President-elect Trump’s attorneys filed an objection with the Michigan Bureau of Elections on Thursday in protest of ballot recount efforts.
The move will suspend progress by Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein to have the ballots recounted. Stein’s team wrote in its complaint that the voting machines were flawed.
“All available evidence suggests that the 2016 general election was not tainted by fraud or mistake,” Trump’s complaint states, adding that Stein has not provided sufficient evidence to back her allegation.
The recount had been slated to begin on Friday, and as long as Trump’s complaint is not adopted by the board, it will continue.
Stein responded on Thursday to Trump, calling his refusal to cooperate “outrageous.”
“The recount in Michigan, which has been driven by an outpouring of grassroots support in the state — will go forward,” Stein said in a statement. “The Michigan Board of State Canvassers and Director of Elections has been a model of professionalism in moving this recount forward in an efficient, transparent manner. Yet the Trump campaign’s cynical efforts to delay the recount and create unnecessary costs for taxpayers are shameful and outrageous.”
