Obama Administration Issues Statement Amid Calls For Recount
- 8 years ago
The New York Times has published a statement released by the Obama administration which reiterates confidence in the election outcome amid calls for recount.
Despite a vote recount campaign that is underway in the U.S., the White House is standing by the outcome of the presidential election.
According to the New York Times, the Obama administration issued the following statement on Friday: “The Kremlin probably expected that publicity surrounding the disclosures that followed the Russian government-directed compromises of emails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political organizations, would raise questions about the integrity of the election process that could have undermined the legitimacy of the president-elect...Nevertheless, we stand behind our election results, which accurately reflect the will of the American people.”
The beginning of the statement refers to a government press release from October stating, in part, “The U.S. Intelligence Community...is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations…These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process.”
The administration’s attempt to restore trust in the voting process comes at a time when Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has raised more than $5.5 million towards recounts in the swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
A report by The Guardian states, “Stein said she was acting due to ‘compelling evidence of voting anomalies’ and that data analysis had indicated ‘significant discrepancies in vote totals.’”
However, the Times reports that Clinton’s campaign “has concluded that [vote recounts are] highly unlikely to change the [election] outcome."
Despite a vote recount campaign that is underway in the U.S., the White House is standing by the outcome of the presidential election.
According to the New York Times, the Obama administration issued the following statement on Friday: “The Kremlin probably expected that publicity surrounding the disclosures that followed the Russian government-directed compromises of emails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political organizations, would raise questions about the integrity of the election process that could have undermined the legitimacy of the president-elect...Nevertheless, we stand behind our election results, which accurately reflect the will of the American people.”
The beginning of the statement refers to a government press release from October stating, in part, “The U.S. Intelligence Community...is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations…These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process.”
The administration’s attempt to restore trust in the voting process comes at a time when Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has raised more than $5.5 million towards recounts in the swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
A report by The Guardian states, “Stein said she was acting due to ‘compelling evidence of voting anomalies’ and that data analysis had indicated ‘significant discrepancies in vote totals.’”
However, the Times reports that Clinton’s campaign “has concluded that [vote recounts are] highly unlikely to change the [election] outcome."