A federal judge has denied a bid by US President Donald Trump’s campaign to stop the vote count in Philadelphia over observer access, urging the two sides to instead forge an agreement.
US District Judge Paul S. Diamond suggests each party be allowed 60 observers inside a hall at a downtown convention center where the final ballots are being tallied. As the hearing unfolds, Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in a tight battle for the 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania.
Diamond, an appointee of former president George W. Bush, chastens the lawyers as both sides bicker about who is following the rules and reminds them they are officers of the court.
“Really, can’t we be responsible adults here and reach an agreement?” the exasperated judge asks. “The whole thing could (soon) be moot.”
Republicans went to court to complain that election officials in the Democratic-led city were ignoring a state court order they’d won earlier in the day to give them a closer view of ballot processing.
— AP
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