Michigan voters sue Trump for allegedly disenfranchising Black voters with election interference

Three African-American Michigan voters have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and his campaign, accusing them of disenfranchising Black voters with efforts to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.

On Friday, three Black voters from Michigan filed a lawsuit alongside the Welfare Rights Organisation in federal court, which accused the Trump campaign of “openly seeking to disenfranchise Black voters”.

The lawsuit was filed a day after President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, falsely claimed in a press conference that 300,000 “illegitimate ballots” were cast in Detroit, Michigan, according to The Hill.

Friday’s lawsuit primarily targets Wayne County, which includes Detroit, and accuses Mr Trump and his presidential campaign of breaching the 1965 Voting Rights Act by falsely claiming voter fraud and trying to overturn the area’s election result.