Mr Trump’s lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite the judges’ assessment that the “campaign’s claims have no merit”. including Mr Bibas, a former University of Pennsylvania law professor appointed by Mr Trump. Mr Trump’s sister, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, sat on the court for 20 years, retiring in 2019. In fact, Pennsylvania officials had certified their vote count Monday for president-elect Joe Biden, who defeated Mr Trump by more than 80,000 votes in the state. On November 5, as the vote count continued, Mr Trump posted a tweet saying the “U.S.

Source: Irish Independent November 27, 2020 19:30 UTC