Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results
Story highlights
- They believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated
- There were widespread concerns about hacking ahead of this month's election
(CNN)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.
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Thousands
march down Fifth Avenue in New York on November 9. Authorities
estimated as many as 5,000 people protested Trump's victory outside
Trump Tower.
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Protesters rally against Trump in New York's Union Square on November 9.
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Demonstrators march past Radio City Music Hall in New York on November 9.
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People listen to speakers protesting Trump's election in Seattle on November 9.
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woman argues with police officers during a protest in New York on
November 9. Erin Michelle Threlfall, the woman pictured, told The Huffington Post she was attempting to intervene on behalf of a man she says the police were beating.
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Sasha Savenko, left, and Sydney Kane join thousands of protesters in Seattle on November 9.
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Crowds rally outside Trump Tower in New York on November 9.
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Charles Watkins speaks out at an anti-Trump protest in Denver on November 9.
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Nearly
1,000 students and faculty members at Rutgers University staged a rally
in downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey, to protest President-elect
Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 16. At least 25 US cities have seen protests since Trump won the presidential election.
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Students hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington during a protest on Tuesday, November 15.
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Activists use a banner to block traffic on Interstate 395 during an anti-Trump protest in Washington on Monday, November 14.
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Anti-Trump protesters in New York hung an upside-down American flag from the side of the Manhattan Bridge on November 14.
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Demonstrators
distribute safety pins as a sign of solidarity against intolerance
during a rally against Trump in New York on Saturday, November 12.
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Demonstrators march to Trump Tower in Chicago on November 12.
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People protest Trump during a march in downtown Miami on Friday, November 11.
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Hundreds of Trump protesters hold a demonstration in New York's Washington Square Park on November 11.
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A
man walks by anti-Trump graffiti in downtown Oakland, California, on
November 11. Thousands of protesters have wreaked havoc on the city
during anti-Trump marches, causing vandalism, fires and destruction of
property.
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protester kicks the window of a Bank of America branch in Portland,
Oregon, on November 10. What started out as a peaceful march with more
than 4,000 people quickly turned violent.
Portland police publicly declared a "riot" because of "extensive
criminal and dangerous behavior," according to posts on the department's
Twitter page.
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Demonstrators flood the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on November 10.
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Police officers stand guard as they slowly clear Trump protesters from the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on November 10.
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Demonstrators protest in Denver on November 10.
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Police officers look on as someone protests in Portland on November 10.
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Trump protesters march toward Interstate 94 in Minneapolis on November 10.
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Numerous cars at a Toyota dealership were smashed as people protested in Portland on November 10.
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Trump protesters chant outside the White House on November 10.
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Protesters set an effigy of Trump on fire outside Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday, November 9.
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Demonstrators march down Second Avenue in Seattle on November 9.
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Police
respond to a fire set by anti-Trump protesters in Oakland, California,
on November 9. Police said some protesters threw Molotov cocktails,
rocks and fireworks at officers.
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Protesters in Chicago display anti-Trump signs near the Trump International Hotel and Tower on November 9.
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Trump protesters take to the streets in Philadelphia on November 9.
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Thousands
march down Fifth Avenue in New York on November 9. Authorities
estimated as many as 5,000 people protested Trump's victory outside
Trump Tower.
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Protesters rally against Trump in New York's Union Square on November 9.
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Demonstrators march past Radio City Music Hall in New York on November 9.
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People listen to speakers protesting Trump's election in Seattle on November 9.
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A
woman argues with police officers during a protest in New York on
November 9. Erin Michelle Threlfall, the woman pictured, told The Huffington Post she was attempting to intervene on behalf of a man she says the police were beating.
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Sasha Savenko, left, and Sydney Kane join thousands of protesters in Seattle on November 9.
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Crowds rally outside Trump Tower in New York on November 9.
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Charles Watkins speaks out at an anti-Trump protest in Denver on November 9.
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Nearly
1,000 students and faculty members at Rutgers University staged a rally
in downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey, to protest President-elect
Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 16. At least 25 US cities have seen protests since Trump won the presidential election.
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Photos: Anti-Trump protests after election
Students hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington during a protest on Tuesday, November 15.
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Activists use a banner to block traffic on Interstate 395 during an anti-Trump protest in Washington on Monday, November 14.
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Photos: Anti-Trump protests after election
Anti-Trump protesters in New York hung an upside-down American flag from the side of the Manhattan Bridge on November 14.
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Photos: Anti-Trump protests after election
Demonstrators
distribute safety pins as a sign of solidarity against intolerance
during a rally against Trump in New York on Saturday, November 12.
Hide Caption
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Demonstrators march to Trump Tower in Chicago on November 12.
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People protest Trump during a march in downtown Miami on Friday, November 11.
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Hundreds of Trump protesters hold a demonstration in New York's Washington Square Park on November 11.
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A
man walks by anti-Trump graffiti in downtown Oakland, California, on
November 11. Thousands of protesters have wreaked havoc on the city
during anti-Trump marches, causing vandalism, fires and destruction of
property.
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A
protester kicks the window of a Bank of America branch in Portland,
Oregon, on November 10. What started out as a peaceful march with more
than 4,000 people quickly turned violent.
Portland police publicly declared a "riot" because of "extensive
criminal and dangerous behavior," according to posts on the department's
Twitter page.
Hide Caption
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Photos: Anti-Trump protests after election
Demonstrators flood the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on November 10.
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Police officers stand guard as they slowly clear Trump protesters from the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on November 10.
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Demonstrators protest in Denver on November 10.
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Police officers look on as someone protests in Portland on November 10.
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Trump protesters march toward Interstate 94 in Minneapolis on November 10.
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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.
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."
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