Lawyer doesn't think Florida recount is likely

ELECTION RECOUNT.GOOD EVENING, I'M JENNIFER LEE.THANKS FOR BEING WITH USTONIGHT.I'M JOSH BENSON.COULD FLORIDA BE THE NEXTSTATE FACING A RECOUNT?IF THREE PEOPLE WHO FILED ALAWSUIT GET THEIR WAY IT COULDHAPPEN.THEY CLAIM THERE WAS FAULTYVOTING EQUIPMENT AND FRAUD ANDNOW THEY WANT THE STATE TO TAKEANOTHER LOOK.CANDICE McCOWEN JOINS US LIVEIN THE TAMPA NEWS CENTER.SO THE BIG QUESTION, HOW LIKELYIS IT THAT WE WILL SEE ARECOUNT?Reporter: I TALKED TO ONEEXPERT TODAY WHO SAID IT ISHIGHLY UNLIKELY AND IF THERE ISA RECOUNT THE OUTCOME WILL NOTCHANGE FOR MANY REASONS.IN FLORIDA, IT IS LIKETRYING TO FIND A NEEDLE IN AHAY STACK.Reporter: USF PROFESSOR, WASA BETTING MAN AND WOULDN'T PUTHIS MONEY HERE IN FLORIDACHANGING THE ELECTION RESULTS,MOSTLY BECAUSE TRUMP WON BY112,000 AND HE IS CERTAIN ARECOUNT WOULDN'T FIND EVEN AFRACTION OF IRREGULARITIES TOMAKE A DIFFERENCE.BUT THREE PEOPLE IN CENTRALFLORIDA WANT TO FIND OUT FORSURE.THEY FILED A LAWSUIT, ASKINGTHE STATE FOR A RECOUNT.SAYING IF VOTES WERE COUNTEDPROPERLY, HILLARY CLINTON WOULDHAVE WON FLORIDA'S 29 ELECTORALVOTES.BUT DR. ED BITTON BELIEVES THETRIO WILL HIT ROAD BLOCKS.THEY FILED IN LEON COUNTYCIRCUIT COURT, A STATE COURTRATHER THAN FEDERAL COURT.FEDERAL COURT IS MUCH MORESYMPATHETIC IN LEANING FORGRANTING A REQUEST.Reporter: IF GRANTED,FLORIDA WOULD JOIN OTHER STATESWHERE RECOUNTS ARE UNDER WAY.OTHER RECOUNTS ARE SPEARHEADEDBY GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE JILLSTEIN.BUT DR. BITTON TELLS ME THEREIS A REASON STEIN ISN'T LEADINGA RECOUNT HERE IN FLORIDA.STEIN PICKED THOSE STATESWHERE THE MARGIN OF VICTORY WASSMALL.SO WHERE THEY DO UNCOVER SOMEIRREGULARITIES, IT COULD MAKE ADIFFERENCE.BUT WHAT I AM THINKING IS THATTHEY MAY HAVE, IN JILL STEIN'SPEOPLE SAID, IT IS NOT WORTHIT, 112,000 VOTE MARGIN, IF YOUFIND A FEW THINGS, IT IS NOTWORTH THE EFFORT.AND THE PROCESS IS NOTCHEAP.PAYING FOR ATTORNEYS AND THENIN PENNSYLVANIA, STATE COURT,THEY REQUIRED A $1 MILLIONBOND.AND AN EFFORT THAT JILL STEINWILL NOW TAKE UP IN FEDERALCOURT.AND THEY WILL HAVE TO HOPE THATTHE COURT TAKES A LOOK AT IT.