The ruling deals a major blow to Trump's flailing efforts to overturn his November 3rd election loss to Democratic President elect Joe Biden.

U.

S District Judge Matthew Brand ruled that Trump's campaign had failed to demonstrate that there had been widespread voting fraud in the election and described the case as quote strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations.

Brand added that he quote has no authority to take away the right to vote of even a single person, let alone millions of citizens.

Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The lawsuit is one of dozens filed by Trump and his Republican allies in the aftermath of the election.

They're also seeking to invalidate or change the results through recounts and direct pressure on lawmakers in several states.