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To lay the ground work for an attempted coup attempt and violent attack on Congress this week.

Because they were paid to?

I'm not sure what you are trying to imply. Yes, they were going to have to present evidence. They didn't have any, and that's also why they didn't actually allege fraud. And that is why the cases were thrown out.

If you're asking why anyone paid them to file unwinnable cases: So there would be lawsuits to point to, and for the (minuscule) opportunity to have a (Trump-appointed) judge create some kind of win (again to point to it).

So people like you would argue that the judges refused to hear any evidence.