Trump calls on ‘patriots’ to protect absentee 2020 election ballots in Georgia as votes probed
DONALD Trump has called on American "patriots" to protect the absentee 2020 election ballots in Georgia as another audit gets underway.
spoke out on Sunday after a judge ruled that Fulton County's absentee ballots can be unsealed following a handful of plaintiffs filing for access to them, while .
Trump praised the "great work" being carried out in in a statement entitled: "BREAKING: Alarm Went Off at Secure Building in Fulton County Georgia Where Ballots Are Kept – Building Found Wide Open."
"Great work is being done in Georgia revealing the Election Fraud of the 2020 ," he .
"But, we must not allow ANYONE to compromise these ballots by leaving the building unsecured, which was done late Friday.
"Republicans and Patriots must protect this site and the Absentee Ballots. The Left talks about election security but they do not practice what they preach because they are afraid of what might be found.
"Fulton County Leadership—do the right thing and protect these ballots. Our Country is at stake!"
It comes after Henry County Judge Brian Amero that "petitioners shall only be permitted to inspect and scan said ballots in accordance with protocols and practices that will be set forth by further order of the Court."
The Voters Organized for Trusted Election Results in Georgia are planning to forensically analyze the Fulton County mail-in ballots and intend to submit a plan to the judge before May 28, CNN .
While Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts slammed the "outrageous" audit, Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger insisted it added "another layer of transparency and citizen engagement."
In December, Georgia’s top elections officials re-certified the state’s election results after a recount requested by Trump.
Results certified by Raffensperger had shown that Biden led by a margin of 12,670 votes, or 0.25 percent of the roughly 5million ballots cast.
The governor then re-certified the state’s 16 presidential electors after months of Trump repeatedly decrying the results there.
“We have now counted legally cast ballots three times, and the results remain unchanged,” Raffensperger told reporters at the state Capitol before the results were re-certified.
State and federal judges dismissed over 50 lawsuits presented by Trump and his allies challenging the 2020 election, or its outcome, with US election security officials describing it as “the most secure in American history."
Last year, Trump also claimed to have "massive proof" of voter fraud in Pennsylvania as he vowed to appeal after a judge threw out the ";meritless" lawsuit.
The president took to Twitter again to decry the results of the 2020 race in key states after the has been called for since November 7.
His Twitter tirade came after a judge dismissed his campaign's bid to block Biden from being certified as winner of 's electoral votes.
The federal appeals court had dismissed their suit and stated that "calling an election unfair does not make it so."
Trump's personal lawyer and – who compared the mythical "Kraken" monster to alleged election fraud – also failed to provide concrete evidence of this widespread voter fraud in court.
The US Supreme Court rejected a long-shot lawsuit by and backed by Trump hoping to throw out voting results in Georgia, , , and .
Biden won Pennsylvania state's popular vote by more than 81,000 ballots and was certified as its winner in November 2020.
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Biden had amassed 306 votes to Trump’s 232 in the state-by-state Electoral College, reported .
A day after MAGA fans stormed the US Capitol on January 6, Trump confirmed "a new administration will be inaugurated on January 20" and said he was focussed on an "orderly and seamless transition of power."