Democratic requests to repeat the recount with Democratic observers present were rejected by Alabama courts and then-Attorney General Bill Pryor.
dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻkwˈɛsts tə ɹᵻpˈiːt ðə ɹᵻkˈaʊnt wɪð dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk əbzˈɜːvɚz pɹˈɛzənt wɜː ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ˌæləbˈæmə kˈoːɹts ænd ðˈɛnɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɪl pɹˈaɪɚ.