Donald Trump has filed an official objection to an election recount in Michigan

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The President-elect's legal team insist Green Party candidate Ms Stein is not entitled to a recount and that it could not be completed in time before the state must cast its electoral college votes.

The formal objection said: “Michigan should not grant this lawless, insulting request, and its voters should not risk having the Electoral College door knocked off its hinges, all because a one-percent candidate is dissatisfied with the election’s outcome.”

Mr Trump accused Ms Stein of creating an 'electoral farce' and claimed her only motive was to 'sow doubts' over the legitimacy of his stunning presidential election victory last month.