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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Politics
Michael Wilner

Trump team launches legal onslaught in Pennsylvania as path to election win narrows

WASHINGTON — Republicans are launching a legal onslaught on Pennsylvania's election procedures to protect President Donald Trump's narrowing lead in the state, a battleground he must win if he is to retain any chance of reelection.

The campaign announced Wednesday that it was filing a lawsuit to halt ballot counting in the state, and another on allegations that Republican poll observers were thwarted on Election Day.

They also said they will attempt for a third time to challenge a decision at the U.S. Supreme Court that allowed ballots received in the state after Election Day to be counted.

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