Trump campaign dismisses last remaining lawsuit in Michigan as voter fraud claims widely debunked

President’s personal lawyer continues promoting false claims while pulling out of key lawsuit

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has dismissed its final lawsuit against the electoral process in Michigan on Thursday, as multiple challenges the campaign filed have recently been tossed out of federal courts in key states.

The president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who is leading the campaign’s battle against the national vote, falsely claimed in a statement: “This morning we are withdrawing our lawsuit in Michigan as a direct result of achieving the relief we sought: to stop the election in Wayne County from being prematurely certified before residents can be assured that every legal vote has been counted.”

However, the board did in fact vote to certify the results of the election. 

Both Mr Trump and Mr Giuliani have promoted false claims surrounding the results of the 2020 US elections, falsely alleging “millions" of votes were “illegally added” to the system without any credible evidence of mass voter fraud. The vast majority of their lawsuits have meanwhile proven frivolous, with multiple firms that previously signed up to represent the campaign having abruptly pulled out of cases in states where Mr Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden.

In a seemingly desperate, last-ditch effort to stop Michigan from certifying the results of its election against him, Mr Trump reportedly reached out to canvassers in Wayne County to thank them for their support. After his outreach, the Republican canvassers said the vote “should not be certified” in signed affidavits.

No court in the US has found any credible evidence of fraud, and the president’s lawyers have even been forced to admit that their lawsuits were alleging instances of fraud. 

Michigan officials said Wayne County could not revoke its certification of the results, despite efforts by the local Republicans to have Mr Biden’s win overturned.

Tracy Wilmmer, spokesperson for the Michigan secretary of state, said in a statement that once the results have been officially certified, there is no way to abruptly reverse course.

“There is no legal mechanism for them to rescind their vote,” she said, according to the Associated Press. “Their job is done, and the next step in the process is for the Board of State Canvassers to meet and certify.”