Missouri and five other states further threw their support behind the Texas lawsuit aimed at preventing voters in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin from getting their election votes. Fast Facts Missouri on Wednesday led a group of 17 states to file a summary in support of the Texas case, accusing the four major swing states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden of violating the Constitution. Their presidential elections will put those states in court before the party, rather than the legislature that filed Thursday, led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmidt, which includes Arkansas, Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. President Trump’s campaign did the same on Wednesday. Missouri led a group of 17 states Wednesday in filing a summary in support of the Texas case, accusing the four major oscillating states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden of violating the Constitution. Elections rather than their legislatures. But the lawsuit, filed Thursday by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmidt, which includes Arkansas, Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, will make these states parties before the court. Same Wednesday. “Intermediate States There is no doubt that the Texas State Government will prosecute this case aggressively and effectively, but the Attorney General of each state is in a position to represent the interests of that state and its people,” the six states said in their request. Follow below for updates on the 2020 legal battle. Mobile users click here.
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