The campaign first announced the lawsuit through a news conference in Las Vegas Thursday morning. Former Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp and Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald hosted the press conference.
The Trump campaign alleges there are "tens of thousands" of people who voted in Nevada who are no longer state residents. The campaign said it is not seeking to stop the vote but rather ensure that every “legal“ vote is counted and that no “illegal” votes are counted.
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"We are confident that when all legal votes are tallied -- and only legal votes are tallied -- President Trump will win the state of Nevada,” Grenell said.
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A source familiar with the lawsuit explained that campaign officials have proof that people who have passed have been found to have somehow voted.
The source further explained that Nevada election officials have not given answers to the campaign as to why they haven’t had a “check” on mail ballots, which the campaign claims were sent to apartments where people no longer lived but were filled out and cast.
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The source added that there has been “no observation for signature matches whatsoever” and said, in general, there have not been witnesses watching the counting — specifically in Clark County.
"We have proof they are counting illegal votes," the source added.
Throughout the news conference, Grenell Thursday said “transparency is not political.”
“Ballots are not automatically legal votes until they are checked,” Grenell said. “We are not being allowed to check.”
Grenell said there is public proof that nonresidents have voted and broken Nevada law, which requires a 30-day residency in the state in order to vote.
“If you haven’t been in the state for 30 days, it is illegal to vote,” Grenell said. “The fact is, we are filing this federal lawsuit to protect legal voters.”
He continued: “It is unacceptable in this country to have illegal votes counted, and that’s what’s happening in the state of Nevada.”
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Grenell noted that counties have not presented answers to how they are including “illegal votes,” naming it “unacceptable,” and saying it gives “legal people a sense that the system is corrupt.”
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“We have to have a system where legal votes are cast,” Grenell added.
Meanwhile, Schlapp stated that the condition in Nevada “impacts what is going on all across the country.”
“The presidency hangs in the balance,” Schlapp said.
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