am
President Trump announced this morning that his administration will be joining a case filed by the state of Texas against several other states contesting the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
The President made the announcement on Twitter. “We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!” the President wrote this morning.
At the time of this writing 9 other states have announced they will be joining the Texas lawsuit as well, including: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina and South Dakota.
#We‘re Not Gonna Take It pic.twitter.com/jhrNCnVbOM
— Craig_The_Leg (@ElGuaposGestapo) December 9, 2020
Here comes a rush of states to support the Texas challenge of Election results to The United States Supreme Court! Hang on to your hats kids- this ain’t over! https://t.co/TI1HZYrSNU
— Steve Gruber (@stevegrubershow) December 8, 2020
Read our full statement regarding the ongoing controversies over the 2020 federal election and the new motion put forth by the State of #Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court at https://t.co/n5VRo7VEwN. #lalege #lagov #TexasLawSuit pic.twitter.com/zk7oD3ZSU8
— AG Jeff Landry (@AGJeffLandry) December 8, 2020
Election integrity is central to our republic. And I will defend it at every turn.
As I have in other cases – I will help lead the effort in support of Texas’ #SCOTUS filing today.
Missouri is in the fight. https://t.co/V3aLHrYnOF
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) December 9, 2020
The Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit yesterday – directly in the U.S. Supreme Court – against several battleground states on the basis of voter fraud.
BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed an *election* lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States Supreme Court.https://t.co/083fKDryxn
— Ivan Pentchoukov (@IvanPentchoukov) December 8, 2020
Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have been named as defendants in the suit.
Paxton alleges significant voter irregularities in these states “violate one or more of the federal requirements for elections (i.e., equal protection, due process, and the Electors Clause.”
The lawsuit asks the Supreme Court to prevent these states from certifying their elections and to remand the decision on the appointment of electors to the Electoral College to their respective state legislatures.
The case was docketed yesterday, meaning the Court will hear and decide the case.
Don’t mess with Texas! 🇺🇸
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 8, 2020