Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein announced a fundraising effort on Wednesday to pay for recounts in three battleground states.

Ms Stein launched a fundraising page aiming to raise $2.5 million (£2 million) to fund recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in an effort to ensure that the "election results are reliable", she said in a statement.

"After a divisive and painful presidential race, in which foreign agents hacked into party databases, private email servers, and voter databases in certain states, many Americans are wondering if our election results are reliable.

"That's why the unexpected results of the election and reported anomalies need to be investigated before the 2016 presidential election is certified. We deserve elections we can trust."