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    Trump Election Lawsuits Have Mostly Failed. Here's What They Tried

    "The claims are baseless, and at this point folks are grasping at straws," said one secretary of state, of the Trump campaign's legal strategy.
    by Miles Parks Nov 10, 2020 5 minutes
    Attorney for the president Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a press conference held in the back parking lot of a landscaping company over the weekend in Philadelphia.

    Updated at 12:24 p.m. ET

    Despite calls from many for a concession this weekend, President Trump and his campaign say they are pushing on to fight the election results tooth-and-nail.

    Practically speaking, that means lawsuits.

    "Our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated," Trump said in a statement Saturday. "The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots."

    The problem is, Trump's campaign has spent much of the past week in court with little success and without presenting anything close to evidence that points to a fraudulent result.

    "You can't go to court just because you don't like the over the weekend. "You have to have a legal claim, and you have to have evidence to back it up. And that's just not there."

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