EXPLAINER: What effect could lawsuits have on the election?

(Associated Press) — While Americans wait to hear who will be their next president, President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits in three key states where the race hasn’t been called yet — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia.

But here’s what Colleen Long, who is leading Associated Press coverage of the legal challenges, says: To really affect the outcome of the election, the lawsuits would have to meet certain conditions.

And for now, none of them do.