@Phil maybe it was shady. but it was open. courts could review and perhaps appropriately review the selectiveness. Trump constantly challenged vote counts in urban districts. it's ugly, but not unlawful. meanwhile… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_B

i wasn't so exercised at the time, but i now agree that Bush v. Gore was the beginning of our long catastrophe.

privately asking a governor to "find votes" is quite a different thing. one of Trump's many novel contributions.