majority support among republicans many of them wedded to his nativist outlook seen as a thin cover for white primacy having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy before any court of law the president has now resorted to overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people and overturn the election romney said on thursdaytrump attorneys have now lost some 30 cases in courts even as they continue to make outlandish allegations they either dont present in court or withdraw before judges in a bizarre 100minute press conference on thursday broadcast only on conspiracyfilled right wing media trumps lawyers sidney powell and rudy giuliani claimed that venezuelan leader hugo chavez who died in 2013 was part of a group of communists tied to china to help rig the election in joe bidens favor while late night humorists feasted on the comical sight of hair dye dripping down the cheeks of a profusely sweating giuliani at the wild conspiracy conference many commentators are alarmed over the denigration of the us electoral process and political system and are warning about american credibility diminishing across the world if this had happened in any other country is a frequent refrain in the us media now the trump teams tactics of subverting the election results is being played out in disturbing detail in michigan where his lawyers are attempting to invalidate votes in wayne county which includes blackmajority detroit and which went to biden by more than 90 per cent after casting doubts on the validity of votes trump is putting direct pressure on local republican officials not to certify the results that show biden as the winner while asking the states gop lawmakers to award all electoral votes to him on thursday trump telephoned two local republican officials in michigan who had initially declined to certify the results resulting in a stalemate with their two democratic counterparts ready to certify the results in favor of biden as per the electoral mandate the republicans reversed course and agreed to certify the results following pressure from agitated voters who felt their votes were being invalidated but then changed their mind again after trump called them alleging they had buckled in the face of threats to their lives moderate republicans who are standing up to the defeated president are also reporting threats from trumpsupporting extremists