A federal judge could decide whether to end Michigan’s presidential recount after the state’s second-highest court said the Green Party nominee was ineligible to seek a second look at millions of ballots.
The federal judge who on Monday ordered the recount to begin will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether to stop it. The state elections board also is meeting Wednesday, a day after the Michigan appeals court ordered it to dismiss Jill Stein’s recount petition. The court noted that she got 1 percent of the vote and has no chance of catching Republican Donald Trump, who narrowly defeated Hillary Clinton in the state.
Meanwhile, a court hearing will be held Friday on a possible recount in Pennsylvania. A recount in Wisconsin so far shows Trump gaining votes over Clinton.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
I’ve never even heard of this woman Jill Stein before this recount nonsense began. She wasn’t on my ballot as I recall and from what I know of this Green Party, they are nothing but bad news for our country! The worst of the worst sort of liberalism which is an mental disorder! She gets one percent of the vote and wants a recount? She’s only trying to raise attention to her extremely flawed party and her filing for a recount shouldn’t have made it past a clerk of courts desk!
Another way to milk the public out of millions of dollars to put in their pocket. Jill Stein should be arrested for treason against our democracy. The judges should put a stop to all this nonsense an get on with more important issues. Trump is our new President – elect stop this craziness of recounts, get over it,(quotes Obamama on Pearl Harbor to our vets) what the hell is the Green Party anyway? most of us don’t know who these people are. Dem have had the reins for 8 years an longer with the Clinton’s, Bushes, etc. It will take the Republicans to clean up their messes God help them all.!!!
Frank, you certainly hit the nail on the Head. Were is our court system. Stop the BS and let’s all get back to work mainly the crazy liberals and MRS GREEN TEA STEIN.
Yes it time to put a end to heare
Yes it time to put a end she getting money under false pretenses
The nutcase stein needs to go away. What a waste of time and money!! She’s just trying to get money and attention….what a loser!!!
I could understand Hillary requesting a recount in some of the states where the margin of was slim. Jill Stein’s efforts are nothing more than an attempt to raise funds for the Green Party and create problems for election officials around the state.
Although it will be extra work for the states, I like the idea of proceeding with the recounts. That will move some of the Green Party’s funds into the state coffers. Since the presidential race is the only one being recounted, the process should be able to be accomplished fairly quickly if the counters are halfway organized.
If the Green Party’s requests are denied they will wind up with a lot of money in their bank account that was donated by those wanting the recount.
A great way for her to make a lot of money! Did she think of this all by herself?
I listened to her speak the other day just for a very short moment,that was all it took.
Strange bird.
Those foolish enough to donate to a recount deserve to lose their money. Stein saw this as an opportunity to fill her coffers. Hopefully, this ruse will stay in the minds of voters in case she ever decides to run for office again.
I still have people tell me that Hillary won the popular vote. I do not believe she did, but I am not asking for a dam recount. When Obo was re-elected the people did not raise hell over the outcome of his election when they should have done so. This show the corruption an the extent the Clinton’s an Obo adminstration will go to stop Trump. Thank God Trump won this election now the Democrats need to conceed an shut the hell up!!! Democrats are hurting there party more than they know it may very well fall completely apart. They need to try an salvage what little respect if any they have left an start rebuilding that instead of continuing on with this stupidity.!!!!
It was a fund raising gimmick from the start. One can only request a recount for one’s own election race. Those that donated money should have known that. The appeals court decision is more logical than the judge that ordered the recount. The Green Party has no standing in requesting a recount. Now if the Democrats wanted to pay for the recount that is another story, but they did not initiated the request. There are rules as to when to request a recount and when recounts are automatic. In this case, the difference between the first place and second was not large enough to require a recount. Just saying.
Jill Stein is nothing but a Shill for Hillary Clinton. Remember Hillary said she would accept the results of the election so she could not lodge a protest o enlisted Jill to it for her.
Stein has no stake other than possibly a financial promise from HRC to be her front for another HRC money grab. Why do you think Stein wouldn’t put up the 1M bond in Penn? Cause HRC doesn’t want to spend it, this is about raising money, not recounting votes. Hillary owes big. She didn’t deliver to her ” pay to play” contributors, and nobody is contributing to her fund anymore as she’s lost power. No doubt she spent a ton she thought was going to be hers for her favors and now can’t pay back. There is just enough stupid people out there that will buy into the ” server hacking” lie and give emotionally. She’s fleecing her last sheep.
We need to make sure that the illegals immigrants can’t vote in the future elections. Take away those votes and the popular vote wold have gone the other way.
Don’t forget the dead people who voted for the evil witch.
Hey Jill is now known by you and so is the green party. Her ‘job’ is done. They have been around for decades and have feilded a candidate every election. typically pick up a couple of points from the very far left environmentallist.
Given Trump constatly stated that the election could be rigged, I look forward to a good try at validating the count to insure fraud with electronic machines didn’t happen. Jill raised the money from people who wanted to know. The count is conducted by officials from all four major parties. Granted it doesn’t look at if the voters should have been able to vote just that the votes went to the correct person. Maybe it will be pointed out that Trump actually did get the popular vote after all.
The dems still can’t figure out how they lost. Simple, most of us know the difference between right and wrong. Hillary is a lost sole and can’t be trusted and doesn’t know the difference between the two. Most of us don’t want to associate themselves with dishonest people. Anyone that associates themselves with HRC means they approve all of her corruption and are as dirty as HRC.
Let the count take place and put this issue to bed once and for all, so far what we have learned is Trump had more votes than previously thought and Hillary and Jill are bigger buffoons than we thought. Finish the recount and move on to pizza gate, these pedophiles need to go. A lot of people in Congress should be going bye bye.