Hillary Clinton’s campaign is being urged by a number of top computer scientists to call for a recount of vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to a source with knowledge of the request.
The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides on a call last Thursday.
The scientists, among them J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, told the Clinton campaign they believe there is a questionable trend of Clinton performing worse in counties that relied on electronic voting machines compared to paper ballots and optical scanners, according to the source.
The group informed John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, and Marc Elias, the campaign’s general counsel, that Clinton received 7% fewer votes in counties that relied on electronic voting machines, which the group said could have been hacked.
Their group told Podesta and Elias that while they had not found any evidence of hacking, the pattern needs to be looked at by an independent review.
Neither Halderman nor John Bonifaz, an attorney also pressing the case, responded to requests for comment on Tuesday evening. Their urging was first reported by New York magazine.
A message left with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team also was not immediately returned.
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There were widespread concerns about hacking ahead of this month’s election, including the Obama administration accusing Russia of attempting to breach voter registration data. But election officials and cybersecurity experts said earlier this month that it is virtually impossible for Russia to influence the election outcome.
A former Clinton aide declined to respond to questions about whether they will request an audit based on the findings.
Additionally, at least three electors have pledged to not vote for Trump and to seek a “reasonable Republican alternative for president through Electoral College,” according to a statement Wednesday from a group called the Hamilton Electors, which represents them.
“The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College as the last line of defense,” one elector, Michael Baca, said in a statement, “and I think we must do all that we can to ensure that we have a reasonable Republican candidate who shares our American values.”
That’s why Chump did ah loud up him mouth bout “rigged” election…cause he knows what he had up him sleeve :ngakak RECOUNT YES :ngakak
You people are so stupid you are on the wrong side, forbid not but if Hillary ever becomes President you will be sorry as that will mark the end of a civilised world with nuclear destruction at your doorway…
They will burn this country to the ground if the election is awarded to Hillary.Make sure you Identify ALL OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS black,brown or white.
computer scientists my behind! it has nothing to do with computer scientists, its the FACT finding information that was handed to people like lindsey graham(R-SC) and other people on the intelligence committee by the intelligence services,wait for the doo-doo thats gonna fly.
The Trump votes have always been suspect.
Gets lost you fool at 9:31am .Hillary is way more experience and intelligent than idiot racist donald trump so why would they burn the country if she wins you clown. Hillary have great knowledge of how to run this country with her husband who is a former President she knows what she is doing .donald is a fool with money and power. This is not construction work wey donald can hire Mexican and immigrants and don’t pay them and file bankruptcy then wants to deport them and he donald trump is married to an immigrant but cussing at immigrants and his wife can hardly speak english.the rig this election. .running a country is a big job that requires a smart person and Donald trump is not smart he just got money.
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