Trump adviser says it 'looks like' Biden has won and predicts 'very professional transition' – live

Robert O’Brien appears to accept Donald Trump lost electionCampaign reportedly withdraws illegally processed ballots claimTrump faces pressure to begin transition as Covid surgesSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 4.50pm GMT Donald Trump’s campaign has narrowed an already longshot lawsuit seeking to stop certification of vote totals in Pennsylvania.While the campaign has loudly touted incorrect claims that poll watchers were denied meaningful access to ballot counting, the amended complaint, filed Sunday in federal, drops that accusation from the thrust of the suit. While accusations of blocked access are still included in the complaint, the Trump campaign is now asking a federal court for relief based on accusations that election officials in Democratic-leaning areas of the state improperly contacted voters and allowed them to fix deficiencies in their absentee ballots. It’s an issue believed to affect a small number of ballots in Pennsylvania and nowhere near the 69,140 vote lead Joe Biden has over Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.The Washington Post forgot to read the complaint. Fake News. Poll Watchers, and the way they were treated, are a very big deal in the complaint! https://t.co/Rhc4RY0QSF 4.32pm GMT Add Trump administration national security adviser Robert O’Brien to the list of Republicans inching toward admitting that president-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. O'Brien uses "if" to describe the results of the election, but acknowledges a transition is likely:“If the Biden-Harris ticket is determined to be the winner—and obviously things look that way now—we’ll have a very professional transition from the National Security Council." Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/nov/16/trump-biden-latest-election-news-today-live-updates #donald_trump #us_elections_2020 #us_politics #us_news #world_news #joe_biden #us_congress #us_senate #democrats #republicans