bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--‘The Lincoln Project’ Hits Trump While Down With Viral Video Release

This week , the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project released a hard-hitting new video ad in which they characterize the devastating U.S. COVID-19 death toll as “ Trump ’ s wall.
” As the organization has outlined in a previous video , the space that the over 330,000 dead Americans could occupy is startlingly huge , mirroring Trump ’ s effort to fill the U.S.-Mexico border with a wall .
In reality , Trump ’ s mark on American and world history will include his gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic , which has helped spark untold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the new video from The Lincoln Project below : Throughout recent weeks , Trump has largely prioritized his delusional , anti-democratic fight against the election results , even as COVID-19 has continued to spread sometimes uncontrolled in the United States .
The U.S. federal government recently approved two vaccines to fight the pandemic , and amidst concerns about the slower-than-needed rate of the distribution of those vaccines , Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to blame the states for the problems .
“ Get moving !
” he tweeted , although one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States to take at least some additional level of obvious responsibility for the fight against the pandemic across the country .
Instead , Trump is tweeting this dismissive belligerence , seemingly trying to distance himself from the situation .
Trump ’ s crusade against the election outcome has gone so off the rails that , recently , he posted a tweet insinuating that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ’ s brother ’ s China connections imply corruption on the family ’ s part .
In reality , Raffensperger — a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where Trump falsely claims that systematic fraud swung the state to Biden — does not have a brother .
Trump could have uncovered this information with a very basic level of fact-checking — the China-connected individual to whom he is referring is not related to Brad .
( UPDATE : The Georgia Secretary of State apparently does actually have a brother — but the China-connected individual to whom the president referred , who shares a last name , is not that brother . )
In contrast to Trump ’ s ignorant so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his intent to meaningfully confront the pandemic abundantly clear .
On Tuesday , Biden pledged to launch a “ much more aggressive effort , with more federal involvement and leadership , to get things back on track ” in the vaccine distribution effort .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the new Lincoln Project video below :

This week, the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project released a hard-hitting new video ad in which they characterize the devastating U.S. COVID-19 death toll as “Trump’s wall.” As the organization has outlined in a previous video, the space that the over 330,000 dead Americans could occupy is startlingly huge, mirroring Trump’s effort to fill the U.S.-Mexico border with a wall. In reality, Trump’s mark on American and world history will include his gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has helped spark untold suffering across the United States.
Check out the new video from The Lincoln Project below:
Throughout recent weeks, Trump has largely prioritized his delusional, anti-democratic fight against the election results, even as COVID-19 has continued to spread sometimes uncontrolled in the United States. The U.S. federal government recently approved two vaccines to fight the pandemic, and amidst concerns about the slower-than-needed rate of the distribution of those vaccines, Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to blame the states for the problems. “Get moving!” he tweeted, although one might expect a remotely levelheaded president of the United States to take at least some additional level of obvious responsibility for the fight against the pandemic across the country. Instead, Trump is tweeting this dismissive belligerence, seemingly trying to distance himself from the situation.
The Federal Government has distributed the vaccines to the states. Now it is up to the states to administer. Get moving! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
Trump’s crusade against the election outcome has gone so off the rails that, recently, he posted a tweet insinuating that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s brother’s China connections imply corruption on the family’s part. In reality, Raffensperger — a Republican who leads election administration in Georgia, where Trump falsely claims that systematic fraud swung the state to Biden — does not have a brother. Trump could have uncovered this information with a very basic level of fact-checking — the China-connected individual to whom he is referring is not related to Brad. (UPDATE: The Georgia Secretary of State apparently does actually have a brother — but the China-connected individual to whom the president referred, who shares a last name, is not that brother.)
…The consent decree signed by the “Secretary”, with the consent of Kemp, is perhaps even more poorly negotiated than the deal that John Kerry made with Iran. Now it turns out that Brad R’s brother works for China, and they definitely don’t want “Trump”. So disgusting! #MAGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
In contrast to Trump’s ignorant so-called leadership, President-elect Joe Biden has made his intent to meaningfully confront the pandemic abundantly clear. On Tuesday, Biden pledged to launch a “much more aggressive effort, with more federal involvement and leadership, to get things back on track” in the vaccine distribution effort.
Check out Twitter’s response to the new Lincoln Project video below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Pence Refuses To Join Trump Conspiracy & Is ‘Backing Away’

Vice President Mike Pence is trying to peel himself away from his attachment to Donald Trump ’ s everything .
A new The Lincoln Project ad got under the president ’ s skin as it went after Pence ’ s so-called disloyalty , even as the VP cast doe eyes at his boss in every press conference .
This vice president should have known .
Everything Trump touches dies .
The video fed right into the president ’ s paranoia right after his VP would not stand with POTUS in his “ last-ditch attempt to overturn the elections.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit filed against Pence .
Representative Louie Gohmert ’ s ( R-TX ) and a few other Republicans filed a lawsuit against Pence .
It requested a federal judge give the VP “ exclusive authority and sole discretion ” to make up his mind about who really won the 2020 presidential election .
Of course , that was not his job .
His declaration is only a tradition .
The Federal three-judge panel threw out Gohmert ’ s case , calling it “ MOOT , ” according to The Bipartisan Report .
President-elect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Electoral College with Biden at 302 and Trump at 232 .
Ironically , that was exactly the number when POTUS won over Secretary Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
When Congress meets on January 6 , Pence will open the certificates that each state submitted .
His role is to reconfirm Biden as the president of these United States .
The court documents indicated that the VP had been approached and asked to join Gohmert and friends .
But it did not pan out .
The Independent wrote that Gohmert ’ s attorneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has encouraged several of his still-loyal members of Congress to raise objections during this recertification process .
The purpose of this tactic would be to delay the situation .
Thus far , Pence has not commented on the January 6 legislative session .
VP Pence has been nowhere to be seen for the past week .
The temporary president has been obsessively golfing at his Florida golf resort .
On the other hand , the Veep went to Vail , Colorado on a skiing trip .
After Trump confirms Joe Biden as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a plan and escape off of the US continent .
Smart move .
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Vice President Mike Pence is trying to peel himself away from his attachment to Donald Trump’s everything. A new The Lincoln Project ad got under the president’s skin as it went after Pence’s so-called disloyalty, even as the VP cast doe eyes at his boss in every press conference. This vice president should have known. Everything Trump touches dies.
The video fed right into the president’s paranoia right after his VP would not stand with POTUS in his “last-ditch attempt to overturn the elections.” This information appeared in court documents regarding a lawsuit filed against Pence.
Axios reported:
‘A source who spoke to Trump said the president was complaining about Pence and brought up a Lincoln Project ad that claims that Pence is “backing away” from Trump. This ad has clearly got inside Trump’s head, the source said.’
The Independent wrote about the president: ‘President Trump has turned against everyone he thinks isn’t fighting to keep him in office after he lost the Nov. 3 election, according to several reports and Trump tweets. And among those the president considers insufficiently loyal is Vice President Mike Pence’
Representative Louie Gohmert’s (R-TX) and a few other Republicans filed a lawsuit against Pence. It requested a federal judge give the VP “exclusive authority and sole discretion” to make up his mind about who really won the 2020 presidential election. Of course, that was not his job. His declaration is only a tradition. The Federal three-judge panel threw out Gohmert’s case, calling it “MOOT,” according to The Bipartisan Report.
President-elect Joe Biden has already been confirmed by the Electoral College with Biden at 302 and Trump at 232. Ironically, that was exactly the number when POTUS won over Secretary Hillary Clinton in 2016.
When Congress meets on January 6, Pence will open the certificates that each state submitted. His role is to reconfirm Biden as the president of these United States.
The court documents indicated that the VP had been approached and asked to join Gohmert and friends. But it did not pan out.
The Independent wrote that Gohmert’s attorneys and additional Republicans made this accusation:
‘In the teleconference, plaintiffs’ counsel made a meaningful attempt to resolve the underlying legal issues by agreement, including advising the vice president’s counsel that plaintiffs intended to seek immediate injunctive relief in the event the parties did not agree.’
The court documents read:
‘Those discussions were not successful in reaching an agreement and this lawsuit was filed.’
Trump has encouraged several of his still-loyal members of Congress to raise objections during this recertification process. The purpose of this tactic would be to delay the situation. Thus far, Pence has not commented on the January 6 legislative session.
VP Pence has been nowhere to be seen for the past week. The temporary president has been obsessively golfing at his Florida golf resort. On the other hand, the Veep went to Vail, Colorado on a skiing trip.
After Trump confirms Joe Biden as the president-elect, he will immediately hop a plan and escape off of the US continent. Smart move.
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Trump Has Wednesday Morning Mental Malfunction Over Obama TIME Honor

Donald Trump has a vast array of character flaws .
Two of them reared their ugly heads from the disappearing Sea of Desperation and cast about for some sort of anchor .
These are his obsessions , OCDC , and his tenacity , never ever quitting .
Check out these strange morning tweets covered with the brine from the Sea of Desperation .
Trump managed to ‘ love the great state of Georgia.
” Still , he was concerned primarily with his own loss : ‘ I love the Great State of Georgia , but the people who run it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to the Secretary of State , are a complete disaster and don ’ t have a clue , or worse .
Nobody can be this stupid .
Just allow us to find the crime , and turn the state Republican….
’ Of course , the president blamed the state ’ s governor : After that , POTUS went after The Wall Street Journal for not groveling at his feet : His logic flowed from a mind shriveling from sea salt : Trump has been seeing “ fraud and irregularities ” under every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his Twitter rage , trying to make a case for his presidential win : After tweeting all night , Trump tried to get Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to resign using one of his ugliest of terms , “ obstructionist ” even as Twitter dinged him for lying : ‘ Hearings from Atlanta on the Georgia Election overturn now being broadcast .
Check it out .
@ OANN @ newsmax and many more .
@ BrianKempGA should resign from office .
He is an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we won Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Swing States.
’ ‘ !
Election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the US Presidential election ’ Twitter world went ballistic when people read this morning Trump tweets .
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Donald Trump has a vast array of character flaws. Two of them reared their ugly heads from the disappearing Sea of Desperation and cast about for some sort of anchor. These are his obsessions, OCDC, and his tenacity, never ever quitting. Check out these strange morning tweets covered with the brine from the Sea of Desperation.
Trump managed to ‘love the great state of Georgia.” Still, he was concerned primarily with his own loss:
‘I love the Great State of Georgia, but the people who run it, from the Governor, @BrianKempGA, to the Secretary of State, are a complete disaster and don’t have a clue, or worse. Nobody can be this stupid. Just allow us to find the crime, and turn the state Republican….’
Of course, the president blamed the state’s governor:
‘…The consent decree signed by the “Secretary”, with the consent of Kemp, is perhaps even more poorly negotiated than the deal that John Kerry made with Iran. Now it turns out that Brad R’s brother works for China, and they definitely don’t want “Trump”. So disgusting! #MAGA’
After that, POTUS went after The Wall Street Journal for not groveling at his feet:
‘The Wall Street Journal’s very boring & incoherent Editorial fails to mention my big & easy wins in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Iowa & many other states that the @WSJ & other joke polls said I would lose. Also, they fail to mention the fact that I got many Republican Senators elected.’
His logic flowed from a mind shriveling from sea salt:
‘….that, quite frankly, didn’t have much of a chance, like 7, 8 or 9. The Presidential Election was Rigged with hundreds of thousands of ballots mysteriously flowing into Swing States very late at night as everyone thought the election was easily won by me. There were many….’
Trump has been seeing “fraud and irregularities” under every bed:
‘….other acts of fraud and irregularities as well. STAY TUNED!’
Then, he went on with his Twitter rage, trying to make a case for his presidential win:
‘New Lott study estimates 11,350 absentee votes lost to Trump in Georgia. Another 289,000 “excess (fraudulent) votes” across GA, AZ, MI, NV, PA, and WI. Check it out!’
‘“Barack Obama was toppled from the top spot and President Trump claimed the title of the year’s Most Admired Man. Trump number one, Obama number two, and Joe Biden a very distant number three. That’s also rather odd given the fact that on November 3rd, Biden allegedly racked up’ ‘…millions more votes than Trump, but can’t get anywhere close to him in this poll. No incoming president has ever done as badly in this annual survey.” @MarkSteynOnline @TuckerCarlson That’s because he got millions of Fake Votes in the 2020 Election, which was RIGGED!’
‘The Federal Government has distributed the vaccines to the states. Now it is up to the states to administer. Get moving!’
‘$2000 ASAP!’
After tweeting all night, Trump tried to get Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to resign using one of his ugliest of terms, “obstructionist” even as Twitter dinged him for lying:
‘Hearings from Atlanta on the Georgia Election overturn now being broadcast. Check it out. @OANN @newsmax and many more. @BrianKempGA should resign from office. He is an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we won Georgia, BIG! Also won the other Swing States.’ ‘! Election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the US Presidential election’
Twitter world went ballistic when people read this morning Trump tweets. Check out some of our favorites below:
‘Damn man. You can’t accept responsibility for 💩 huh? pic.twitter.com/iQtdsb3YkW — ❤𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜🤍𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊💙 (@am3rica_chav3z)’
Damn man. You can’t accept responsibility for 💩 huh? pic.twitter.com/iQtdsb3YkW — ❤𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜🤍𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊💙 (@am3rica_chav3z) December 30, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Trump Declares Wednesday Evidence Dump To Overturn GA Election

Outgoing President Donald Trump continues to push lies about the electoral process in the United States .
On Wednesday , after a Georgia state legislative committee held a hearing covering election-related issues in the state , Trump pompously proclaimed on Twitter that “ [ we ] now have far more votes than needed to flip Georgia in the Presidential race , ” which is false .
Sure , at the hearing , top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani presented a laundry list of supposed evidence , including a claim of thousands of ballots cast in the names of deceased individuals — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In previous cases , alleged instances of “ dead people voting ” have been the fault of mere clerical issues , and on the flip side , a conspiracy to cast ballots in the name of dead people would require a level of national coordination for which there ’ s just zero legit evidence .
On Wednesday , Trump also alleged mismanagement of the mail-in ballot signature verification process in Fulton County , Georgia , where the Trump team has falsely claimed that election workers covertly counted ballots that had been stored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left the room .
In fact , the supposed “ suitcase ” was merely an ordinary ballot-transporting container , officials explained .
Trump claimed that top Georgia leaders “ are disasters for Georgia ” and “ Won ’ t let professionals get anywhere near Fulton County for signature verifications , or anything else ” — no matter the just concluded state-led audit of mail-in ballot signatures in nearby Cobb County , where investigators didn ’ t find a single fraudulent ballot among some 15,000 ballots that were under review .
Besides also claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Geoff Duncan , and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger are “ virtually controlled by Stacey Abrams & the Democrats , ” Trump also complained on Wednesday about Fox News coverage .
To be clear : Fox continues to actively provide a platform for ludicrous Trump-allied conspiracy theories , but Trump freaked out about the very basic level of scrutiny that the network provides .
Trump petulantly complained that Fox “ is almost as bad as watching Fake News ” CNN — CNN does not peddle and has never peddled “ fake news @ @ @ @

Outgoing President Donald Trump continues to push lies about the electoral process in the United States. On Wednesday, after a Georgia state legislative committee held a hearing covering election-related issues in the state, Trump pompously proclaimed on Twitter that “[we] now have far more votes than needed to flip Georgia in the Presidential race,” which is false. Sure, at the hearing, top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani presented a laundry list of supposed evidence, including a claim of thousands of ballots cast in the names of deceased individuals — but these claims are not meaningfully substantiated. In previous cases, alleged instances of “dead people voting” have been the fault of mere clerical issues, and on the flip side, a conspiracy to cast ballots in the name of dead people would require a level of national coordination for which there’s just zero legit evidence.
We now have far more votes than needed to flip Georgia in the Presidential race. Massive VOTER FRAUD took place. Thank you to the Georgia Legislature for today’s revealing meeting! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
On Wednesday, Trump also alleged mismanagement of the mail-in ballot signature verification process in Fulton County, Georgia, where the Trump team has falsely claimed that election workers covertly counted ballots that had been stored in a “suitcase” after observers left the room. In fact, the supposed “suitcase” was merely an ordinary ballot-transporting container, officials explained. Trump claimed that top Georgia leaders “are disasters for Georgia” and “Won’t let professionals get anywhere near Fulton County for signature verifications, or anything else” — no matter the just concluded state-led audit of mail-in ballot signatures in nearby Cobb County, where investigators didn’t find a single fraudulent ballot among some 15,000 ballots that were under review.
.@BrianKempGA, his puppet Lt. Governor @GeoffDuncanGA, and Secretary of State, are disasters for Georgia. Won’t let professionals get anywhere near Fulton County for signature verifications, or anything else. They are virtually controlled by @staceyabrams & the Democrats. Fools! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
Besides also claiming that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger are “virtually controlled by Stacey Abrams & the Democrats,” Trump also complained on Wednesday about Fox News coverage. To be clear: Fox continues to actively provide a platform for ludicrous Trump-allied conspiracy theories, but Trump freaked out about the very basic level of scrutiny that the network provides. Trump petulantly complained that Fox “is almost as bad as watching Fake News” CNN — CNN does not peddle and has never peddled “fake news,” however.
Watching @FoxNews is almost as bad as watching Fake News @CNN. New alternatives are developing! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
Trump just keeps pushing lies.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Obama Issues Rallying Cry To Flip Georgia Blue

Former President Barack Obama has recorded a new campaign message on behalf of Democrat Jon Ossoff , who is running to unseat incumbent Republican David Perdue in one of Georgia ’ s two closely watched U.S. Senate races .
In the other contest , Democrat Raphael Warnock is hoping to unseat incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler .
The outcome of the two races will determine control of the Senate — with two Democratic victories , the chamber will be 50-50 , but Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be tasked with breaking any ties .
In the new Ossoff ad in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Georgians to “ step up ” and send Ossoff to the Senate in order to — among other things — work to “ beat this virus and rebuild our economy.
” ‘ This year has tested America ’ s spirits .
We ’ ve lost loved ones , faced injustice , struggled to make ends meet .
But we kept at it .
We looked out for each other .
And when the moment came to reject fear and division and send a message for change , Georgia stepped up .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You can send Jon Ossoff to the Senate to beat this virus and rebuild our economy , to make sure everybody can afford health care , to carry the torch John Lewis passed to us with a new Voting Rights Act that secures equal justice for all .
Georgia , you have the power .
And now it ’ s time to vote.
’ As Obama referenced , President-elect Joe Biden recently won Georgia in the first victory for a Democratic presidential nominee in the state since Bill Clinton was on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump and his allies have targeted Georgia in their attacks against the election outcome , and just this Wednesday , top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani appeared at a Georgia state legislative committee hearing , where he delusionally claimed that the recently concluded presidential election was the “ most manipulated election in American history.
” In reality , no credible authority anywhere in the country has confirmed the Trump team ’ s fraud claims .
Ahead of January 5 — Election Day in Georgia ’ s Senate run-offs — a number of Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting accessibility in the name of “ security , ” or whatever .
All of these anti-democratic Senate election-related lawsuits have failed .

Former President Barack Obama has recorded a new campaign message on behalf of Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is running to unseat incumbent Republican David Perdue in one of Georgia’s two closely watched U.S. Senate races. In the other contest, Democrat Raphael Warnock is hoping to unseat incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler. The outcome of the two races will determine control of the Senate — with two Democratic victories, the chamber will be 50-50, but Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be tasked with breaking any ties. In the new Ossoff ad in which Obama appears, the former president calls on Georgians to “step up” and send Ossoff to the Senate in order to — among other things — work to “beat this virus and rebuild our economy.”
We’re just one week away from the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia. If you’re in Georgia, make a plan to vote early if you can and reach out to your friends and family to make sure they do the same. https://t.co/HSghgIABEF — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2020
Obama commented as follows:
‘This year has tested America’s spirits. We’ve lost loved ones, faced injustice, struggled to make ends meet. But we kept at it. We looked out for each other. And when the moment came to reject fear and division and send a message for change, Georgia stepped up. Now, America is counting on you again. You can send Jon Ossoff to the Senate to beat this virus and rebuild our economy, to make sure everybody can afford health care, to carry the torch John Lewis passed to us with a new Voting Rights Act that secures equal justice for all. Georgia, you have the power. And now it’s time to vote.’
Check out Obama’s message below:
As Obama referenced, President-elect Joe Biden recently won Georgia in the first victory for a Democratic presidential nominee in the state since Bill Clinton was on the ballot in the 1990s. Outgoing President Donald Trump and his allies have targeted Georgia in their attacks against the election outcome, and just this Wednesday, top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani appeared at a Georgia state legislative committee hearing, where he delusionally claimed that the recently concluded presidential election was the “most manipulated election in American history.” In reality, no credible authority anywhere in the country has confirmed the Trump team’s fraud claims.
Ahead of January 5 — Election Day in Georgia’s Senate run-offs — a number of Republicans have brought lawsuits in attempts to degrade voting accessibility in the name of “security,” or whatever. All of these anti-democratic Senate election-related lawsuits have failed.
🚨BREAKING: Georgia federal court DISMISSES the GOP’s 5th voter suppression lawsuit related to the upcoming Georgia run-off elections. This one by Lin Wood. GOP and allies are 0-5 in Georgia run-off election litigation. https://t.co/Jedbqb5afO — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 28, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Giuliani Announces Widespread Election Fraud Scandal Like A Maniac

On Wednesday , a Georgia state legislative committee held a hearing on election-related issues — and Rudy Giuliani made an unhinged appearance .
Previously , Giuliani has pushed nonsense like the idea that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy to fraudulently swing the election to Biden unfolded during the recently concluded presidential race .
This imaginary conspiracy would involve a staggering level of national coordination , with key administrators at high levels in the Democratic Party… and yet , there have been zero arrests connected to this imaginary fraud scheme , and Giuliani has failed to even map out a comprehensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
Who was in charge ?
Biden ?
Hillary Clinton ?
DNC chair Tom Perez ?
No matter the oh-so-pesky impediments to his conspiracy theories inherent in the basic reality of the situation , Giuliani commented as follows while in Georgia on Wednesday : ‘ This is probably the worst situation of voter fraud we ’ ve ever had in this country… Whatever the result , this election is gon na live in history .
This is gon na be the election that will be the dirtiest election , the most crooked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American history — because there are more facts to be gathered… It ’ s gon na be a much greater dimension than we already know , and it ’ s gon na involve international connections.
’ Check out his comments below : At another point , Giuliani insisted that it ’ s “ quite obvious that they [ were ] counting ballots illegally.
” “ They ” who ?
Covert Democratic agents ?
Frontline workers who ’ d somehow been converted to the cause of nationwide election-rigging ?
Considering the multiple levels of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraudsters would have had to be in place across the chain of command in an essentially full-scale organizational infiltration .
There ’ s just no real substance here — Giuliani is presenting frenzied finger-pointing as fact .
He points to security footage of supposedly suspicious activity as supposed evidence of the imaginary fraud — but does he really expect observers to believe that a nationwide election-rigging scheme covering multiple high-profile states was foiled by security cameras ?
Wouldn ’ t the imaginary fraudsters have thought to check on the security cameras ?
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ implores ” state legislators to hold a special session at which they could throw out Georgia ’ s certified election results .
He insisted that , at this point , the only issue is a question of the “ courage ” of the legislators to respond appropriately to the evidence at hand , which is just nonsensical .
No , it ’ s not an issue of “ courage ” — it ’ s an issue of the fact that authorities from the Department of Homeland Security to the Justice Department to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed that there is no legitimate evidence of systematic , outcome-changing election fraud .
Giuliani is pushing ignorant nonsense .

On Wednesday, a Georgia state legislative committee held a hearing on election-related issues — and Rudy Giuliani made an unhinged appearance. Previously, Giuliani has pushed nonsense like the idea that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy to fraudulently swing the election to Biden unfolded during the recently concluded presidential race. This imaginary conspiracy would involve a staggering level of national coordination, with key administrators at high levels in the Democratic Party… and yet, there have been zero arrests connected to this imaginary fraud scheme, and Giuliani has failed to even map out a comprehensive idea of how the imaginary fraud played out. Who was in charge? Biden? Hillary Clinton? DNC chair Tom Perez?
No matter the oh-so-pesky impediments to his conspiracy theories inherent in the basic reality of the situation, Giuliani commented as follows while in Georgia on Wednesday:
‘This is probably the worst situation of voter fraud we’ve ever had in this country… Whatever the result, this election is gonna live in history. This is gonna be the election that will be the dirtiest election, the most crooked election, the most manipulated election in American history — because there are more facts to be gathered… It’s gonna be a much greater dimension than we already know, and it’s gonna involve international connections.’
Check out his comments below:
At another point, Giuliani insisted that it’s “quite obvious that they [were] counting ballots illegally.” “They” who? Covert Democratic agents? Frontline workers who’d somehow been converted to the cause of nationwide election-rigging? Considering the multiple levels of supervision covering the ballot tabulation process, fraudsters would have had to be in place across the chain of command in an essentially full-scale organizational infiltration. There’s just no real substance here — Giuliani is presenting frenzied finger-pointing as fact. He points to security footage of supposedly suspicious activity as supposed evidence of the imaginary fraud — but does he really expect observers to believe that a nationwide election-rigging scheme covering multiple high-profile states was foiled by security cameras? Wouldn’t the imaginary fraudsters have thought to check on the security cameras?
Check out Giuliani’s comments below:
In concluding remarks, Giuliani said that he “implores” state legislators to hold a special session at which they could throw out Georgia’s certified election results. He insisted that, at this point, the only issue is a question of the “courage” of the legislators to respond appropriately to the evidence at hand, which is just nonsensical. No, it’s not an issue of “courage” — it’s an issue of the fact that authorities from the Department of Homeland Security to the Justice Department to state governments across the country have all confirmed that there is no legitimate evidence of systematic, outcome-changing election fraud. Giuliani is pushing ignorant nonsense.
Check out Giuliani’s comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Trump Rage Tweets About The ‘Rigged Election’ & Declares Victory

President Donald Trump continues to spread nonsensical conspiracy theories as his time in office draws to an end .
On Wednesday , he claimed on Twitter that the platform is “ shadow banning like never before , ” which refers to the notion that the platform punitively “ shadow bans ” conservative users , meaning intervenes to lower the reach of their posts and accounts .
In reality , there is no legitimate evidence of any kind of social media company conspiracy against conservative users .
Low levels of positive feedback for right-wing posts don ’ t automatically entail a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t like what the far-right users have to say !
The broad spread of Trump ’ s own post about imaginary shadow banning seems to at least partially disprove his own point .
Twitter , he says , is artificially decreasing the exposure of conservative posts and accounts… but the world can see Trump ’ s posts on the platform without issue .
Trump nevertheless tweeted as follows : Again — there is no evidence of some kind of systematic corporate conspiracy against conservative social media users .
Drawing a line from people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an imaginary conspiracy to suppress conservative viewpoints is just laughably self-important .
No , conservatives , the fact that you don ’ t have more “ likes ” online is not evidence of some kind of nefarious corporate conspiracy !
This occasion isn ’ t the first time that Trump has pushed laughable nonsense about the behavior of social media companies .
Trump has even claimed , with no legitimate evidence , that Twitter artificially adjusts its “ trending topics ” section to make him look bad .
In fact , Donald , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like you !
On Wednesday , Trump also yet again touted January 6 as a day to watch .
On that day , Congress will meet in D.C. to certify the results of the electoral college , and Trump still holds onto the delusional idea that there ’ s a legitimate pathway for him to secure another term as president .
Thus , he tweeted the following : When is this embarrassing spectacle going to finally end ?
Trump also claimed that the “ United States had more votes than it had people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is just false , although Trump has pushed the claim before .
In a late November fact-check , PolitiFact noted that in “ Arizona , Georgia , Michigan , Nevada , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , the number of registered voters greatly exceeds the number of votes cast ” and characterized Trump ’ s claims to the contrary as “ Pants on Fire , ” meaning unequivocally completely false .
Adding racism to his latest anti-democracy diatribe , Trump also characterized the election as “ not even fit for third world countries !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Trump ’ s nonsense below :

President Donald Trump continues to spread nonsensical conspiracy theories as his time in office draws to an end. On Wednesday, he claimed on Twitter that the platform is “shadow banning like never before,” which refers to the notion that the platform punitively “shadow bans” conservative users, meaning intervenes to lower the reach of their posts and accounts. In reality, there is no legitimate evidence of any kind of social media company conspiracy against conservative users. Low levels of positive feedback for right-wing posts don’t automatically entail a conspiracy. Many people just don’t like what the far-right users have to say!
The broad spread of Trump’s own post about imaginary shadow banning seems to at least partially disprove his own point. Twitter, he says, is artificially decreasing the exposure of conservative posts and accounts… but the world can see Trump’s posts on the platform without issue.
Trump nevertheless tweeted as follows:
‘Twitter is shadow banning like never before. A disgrace that our weak and ineffective political leadership refuses to do anything about Big Tech. They’re either afraid or stupid, nobody really knows!’
Twitter is shadow banning like never before. A disgrace that our weak and ineffective political leadership refuses to do anything about Big Tech. They’re either afraid or stupid, nobody really knows! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
Again — there is no evidence of some kind of systematic corporate conspiracy against conservative social media users. Drawing a line from people’s distaste for conservative propaganda to an imaginary conspiracy to suppress conservative viewpoints is just laughably self-important. No, conservatives, the fact that you don’t have more “likes” online is not evidence of some kind of nefarious corporate conspiracy! This occasion isn’t the first time that Trump has pushed laughable nonsense about the behavior of social media companies. Trump has even claimed, with no legitimate evidence, that Twitter artificially adjusts its “trending topics” section to make him look bad. In fact, Donald, many everyday Americans just don’t like you!
On Wednesday, Trump also yet again touted January 6 as a day to watch. On that day, Congress will meet in D.C. to certify the results of the electoral college, and Trump still holds onto the delusional idea that there’s a legitimate pathway for him to secure another term as president.
Thus, he tweeted the following:
‘JANUARY SIXTH, SEE YOU IN DC!’
JANUARY SIXTH, SEE YOU IN DC! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
When is this embarrassing spectacle going to finally end? Trump also claimed that the “United States had more votes than it had people voting, by a lot,” which is just false, although Trump has pushed the claim before. In a late November fact-check, PolitiFact noted that in “Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the number of registered voters greatly exceeds the number of votes cast” and characterized Trump’s claims to the contrary as “Pants on Fire,” meaning unequivocally completely false. Adding racism to his latest anti-democracy diatribe, Trump also characterized the election as “not even fit for third world countries!”
The United States had more votes than it had people voting, by a lot. This travesty cannot be allowed to stand. It was a Rigged Election, one not even fit for third world countries! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
Thank you, a great honor! https://t.co/9GfT5c8hY0 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump’s nonsense below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Trump Files New Supreme Court Challenge To Overturn Election

Donald Trump has been floating in his own swamp for so long that he has absorbed it through his pores .
As the swampy concoction weighs him down , he grabs three straws .
One is to help ‘ him breathe in his conspiracies .
The second is to breathe in air so that he will not drown , and the third is used to shout out words as ugly as the fetid swamp where he lies .
Tuesday , the president asked the US Supreme Court to reverse Wisconsin ’ s high court ruling .
He wants it to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead , he wants to let the Repubican-led Legislature determine how it wants to handle Wisconsin ’ s 10 electoral votes .
In other words , he wants the highest court in the land , one he fed into three of his own choices to hand him the election .
Has anyone ever seen such an ugly loser ?
Real presidents lose with dignity .
Real men lose with grace .
Clearly , Trump is neither .
Apparently , losing in 60 lawsuits has not been enough this election season .
His legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court and said , according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal : Out of necessity , the president ’ s legal team requested the court fast-track this case .
They want this , because the date that Congress formally counts the electoral votes is rapidly approaching , January 6 , 2021 .
The highest court in the land has already ruled on a Wisconsin voter challenge and ones in other swing states .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought that lawsuit to the Court this month .
The Supreme Court rejected it out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and over 100 legislative Republicans in Washington joined him .
Just to keep things from becoming too competitive , Trump requested the justices make a decision on over 50,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee and Dane counties .
His attorneys claimed that these ballots were not counted correctly .
Biden won the state by a slim 21,000-vote margin .
Trump ’ s people claimed that some of the voters did not have a copy of their photo ID .
The reason was that they were confined to the homes due to either age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks on that behavior .
In addition , he wanted to cast out the ballots in instances where clerks filled in the address of witnesses on their absentee ballot envelopes .
In addition , he did not want absentee ballots that had been returned at political events in Madison Parks .
The state ’ s Supreme Court rejected that lawsuit four to three earlier this month .
It found that Trump had not met the deadline for filing his lawsuit .
The majority ruled that practices the president questioned were already in effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them before the election.
’ The current appeal dropped the argument that challenged early in-person voting as illegal , never mind that Wisconsin has exercised this option for over a decade .
In an earlier challenge , Trump tried to have 220,000 ballots from the Wisconsin counties with the highest Democratic numbers , which clearly did not work .
This latest lawsuit asks for far more .
He wants the US Supreme Court to totally reject the state ’ s election .
After they scrap it , the president would have the Republican-led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s electoral votes.
” Shortly after Wisconsin Supreme Court decided upon its ruling , the state ’ s electors voted for Biden .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump has been floating in his own swamp for so long that he has absorbed it through his pores. As the swampy concoction weighs him down, he grabs three straws. One is to help ‘him breathe in his conspiracies. The second is to breathe in air so that he will not drown, and the third is used to shout out words as ugly as the fetid swamp where he lies.
The Wisconsin State Journal wrote:
‘Three members of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice, agreed with many of the President’s claims in written dissents from that court’s December 14 order.’
Tuesday, the president asked the US Supreme Court to reverse Wisconsin’s high court ruling. He wants it to set aside the 2020 presidential election. Instead, he wants to let the Repubican-led Legislature determine how it wants to handle Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. In other words, he wants the highest court in the land, one he fed into three of his own choices to hand him the election.
Has anyone ever seen such an ugly loser? Real presidents lose with dignity. Real men lose with grace. Clearly, Trump is neither. Apparently, losing in 60 lawsuits has not been enough this election season. His legal team appeared before. the US Supreme Court and said, according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal:
‘This Court is likely the only institution of our government capable of credibly resolving the controversy over this election.’
Out of necessity, the president’s legal team requested the court fast-track this case. They want this, because the date that Congress formally counts the electoral votes is rapidly approaching, January 6, 2021.
The highest court in the land has already ruled on a Wisconsin voter challenge and ones in other swing states. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought that lawsuit to the Court this month. The Supreme Court rejected it out of hand. AG Paxton led the charge, and over 100 legislative Republicans in Washington joined him.
Just to keep things from becoming too competitive, Trump requested the justices make a decision on over 50,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee and Dane counties. His attorneys claimed that these ballots were not counted correctly. Biden won the state by a slim 21,000-vote margin.
Trump’s people claimed that some of the voters did not have a copy of their photo ID. The reason was that they were confined to the homes due to either age or disability. The president wanted more checks on that behavior.
In addition, he wanted to cast out the ballots in instances where clerks filled in the address of witnesses on their absentee ballot envelopes. In addition, he did not want absentee ballots that had been returned at political events in Madison Parks.
The state’s Supreme Court rejected that lawsuit four to three earlier this month. It found that Trump had not met the deadline for filing his lawsuit. The majority ruled that practices the president questioned were already in effect, and POTUS should have “challenged them before the election.’
The current appeal dropped the argument that challenged early in-person voting as illegal, never mind that Wisconsin has exercised this option for over a decade.
In an earlier challenge, Trump tried to have 220,000 ballots from the Wisconsin counties with the highest Democratic numbers, which clearly did not work. This latest lawsuit asks for far more. He wants the US Supreme Court to totally reject the state’s election. After they scrap it, the president would have the Republican-led Legislature “decide how to cast Wisconsin’s electoral votes.”
Shortly after Wisconsin Supreme Court decided upon its ruling, the state’s electors voted for Biden.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Trump Humiliated After GA ‘Fraud’ Hearing Becomes Total Flop

On Wednesday , the Georgia State Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on election-related issues that one reporter , Georgia ’ s Stephen Fowler , characterized as “ full of testimony from people that don ’ t know what they ’ re talking about.
” The hearing , he added , was “ held by a Senator who put out a “ report ” filled with baseless and false claims of fraud and only muddies the water.
” That state Senator , William Ligon , was only recently appointed as the chairman of the subcommittee in question , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar hearing held by the same subcommittee earlier this month .
At an earlier hearing of Georgia State Senate Judiciary Committee ’ s Subcommittee on Elections , top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani himself appeared , insisting “ that Georgia ’ s voting machines could not be trusted , tens of thousands of absentee ballots were illegally cast and counted and that the legislature should appoint its own slate of electors for President Trump , ” as Fowler explained in a previous report .
At that earlier hearing , Giuliani ’ s side also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covert ballot-counting in Fulton County involving ballots supposedly stored in a “ suitcase ” under a table .
In reality , the item in question wasn ’ t a “ suitcase ” ; it was one of the ordinary bins used for storing ballots .
Furthermore , “ those bins of ballots were already there and accounted for earlier in the day , ” Fowler explains , based on the account of Gabriel Sterling , who ’ s overseen the implementation of voting systems in Georgia .
This easily fact-checkable claim isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s allies have pushed about Georgia recently — this week , Trump himself parroted the claim on Twitter that supposed China connections on the part of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ’ s brother implied corruption on the family ’ s part .
Brad Raffensperger doesn ’ t have a brother — the individual to whom Trump is referring isn ’ t related to the top Georgia election official .
( UPDATE : The Georgia Secretary of State apparently does actually have a brother — but the China-connected individual to whom the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name , is not that brother . )
As for the Wednesday Georgia Senate hearing , Elena Parent — a Democratic state Senator in Georgia — criticized the proceedings on Twitter .
She commented as follows : Trump himself took notice of the proceedings , characterizing the hearing as covering the “ Georgia Election overturn , ” seeming to delusionally suggest that the election outcome in Georgia is getting overturned , although no such development is taking place .
Trump also angrily called for the resignation of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp , a @ @

On Wednesday, the Georgia State Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on election-related issues that one reporter, Georgia’s Stephen Fowler, characterized as “full of testimony from people that don’t know what they’re talking about.” The hearing, he added, was “held by a Senator who put out a “report” filled with baseless and false claims of fraud and only muddies the water.” That state Senator, William Ligon, was only recently appointed as the chairman of the subcommittee in question, and he’s already chaired a similar hearing held by the same subcommittee earlier this month.
I honestly don't recommend watching this unless you have to, because it has been full of testimony from people that don't know what they're talking about, held by a Senator who put out a "report" filled with baseless and false claims of fraud and only muddies the water. https://t.co/szmEwYYw1N — stephen fowler covers Georgia's election! (@stphnfwlr) December 30, 2020
At an earlier hearing of Georgia State Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Elections, top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani himself appeared, insisting “that Georgia’s voting machines could not be trusted, tens of thousands of absentee ballots were illegally cast and counted and that the legislature should appoint its own slate of electors for President Trump,” as Fowler explained in a previous report. At that earlier hearing, Giuliani’s side also presented a short video clip purportedly showing covert ballot-counting in Fulton County involving ballots supposedly stored in a “suitcase” under a table. In reality, the item in question wasn’t a “suitcase”; it was one of the ordinary bins used for storing ballots. Furthermore, “those bins of ballots were already there and accounted for earlier in the day,” Fowler explains, based on the account of Gabriel Sterling, who’s overseen the implementation of voting systems in Georgia.
This easily fact-checkable claim isn’t the only nonsense that Trump’s allies have pushed about Georgia recently — this week, Trump himself parroted the claim on Twitter that supposed China connections on the part of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s brother implied corruption on the family’s part. Brad Raffensperger doesn’t have a brother — the individual to whom Trump is referring isn’t related to the top Georgia election official. (UPDATE: The Georgia Secretary of State apparently does actually have a brother — but the China-connected individual to whom the president referred, who shares a last name, is not that brother.)
OK: 1) Brad Raffensperger does not have a brother who “works for China.” Trump was echoing a debunked conspiracy theory. 2) Raffensperger does have *a* brother. His staff said as recently as this morning that he only had two sisters, but there is a bro, and another sister. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 30, 2020
As for the Wednesday Georgia Senate hearing, Elena Parent — a Democratic state Senator in Georgia — criticized the proceedings on Twitter. She commented as follows:
‘The Report “adopted” by the Georgia Judiciary Subcommittee this morning does nothing. Committees of the Georgia Senate are prohibited from taking official action when the legislature isn’t in Session. This whole charade is just for show.’
The Report "adopted" by the Georgia Judiciary Subcommittee this morning does nothing. Committees of the Georgia Senate are prohibited from taking official action when the legislature isn't in Session. This whole charade is just for show. #gapol — Elena Parent (@elenaparent) December 30, 2020
Trump himself took notice of the proceedings, characterizing the hearing as covering the “Georgia Election overturn,” seeming to delusionally suggest that the election outcome in Georgia is getting overturned, although no such development is taking place. Trump also angrily called for the resignation of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican.
Hearings from Atlanta on the Georgia Election overturn now being broadcast. Check it out. @OANN @newsmax and many more. @BrianKempGA should resign from office. He is an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we won Georgia, BIG! Also won the other Swing States. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--‘The Lincoln Project’ Highlights Trump’s COVID Failure In Scathing Video


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Pence Declines To Join Trump’s Conspiracy As Presidency Implodes


bipartisanreport--2020-12-30--Trump Has Obama Jealousy Induced Meltdown Over ‘TIME Magazine’


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--NY Times Leaks Behind-The-Scenes Details Of Trump Flipping Out

With new single-day records in COVID-19 hospitalization levels and newly reported COVID-19 deaths set just this past Wednesday , the Trump administration ’ s failure to effectively manage the pandemic seems clear .
In a new report from The New York Times , journalists reveal details of some of Trump ’ s behind-the-scenes freak-outs as the virus surged again across the United States during this past summer and fall .
In short , the publication summarizes , Trump ’ s “ management of the crisis… was in effect reduced to a single question : What would it mean for him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while Americans suffered and died on his watch .
Throughout the process of confronting the pandemic , Trump seemed largely disconnected from reality .
Reportedly , he “ [ often told ] aides that the real number of dead was no more than 10,000 people , ” echoing claims like the nonsense from the grossly inept Scott Atlas , who claimed that the most appropriate way to think about the pandemic ’ s death toll would be to compare the year ’ s overall number of deaths with overall numbers from past years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s self-obsession , during preparations for one of his debates against then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , Trump allegedly ranted to his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner that he was “ going to lose , and it ’ s going to be your fault , because of the testing , ” although a White House spokesperson denied that this exchange took place .
Throughout the crisis , Trump has repeatedly insisted that high numbers of tests artificially inflate the pandemic in the U.S. , but as confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
His notion that cases wouldn ’ t be relevant if not confirmed by tests is completely and unequivocally false .
People would still be dying , and asymptomatic carriers would still be spreading the virus .
On another occasion , Trump apparently ranted as follows , addressing Kushner : Reportedly , Trump offered this galling vision of a prospective plan for the United States in an Oval Office meeting on August 19 , where other top aides were present .
Around that same time , Trump reportedly freaked out at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official approval of convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment , alleging that top officials were “ against ” him and “ want to wait !
” There ’ s no legitimate evidence of any kind of systematic conspiracy among public health officials to unnecessarily drag out the process of approving treatments for COVID-19 .
Trump hasn ’ t exactly ever seemed majorly swayed by the facts at hand .
According to the Times , he stuck to his resistance to the basic step of mask-wearing even after Tony Fabrizio , a Trump pollster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an overwhelming majority of the public in certain swing states supported mandatory mask-wearing while in public , at least while indoors .
At one point , Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar apparently tried to convince the president of the efficacy of mask-wearing , presenting him with the findings of a Japanese study and insisting that “ we have the proof ” — but Trump petulantly refused to push this basic public health precaution , no matter the significant potential to help save lives .

With new single-day records in COVID-19 hospitalization levels and newly reported COVID-19 deaths set just this past Wednesday, the Trump administration’s failure to effectively manage the pandemic seems clear. In a new report from The New York Times, journalists reveal details of some of Trump’s behind-the-scenes freak-outs as the virus surged again across the United States during this past summer and fall. In short, the publication summarizes, Trump’s “management of the crisis… was in effect reduced to a single question: What would it mean for him?” He obsessed over political implications while Americans suffered and died on his watch.
Throughout the process of confronting the pandemic, Trump seemed largely disconnected from reality. Reportedly, he “[often told] aides that the real number of dead was no more than 10,000 people,” echoing claims like the nonsense from the grossly inept Scott Atlas, who claimed that the most appropriate way to think about the pandemic’s death toll would be to compare the year’s overall number of deaths with overall numbers from past years.
In one example of Trump’s self-obsession, during preparations for one of his debates against then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Trump allegedly ranted to his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner that he was “going to lose, and it’s going to be your fault, because of the testing,” although a White House spokesperson denied that this exchange took place. Throughout the crisis, Trump has repeatedly insisted that high numbers of tests artificially inflate the pandemic in the U.S., but as confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen, so have hospitalizations and deaths connected to the virus. His notion that cases wouldn’t be relevant if not confirmed by tests is completely and unequivocally false. People would still be dying, and asymptomatic carriers would still be spreading the virus.
On another occasion, Trump apparently ranted as follows, addressing Kushner:
‘You’re killing me! This whole thing is! We’ve got all the damn cases. I want to do what Mexico does. They don’t give you a test till you get to the emergency room and you’re vomiting.’
Reportedly, Trump offered this galling vision of a prospective plan for the United States in an Oval Office meeting on August 19, where other top aides were present. Around that same time, Trump reportedly freaked out at the prospect of a short delay for an official approval of convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment, alleging that top officials were “against” him and “want to wait!” There’s no legitimate evidence of any kind of systematic conspiracy among public health officials to unnecessarily drag out the process of approving treatments for COVID-19.
Trump hasn’t exactly ever seemed majorly swayed by the facts at hand. According to the Times, he stuck to his resistance to the basic step of mask-wearing even after Tony Fabrizio, a Trump pollster, showed the president data indicating that an overwhelming majority of the public in certain swing states supported mandatory mask-wearing while in public, at least while indoors. At one point, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar apparently tried to convince the president of the efficacy of mask-wearing, presenting him with the findings of a Japanese study and insisting that “we have the proof” — but Trump petulantly refused to push this basic public health precaution, no matter the significant potential to help save lives.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--Trump Releases Delirious New Years Eve Video Message

On Thursday — New Year ’ s Eve — shortly after returning to the White House from a holiday trip to Florida , outgoing President Donald Trump shared an unhinged video message on Twitter in which he hastily recounted supposed accomplishments of his administration .
In the video spectacle — in which Trump sounded harried — the outgoing president seemed like he was trying to glibly gloss over the grim realities of recent developments in the United States .
He did not offer any words of condolences to the hundreds of thousands of families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talked about “ greatness , ” like a self-obsessed egomaniac .
Trump said , in part , as follows : ‘ We ’ ve already begun a nationwide vaccination program , and we ’ re sending the vaccine all over the world… and everybody ’ s calling to thank me… This is one of the most extraordinary scientific , industrial , and medical feats in history… and we can never let people forget where it came from and how it came .
We ’ re very proud to be honored , and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on it — we have to be remembered for what ’ s been done.
’ Check out his comments below : There ’ s no apparent evidence that “ everybody ” is “ calling to thank ” Trump for his work .
The idea that he himself had much to do with COVID-19 vaccine development seems laughable — although the federal government provided financial support for the development process , what did Trump personally even do ?
Sign a few papers ?
Talk to some people ?
And now he wants historical recognition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ development seems like a bare minimum .
Discussing the economic state of the country amidst the pandemic , Trump also insisted in his video that “ nobody can compete with us in terms of going down less and going up , by far , the fastest and the best.
” Amazingly , Trump deliriously talked in the video as if “ defeating ” COVID-19 is a done deal .
On Wednesday alone , the U.S. newly reported a total of 3,903 COVID-19 deaths , which was a single-day record , and on that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a total of a record 125,220 reported COVID-19 hospitalizations .
About 125,000 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 as this week draws to a close , and untold numbers of these patients could die — and Trump nevertheless has the audacity to glibly and delusionally talk as if the pandemic is already fading into the past , which is entirely false .

On Thursday — New Year’s Eve — shortly after returning to the White House from a holiday trip to Florida, outgoing President Donald Trump shared an unhinged video message on Twitter in which he hastily recounted supposed accomplishments of his administration. In the video spectacle — in which Trump sounded harried — the outgoing president seemed like he was trying to glibly gloss over the grim realities of recent developments in the United States. He did not offer any words of condolences to the hundreds of thousands of families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 this year. Instead, he just talked about “greatness,” like a self-obsessed egomaniac.
Trump said, in part, as follows:
‘We’ve already begun a nationwide vaccination program, and we’re sending the vaccine all over the world… and everybody’s calling to thank me… This is one of the most extraordinary scientific, industrial, and medical feats in history… and we can never let people forget where it came from and how it came. We’re very proud to be honored, and all of the people that worked so hard on it — we have to be remembered for what’s been done.’
Check out his comments below:
There’s no apparent evidence that “everybody” is “calling to thank” Trump for his work. The idea that he himself had much to do with COVID-19 vaccine development seems laughable — although the federal government provided financial support for the development process, what did Trump personally even do? Sign a few papers? Talk to some people? And now he wants historical recognition? Besides, governmental support for vaccine development seems like a bare minimum.
Discussing the economic state of the country amidst the pandemic, Trump also insisted in his video that “nobody can compete with us in terms of going down less and going up, by far, the fastest and the best.”
Amazingly, Trump deliriously talked in the video as if “defeating” COVID-19 is a done deal. On Wednesday alone, the U.S. newly reported a total of 3,903 COVID-19 deaths, which was a single-day record, and on that very same day, the U.S. hit a total of a record 125,220 reported COVID-19 hospitalizations. About 125,000 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 as this week draws to a close, and untold numbers of these patients could die — and Trump nevertheless has the audacity to glibly and delusionally talk as if the pandemic is already fading into the past, which is entirely false.
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.6 million tests, 226k cases, a record 125,220 hospitalizations, and a record 3,903 COVID-19 deaths. Holiday reporting delays are still markedly affecting testing, case, and deaths figures. pic.twitter.com/HPV1cBbzLE — The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 31, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--GOP Lawyer Petitions SCOTUS  To Halt Georgia Senate Runoff

Lin Wood , a far-right Georgia lawyer affiliated with President Donald Trump ’ s feverish fight against the election outcome , has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put ongoing Georgia Senate run-off elections on hold “ until such time as Respondents agree to comply with the Georgia Legislature ’ s proscribed election procedures.
” In other words , Wood wants the Supreme Court to compel Georgia officials to go along with his personal interpretation of election-related laws .
There ’ s no indication that a single Justice on the Supreme Court has any interest in going along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delay of Georgia ’ s two ongoing Senate elections , but the request nevertheless aptly reflects the staggering desperation underlying right-wing efforts .
Besides his request to put Georgia ’ s Senate elections on hold , Wood also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to direct a lower-level federal court to order Georgia authorities to submit voting machines that were used in every single Georgia county in the recent presidential election to Wood ’ s team for “ examination.
” Wood ’ s close ally , Sidney Powell , has been among the chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that voting machines were programmed to fraudulently swing the election to Biden , but there is zero legitimate evidence for this idea .
Nevertheless , Powell has ludicrously insisted that Dominion Voting Systems — a widely used voting and election management machine company — was in cahoots with an election-rigging scheme kickstarted by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez… who died seven years ago .
On Twitter , Wood has gone essentially entirely off-the-rails .
In one post from this week , he insisted that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts both knew that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die and might be a “ member of [ a ] club or cabal requiring minor children as initiation fee , ” which is dangerously unhinged .
In a delusional follow-up post , Wood claimed that his “ information from [ a ] reliable source is that Roberts arranged an illegal adoption of two young children from Wales through Jeffrey Epstein.
” In a subsequent Thursday post , Wood claimed that Epstein , who committed suicide in prison , is alive .
Wood appears to have largely taken leave of reality .
Amidst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ex-law partners , those former law partners said in a court filing that , among other unhinged remarks , Wood once said that he “ might actually be Christ coming back for a second time in the form of an imperfect man , elevating Christ consciousness .
”

Lin Wood, a far-right Georgia lawyer affiliated with President Donald Trump’s feverish fight against the election outcome, has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put ongoing Georgia Senate run-off elections on hold “until such time as Respondents agree to comply with the Georgia Legislature’s proscribed election procedures.” In other words, Wood wants the Supreme Court to compel Georgia officials to go along with his personal interpretation of election-related laws. There’s no indication that a single Justice on the Supreme Court has any interest in going along with Wood’s unhinged request for a delay of Georgia’s two ongoing Senate elections, but the request nevertheless aptly reflects the staggering desperation underlying right-wing efforts.
Lin Wood filed an Emergency Petition in the US Supreme Court tonight seeking to halt the Georgia Senate run-off. Have no doubt, the run-off will take place. We continue to see the courts used as drop boxes to air conspiracy theories and political attacks. Really wrong. pic.twitter.com/q54OVMVTkw — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 31, 2020
Besides his request to put Georgia’s Senate elections on hold, Wood also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to direct a lower-level federal court to order Georgia authorities to submit voting machines that were used in every single Georgia county in the recent presidential election to Wood’s team for “examination.” Wood’s close ally, Sidney Powell, has been among the chief proponents of a nonsensical conspiracy theory insisting that voting machines were programmed to fraudulently swing the election to Biden, but there is zero legitimate evidence for this idea. Nevertheless, Powell has ludicrously insisted that Dominion Voting Systems — a widely used voting and election management machine company — was in cahoots with an election-rigging scheme kickstarted by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez… who died seven years ago.
On Twitter, Wood has gone essentially entirely off-the-rails. In one post from this week, he insisted that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts both knew that the late Justice Antonin Scalia was going to die and might be a “member of [a] club or cabal requiring minor children as initiation fee,” which is dangerously unhinged. In a delusional follow-up post, Wood claimed that his “information from [a] reliable source is that Roberts arranged an illegal adoption of two young children from Wales through Jeffrey Epstein.” In a subsequent Thursday post, Wood claimed that Epstein, who committed suicide in prison, is alive. Wood appears to have largely taken leave of reality.
I am fully aware of the onslaught of attacks being made against me based on my revelations about Chief Justice John Roberts. Before attacking me, maybe fair-minded people would first ask Roberts to tell the truth. Or ask Jeffrey Epstein. He is alive. — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 31, 2020
Amidst an ongoing legal fight over debts to his ex-law partners, those former law partners said in a court filing that, among other unhinged remarks, Wood once said that he “might actually be Christ coming back for a second time in the form of an imperfect man, elevating Christ consciousness.”


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--‘The Lincoln Project’ Makes Thursday Power Move To Flip Georgia Blue

On Thursday , the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project released a hard-hitting new ad targeting incumbent Republican Georgia Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler , who are fighting for their re-election against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock .
The half-minute ad spotlights Perdue and Loeffler ’ s support for right-wing fights against the electoral process in Georgia , where a slew of top Republicans recently sought the complete invalidation of the presidential election outcome from the U.S. Supreme Court .
Although the court rejected this effort , Perdue and Loeffler publicly supported the lawsuit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a narrator says as follows : ‘ They ’ re at it again — trying to take away our right to vote .
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler support Donald Trump ’ s plan to strip Georgia voters of our right to vote .
Black and military voters will lose their voice — you can stop it .
Vote for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff .
We ’ ve come too far to go back to Jim Crow .
We made history November 3rd — let ’ s do it again.
’ Perdue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeting voting accessibility in Georgia ahead of Election Day in the Senate elections .
In a failed federal lawsuit that they supported , they sought to lower the threshold for setting aside mail-in ballots for the “ curing ” process in which authorities task voters with proving that they really cast the ballots with their names on them .
Under current rules , two out of three participating election workers must agree that there ’ s an issue with the submitted signature before setting aside a ballot , but Perdue and Loeffler sought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior assent of just one election worker .
An unnecessary level of additional scrutiny for certain mail-in ballots could clearly have the net effect of unfairly pushing voters out of the process if they miss their chance to fix the perceived issue .
It ’ s an unnecessary , disenfranchising hurdle .
There is no legitimate evidence of widespread voter fraud at a level that would come anywhere remotely close to changing the outcome of the presidential election , and as such , there ’ s no legitimate gap in the ballot security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

On Thursday, the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project released a hard-hitting new ad targeting incumbent Republican Georgia Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who are fighting for their re-election against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. The half-minute ad spotlights Perdue and Loeffler’s support for right-wing fights against the electoral process in Georgia, where a slew of top Republicans recently sought the complete invalidation of the presidential election outcome from the U.S. Supreme Court. Although the court rejected this effort, Perdue and Loeffler publicly supported the lawsuit.
In the new Lincoln Project ad, a narrator says as follows:
‘They’re at it again — trying to take away our right to vote. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler support Donald Trump’s plan to strip Georgia voters of our right to vote. Black and military voters will lose their voice — you can stop it. Vote for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. We’ve come too far to go back to Jim Crow. We made history November 3rd — let’s do it again.’
Watch the video below:
They're at it again. Perdue & #KKKelly stand with @realDonaldTrump. We've come too far to go back to Jim Crow.#GASEN pic.twitter.com/xD757FUfmd — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 31, 2020
Perdue and Loeffler have also backed legal efforts targeting voting accessibility in Georgia ahead of Election Day in the Senate elections. In a failed federal lawsuit that they supported, they sought to lower the threshold for setting aside mail-in ballots for the “curing” process in which authorities task voters with proving that they really cast the ballots with their names on them. Under current rules, two out of three participating election workers must agree that there’s an issue with the submitted signature before setting aside a ballot, but Perdue and Loeffler sought to lower the threshold to require the prior assent of just one election worker.
An unnecessary level of additional scrutiny for certain mail-in ballots could clearly have the net effect of unfairly pushing voters out of the process if they miss their chance to fix the perceived issue. It’s an unnecessary, disenfranchising hurdle. There is no legitimate evidence of widespread voter fraud at a level that would come anywhere remotely close to changing the outcome of the presidential election, and as such, there’s no legitimate gap in the ballot security process that would warrant the additional scrutiny.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--Trump Violation Of International Law Announced As Presidency Implodes

On Wednesday , the United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries condemned President Donald Trump ’ s recent pardons of four ex-Blackwater contractors , who were all convicted of crimes related to a massacre of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007 .
The four ex-contractors — Nicholas Slatten , Paul Slough , Evan Liberty , and Dustin Heard — had been convicted of crimes including first-degree murder and voluntary and attempted manslaughter , but Trump ’ s move allowed the murderers — whose actions claimed the lives of 14 Iraqis — to walk free .
Jelena Aparac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , called Trump ’ s pardons “ an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families.
” As Reuters summarizes , the U.N. human rights experts on the panel observed that the Geneva Conventions “ [ state ] to hold war criminals accountable for their crimes , even when they act as private security contractors.
” When these private contractors are allowed to “ operate with impunity in armed conflicts ” — as in the case of Trump ’ s pardons of the four ex-Blackwater operatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to perpetrate further violence .
As the U.N. panel put it : The Trump administration claimed that the recently announced wave of pardons — which included clemency for Trump allies like Roger Stone and Charles Kushner , Trump son-in-law/ adviser Jared Kushner ’ s father — were “ broadly supported by the public , ” although the foundation for this claim seems uncertain , at best .
In reality , a slew of Trump ’ s pardons seem like clear political favors .
Among others , he also granted clemency to Duncan Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced charges including fraud and insider trading — and were among Trump ’ s first supporters in Congress .
Trump ’ s recent pardons for the ex-Blackwater contractors emerged the year after the president pardoned Eddie Gallagher , an ex-Navy SEAL who stabbed an ISIS-connected teenage captive to death while in Iraq and then posed with the corpse .
Besides that incident , Gallagher also faced accusations of “ shooting a schoolgirl and elderly man from a sniper ’ s roost , ” as The Guardian summarizes .
Gallagher was convicted of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a human casualty , ” which Trump eventually overturned .

On Wednesday, the United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries condemned President Donald Trump’s recent pardons of four ex-Blackwater contractors, who were all convicted of crimes related to a massacre of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007. The four ex-contractors — Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard — had been convicted of crimes including first-degree murder and voluntary and attempted manslaughter, but Trump’s move allowed the murderers — whose actions claimed the lives of 14 Iraqis — to walk free. Jelena Aparac, who chairs that U.N. working group, called Trump’s pardons “an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families.”
As Reuters summarizes, the U.N. human rights experts on the panel observed that the Geneva Conventions “[state] to hold war criminals accountable for their crimes, even when they act as private security contractors.” When these private contractors are allowed to “operate with impunity in armed conflicts” — as in the case of Trump’s pardons of the four ex-Blackwater operatives — then other countries could feel free to perpetrate further violence. As the U.N. panel put it:
‘These pardons violate U.S. obligations under international law and more broadly undermine humanitarian law and human rights at a global level.’
The Trump administration claimed that the recently announced wave of pardons — which included clemency for Trump allies like Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, Trump son-in-law/ adviser Jared Kushner’s father — were “broadly supported by the public,” although the foundation for this claim seems uncertain, at best. In reality, a slew of Trump’s pardons seem like clear political favors. Among others, he also granted clemency to Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins, ex-GOP Congressmen who faced charges including fraud and insider trading — and were among Trump’s first supporters in Congress.
Trump’s recent pardons for the ex-Blackwater contractors emerged the year after the president pardoned Eddie Gallagher, an ex-Navy SEAL who stabbed an ISIS-connected teenage captive to death while in Iraq and then posed with the corpse. Besides that incident, Gallagher also faced accusations of “shooting a schoolgirl and elderly man from a sniper’s roost,” as The Guardian summarizes. Gallagher was convicted of “wrongfully posing for an unofficial picture with a human casualty,” which Trump eventually overturned.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--GOP Senator Condemns Fellow Republicans For Challenging Election

Sen. Ben Sasse ( R-Neb . )
has issued a new public condemnation of the challenge to the electoral college results that some of his Republican colleagues in Congress are planning for January 6 , when Congress meets to confirm the electoral vote totals .
Sen. Josh Hawley ( R-Mo . )
announced this week that he planned to challenge these totals when the numbers come up for Congressional consideration , and a selection of Trump-allied House members have done the same , meaning that the issue will move to debate , since at least one member of both houses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the challenge .
Sasse denounced this planned challenge as amounting to pointing “ a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government.
” As Sasse outlined in a lengthy , substantive Facebook post , there is simply no legitimate evidence for election fraud at a scale that would come anywhere close to changing the outcome of the election .
Bill Barr , who until very recently was on the job as U.S. Attorney General , offered this same conclusion .
“ For President-Elect Biden ’ s 306-232 Electoral College victory to be overturned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple states , ” Sasse succinctly noted .
“ But not a single state is in legal doubt.
” For Congress to throw out an electoral vote , sizable portions of both chambers have to agree to the move , and there ’ s zero indication that such a development is on the horizon .
Republican leaders in the Senate have explicitly tamped down the idea of challenging the electoral vote totals , although Hawley evidently decided to go his own way .
No matter the fact that Biden is undoubtedly on track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after undoubtedly winning the recent presidential election , Sasse notes that the GOP theatrics still have a potentially seriously negative effect on the stability of the democratic process in the United States .
What if increasing numbers of people simply no longer trust the system ?
Sasse wrote , in part , as follows : ‘ The president and his allies are playing with fire .
They have been asking – first the courts , then state legislatures , now the Congress – to overturn the results of a presidential election .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now calling on federal officeholders to invalidate millions and millions of votes .
If you make big claims , you had better have the evidence .
But the president doesn ’ t and neither do the institutional arsonist members of Congress who will object to the Electoral College vote .
Let ’ s be clear what is happening here : We have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there ’ s a quick way to tap into the president ’ s populist base without doing any real , long-term damage .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue is bigger than anyone ’ s personal ambitions .
Adults don ’ t point a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government.
’ Sasse also tied the theatrics to fundraising , noting that “ [ since ] Election Day , the president and his allied organizations have raised well over half a billion ( billion ! )
dollars from supporters who have been led to believe that they ’ re contributing to a ferocious legal defense.
” In reality , the president ’ s legal team has floundered , big time @

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) has issued a new public condemnation of the challenge to the electoral college results that some of his Republican colleagues in Congress are planning for January 6, when Congress meets to confirm the electoral vote totals. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced this week that he planned to challenge these totals when the numbers come up for Congressional consideration, and a selection of Trump-allied House members have done the same, meaning that the issue will move to debate, since at least one member of both houses of Congress will be on board with the challenge. Sasse denounced this planned challenge as amounting to pointing “a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government.”
As Sasse outlined in a lengthy, substantive Facebook post, there is simply no legitimate evidence for election fraud at a scale that would come anywhere close to changing the outcome of the election. Bill Barr, who until very recently was on the job as U.S. Attorney General, offered this same conclusion. “For President-Elect Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College victory to be overturned, President Trump would need to flip multiple states,” Sasse succinctly noted. “But not a single state is in legal doubt.”
For Congress to throw out an electoral vote, sizable portions of both chambers have to agree to the move, and there’s zero indication that such a development is on the horizon. Republican leaders in the Senate have explicitly tamped down the idea of challenging the electoral vote totals, although Hawley evidently decided to go his own way.
No matter the fact that Biden is undoubtedly on track to be inaugurated as the next president after undoubtedly winning the recent presidential election, Sasse notes that the GOP theatrics still have a potentially seriously negative effect on the stability of the democratic process in the United States. What if increasing numbers of people simply no longer trust the system?
Sasse wrote, in part, as follows:
‘The president and his allies are playing with fire. They have been asking – first the courts, then state legislatures, now the Congress – to overturn the results of a presidential election. They have unsuccessfully called on judges and are now calling on federal officeholders to invalidate millions and millions of votes. If you make big claims, you had better have the evidence. But the president doesn’t and neither do the institutional arsonist members of Congress who will object to the Electoral College vote. Let’s be clear what is happening here: We have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there’s a quick way to tap into the president’s populist base without doing any real, long-term damage. But they’re wrong – and this issue is bigger than anyone’s personal ambitions. Adults don’t point a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government.’
Sasse also tied the theatrics to fundraising, noting that “[since] Election Day, the president and his allied organizations have raised well over half a billion (billion!) dollars from supporters who have been led to believe that they’re contributing to a ferocious legal defense.” In reality, the president’s legal team has floundered, big time.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--Georgia Federal Court Issues Another Embarrassing Defeat To GOP

This week , voting rights lawyer Marc Elias shared the news on Twitter that a Georgia federal court had blocked Muscogee County authorities from challenging voters ’ eligibility to participate in elections “ solely on the basis of information ” in the National Change of Address ( NCOA ) registry , which is a database affiliated with the U.S .
Postal Service .
Since addresses on file with the Postal Service carry significantly less apparent legal weight than addresses on file in areas like voter registration , there ’ s a clear opportunity for a significant gap between the qualities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the order that Elias shared , which appeared to be the work of U.S. District Court Judge Leslie A. Gardner , the court ordered Muscogee County authorities to “ advise any voter whose eligibility has been challenged on the basis of the National Change of Address ( NCOA ) registry that [ their ] eligibility to vote has been challenged… [ and that they ] may cast a provisional ballot in the January 2021 runoff election.
” The court also insisted that challenges to these voters ’ eligibility to participate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absent specific evidence of ineligibility.
” Judge Gardner has recently presided over a dispute involving a challenge that local resident Ralph Alton Russell brought against 4,033 registered Muscogee County voters , who he claimed were no longer eligible to vote in the county based on NCOA data .
Russell chairs the Muscogee County Republican Party , but he said that he was filing the challenge in his personal rather than official capacity , and individual challenges to individual voters are allowed in Georgia .
Majority Forward , which says on its website that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter turnout , challenged Russell ’ s effort in court , facing the apparent opposition of Georgia authorities including the Muscogee County elections board and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger .
Russell ’ s original challenge was one of many that emerged across Georgia in the lead-up to Election Day in the state ’ s ongoing Senate races , and although other counties rejected the NCOA database-based challenges as too flimsy , Muscogee and Ben Hill Counties allowed the challenges to proceed .
Majority Forward filed its lawsuit challenging these developments alongside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ registered voter who temporarily moved to California for a contract job with the U.S. Navy and was among the targeted voters .
The lawsuit characterized the process of comparing NCOA data with voter registration information as “ inconclusive and error-prone ” ; after all , as Cobb County attorneys recently noted when dismissing a challenge to local voters , “ many people change their address for various reasons .
”

This week, voting rights lawyer Marc Elias shared the news on Twitter that a Georgia federal court had blocked Muscogee County authorities from challenging voters’ eligibility to participate in elections “solely on the basis of information” in the National Change of Address (NCOA) registry, which is a database affiliated with the U.S. Postal Service. Since addresses on file with the Postal Service carry significantly less apparent legal weight than addresses on file in areas like voter registration, there’s a clear opportunity for a significant gap between the qualities of the respective sets of address data.
🚨BREAKING: Georgia Federal Court ENJOINS "Muscogee County from upholding a challenge to any voter’s eligibility solely on the basis of information in the NCOA registry." Victory over voter suppression for @MajorityFwd and the voters of Georgia. pic.twitter.com/60xvN44a2P — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 31, 2020
In the order that Elias shared, which appeared to be the work of U.S. District Court Judge Leslie A. Gardner, the court ordered Muscogee County authorities to “advise any voter whose eligibility has been challenged on the basis of the National Change of Address (NCOA) registry that [their] eligibility to vote has been challenged… [and that they] may cast a provisional ballot in the January 2021 runoff election.” The court also insisted that challenges to these voters’ eligibility to participate in the election “will not be sustained absent specific evidence of ineligibility.”
Judge Gardner has recently presided over a dispute involving a challenge that local resident Ralph Alton Russell brought against 4,033 registered Muscogee County voters, who he claimed were no longer eligible to vote in the county based on NCOA data. Russell chairs the Muscogee County Republican Party, but he said that he was filing the challenge in his personal rather than official capacity, and individual challenges to individual voters are allowed in Georgia. Majority Forward, which says on its website that it works to boost voter registration and voter turnout, challenged Russell’s effort in court, facing the apparent opposition of Georgia authorities including the Muscogee County elections board and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Russell’s original challenge was one of many that emerged across Georgia in the lead-up to Election Day in the state’s ongoing Senate races, and although other counties rejected the NCOA database-based challenges as too flimsy, Muscogee and Ben Hill Counties allowed the challenges to proceed. Majority Forward filed its lawsuit challenging these developments alongside Gamaliel Warren Turner, Sr., a registered voter who temporarily moved to California for a contract job with the U.S. Navy and was among the targeted voters. The lawsuit characterized the process of comparing NCOA data with voter registration information as “inconclusive and error-prone”; after all, as Cobb County attorneys recently noted when dismissing a challenge to local voters, “many people change their address for various reasons.”


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--Trump Snaps & Yells At Jared Kushner Like A Maniac


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--Trump Issues Nonsensical New Years Eve Rant


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--‘The Lincoln Project’ Makes Last-Minute Move To Flip Senate Blue


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--Trump Violation Of International Law Identified As Presidency Fizzles


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--GOP Senator Attempts To Save Party From Trump’s Cult Takeover


bipartisanreport--2020-12-31--GA Federal Court Rules Against GOP Voter Sabotage Attempt