bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--‘The Kraken’ Facing Legal Trouble Over Frivolous Trump Lawsuits

In a normal world with normal people , filing lawsuits with no basis in fact and no evidence of wrongdoing to present face legal trouble of their own .
The very definition of a “ frivolous lawsuit , ” such as the ones Trump ’ s attorneys and supporters have brought to court in a bid to overturn a democratic election , is “ a lawsuit , motion or appeal that is intended to harass , delay or embarrass the opposition .
A claimis frivolous when the claim lacks any arguable basis either in law or in fact.
” On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney David Fink accused Sydney Powell , a Trump supporting lawyer who was fired from Trump ’ s legal team for being more than a little crazy , of doing just that .
Fink alleges that Powell and her frivolous lawsuits have been brought to the courts in Detroit to harass the city , particularly since the areas Powell has targeted as having rigged an election is where the vast majority of people of color in Michigan live .
In fact , that ’ s been the case in swing states across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming that election fraud happened : all are in cities with a high proportion of black voters .
In Detroit , Fink tore down his opposing counsel , David Kallman , who called for a post-election audit in majority-black Wayne County , alleging that fraud was committed to steal the election from Donald Trump .
‘ The fury and indignation behind the Detroit ’ s litigation came to a head at a remarkable hearing on Thursday afternoon , where Fink dressed down his opposing counsel David Kallman as an emissary of a racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motion , while frivolous , serves a purpose , ” Fink remarked , referring to Kallman ’ s request for a post-certification audit—focusing on his majority-Black city and diverse Wayne County .
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In a normal world with normal people, filing lawsuits with no basis in fact and no evidence of wrongdoing to present face legal trouble of their own. The very definition of a “frivolous lawsuit,” such as the ones Trump’s attorneys and supporters have brought to court in a bid to overturn a democratic election, is “a lawsuit, motion or appeal that is intended to harass, delay or embarrass the opposition. A claimis frivolous when the claim lacks any arguable basis either in law or in fact.” On Tuesday, Detroit City’s lead attorney David Fink accused Sydney Powell, a Trump supporting lawyer who was fired from Trump’s legal team for being more than a little crazy, of doing just that.
Detroit's lawyer David Fink wants a federal judge to sanction 'Kraken' lawyers, incl. Sidney Powell et al in Michigan. Motor City wants their lawyers: *slapped with monetary sanctions.
*banned from practicing in that court.
*referred to the state's bar. https://t.co/THpM45EJWG pic.twitter.com/FezgkQHCiV — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 15, 2020
The reason that it's not filed yet has to do with the notice period for Rule 11 sanctions. Explainer and story ahead, @lawcrimenews More on David Fink, who's been asking for the sanctions. https://t.co/Xw7hjCXzLU — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 16, 2020
Fink alleges that Powell and her frivolous lawsuits have been brought to the courts in Detroit to harass the city, particularly since the areas Powell has targeted as having rigged an election is where the vast majority of people of color in Michigan live. In fact, that’s been the case in swing states across the country where Trump and his supporters are claiming that election fraud happened: all are in cities with a high proportion of black voters.
Oops, she did it again. Sydney Powell asked a Wisconsin judge for security footage from the TCF center. Unfortunately for her, the center is in Detroit, Michigan. pic.twitter.com/zHONTzVkFR — Jessica Silver-Greenberg 🕵🏻♀ (@jbsgreenberg) December 1, 2020
In Detroit, Fink tore down his opposing counsel, David Kallman, who called for a post-election audit in majority-black Wayne County, alleging that fraud was committed to steal the election from Donald Trump.
According to Law & Crime:
‘The fury and indignation behind the Detroit’s litigation came to a head at a remarkable hearing on Thursday afternoon, where Fink dressed down his opposing counsel David Kallman as an emissary of a racist and anti-democratic idea. ‘“The motion, while frivolous, serves a purpose,” Fink remarked, referring to Kallman’s request for a post-certification audit—focusing on his majority-Black city and diverse Wayne County.’
How do you think we (Michiganders) felt when Rudy and Sydney Powell's mugs flashed on the Detroit Free Press with yet two more suits today; one federal one our state Supremes? Oh yeah, the last suit in MI used all Minnesota counties by mistake too… — Nancy Skinner (@ClimateTalker) December 1, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--NY AG James Horrifies Trump Family With Tuesday Investigation Tweet

American presidents come out of office to a variety of different experiences .
President Jimmy Carter is still building houses for low-income families .
President George W. Bush is a remarkably good artist .
President Barack Obama went kiteboarding with billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and started a young men ’ s leadership nonprofit .
What will Donald Trump do next ?
It appears that 45 will deplane right into the arms of the fearsomely brilliant New York Attorney General Letitia ( Tish ) James .
She just announced breaking news that a judge ruled that the Trump family business must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is the real problem for Trump .
You see , the Donald is gearing up for a pardon-fest for a whole swarm of his family , friends and/or those who will be able to give him money in exchange for his name .
He might even try to pardon himself .
But that is a bit like trying to write on your back in cursive .
It is virtually impossible and does not turn out well .
Of course , POTUS might resign a few minutes before boarding his helicopter and have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two problems with that .
First , Pence might just decide he has had his fill of toadying up to the man and say no .
The second problem is that should Trump even manage to get himself pardoned , that only applies to federal crimes .
AG James is coming after Donald for state crimes .
She tweeted that “ we will continue to follow the facts wherever they may lead.
” No wonder Trump has tried so hard to win a second term .
NY AG James tweeted : Twitter world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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American presidents come out of office to a variety of different experiences. President Jimmy Carter is still building houses for low-income families. President George W. Bush is a remarkably good artist. President Barack Obama went kiteboarding with billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and started a young men’s leadership nonprofit. What will Donald Trump do next?
It appears that 45 will deplane right into the arms of the fearsomely brilliant New York Attorney General Letitia (Tish) James. She just announced breaking news that a judge ruled that the Trump family business must release documents per her ongoing investigation. That is the real problem for Trump.
You see, the Donald is gearing up for a pardon-fest for a whole swarm of his family, friends and/or those who will be able to give him money in exchange for his name. He might even try to pardon himself. But that is a bit like trying to write on your back in cursive. It is virtually impossible and does not turn out well. Of course, POTUS might resign a few minutes before boarding his helicopter and have Vice President Mike Pence pardon him. Two problems with that.
First, Pence might just decide he has had his fill of toadying up to the man and say no. The second problem is that should Trump even manage to get himself pardoned, that only applies to federal crimes. AG James is coming after Donald for state crimes.
She tweeted that “we will continue to follow the facts wherever they may lead.” No wonder Trump has tried so hard to win a second term. NY AG James tweeted:
‘#BREAKING: A judge just ruled that the Trump Organization must turn over additional documents related to my office’s ongoing investigation. We will continue to follow the facts wherever they may lead us.‘
Twitter world exploded like a blizzard of big snowflakes. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below: pic.twitter.com/SPimgMKlD0 — Christian Stovall (@mrxianstovall) December 15, 2020 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--2020-12-15--Arizona Judge Dismisses Another Pathetic Trump Related Lawsuit

Judge Kevin D. White of Pinal County , Arizona , has dismissed a lawsuit from a Trump supporter challenging the election outcome in the state after the critical detail emerged that this Trump backer , Staci Burk , was not even registered to vote in this year ’ s presidential election .
Thus , Burk “ does not qualify to contest this election ” under Arizona state law , White said in his Tuesday ruling , explaining that Burk “ lacks standing to challenge an election in which she did not vote and could not vote.
” On Monday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explaining that she apparently meant to characterize herself as an “ elector ” rather than a “ qualified elector , ” but the issue “ would technically call for yet another amended complaint , ” White wrote — but Burk ’ s original lawsuit was already late .
Arizona state law sets a statute of limitations for challenges to the presidential election result , with a deadline of the fifth day after the certification of the statewide results .
This year , Arizona certified its results on November 30 , the fifth day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Burk didn ’ t file her original lawsuit until December 7 .
She had to fix her filing and filed an amended complaint on December 8 .
As White notes , citing defendants in the case , “ failure to file a complaint by the statutory deadline is a jurisdictional defect that is fatal to the action.
” In other words , there ’ s no legal mechanism for bringing lawsuits over the election results after the deadline established in the statute of limitations has expired .
See the ruling below : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only embarrassing debacle to recently emerge from the Republican fight against the election outcome .
On Monday , the members of the electoral college met around the country to officially cast their votes — and in a few states where Biden won , Republicans met to hold sham electoral college proceedings under the pretense of keeping Trump ’ s options open… or something .
In states where Biden won , authorities certified Biden-supporting members of the electoral college for their respective states , as outlined in the law , and there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatsoever to the so-called electoral votes from those Republicans .
Trump sounds increasingly desperate as time passes .
On Tuesday , he retweeted a post from conservative lawyer Lin Wood calling for the jailing of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , both of whom are Republicans and who ’ ve both refused to participate in Trump ’ s effort to steal the election .
Trump ’ s rhetoric is a brazen danger to democracy .

Judge Kevin D. White of Pinal County, Arizona, has dismissed a lawsuit from a Trump supporter challenging the election outcome in the state after the critical detail emerged that this Trump backer, Staci Burk, was not even registered to vote in this year’s presidential election. Thus, Burk “does not qualify to contest this election” under Arizona state law, White said in his Tuesday ruling, explaining that Burk “lacks standing to challenge an election in which she did not vote and could not vote.” On Monday, Burk filed a motion with the court explaining that she apparently meant to characterize herself as an “elector” rather than a “qualified elector,” but the issue “would technically call for yet another amended complaint,” White wrote — but Burk’s original lawsuit was already late.
Arizona state law sets a statute of limitations for challenges to the presidential election result, with a deadline of the fifth day after the certification of the statewide results. This year, Arizona certified its results on November 30, the fifth day after this date was December 5 — and Burk didn’t file her original lawsuit until December 7. She had to fix her filing and filed an amended complaint on December 8. As White notes, citing defendants in the case, “failure to file a complaint by the statutory deadline is a jurisdictional defect that is fatal to the action.” In other words, there’s no legal mechanism for bringing lawsuits over the election results after the deadline established in the statute of limitations has expired.
See the ruling below:
UPDATE: Pinal County Superior Court judge has tossed ‘Kraken 2.0’ suit in AZ. ‘Plaintiff by her own admission was not registered to vote for the 2020 general election. She therefore does not qualify to contest the election.’ pic.twitter.com/E9RQ8Ie78Y — Maria Polletta🌵 (@mpolletta) December 15, 2020
The issue-riddled Arizona lawsuit is not the only embarrassing debacle to recently emerge from the Republican fight against the election outcome. On Monday, the members of the electoral college met around the country to officially cast their votes — and in a few states where Biden won, Republicans met to hold sham electoral college proceedings under the pretense of keeping Trump’s options open… or something. In states where Biden won, authorities certified Biden-supporting members of the electoral college for their respective states, as outlined in the law, and there’s no apparent legal mechanism for any legitimacy whatsoever to the so-called electoral votes from those Republicans.
Trump sounds increasingly desperate as time passes. On Tuesday, he retweeted a post from conservative lawyer Lin Wood calling for the jailing of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both of whom are Republicans and who’ve both refused to participate in Trump’s effort to steal the election. Trump’s rhetoric is a brazen danger to democracy.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-15--Trump Declares New Evidence Dump To Overturn Election Results

Donald Trump has an ally in the adamant representative from Alabama Mo Brooks ( R-AL ) .
POTUS retweeted the member of Congress ’ interview with The Breitbart News .
In it , Brooks appears to be as overzealous as the president in trying to throw the presidential election to Trump by any means .
The lame-duck president continued his fight via tweet : Once again , note the softball Twitter warnings : The Alabama congressman vowed to avoid the GOP “ surrender caucus.
” Brooks added that he needed one US Senator to challenge the Electoral College vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He told Breitbart News : ‘ Mo Brooks : ‘ Trump Won the Electoral College ‘ — I Can Be a Part of the ‘ Surrender Caucus ‘ or I Can Fight for Our Country https : //breitbart.com/clips/2020/12/15/mo-brooks-trump-won-the-electoral-college-i-can-be-a-part-of-the-surrender-caucus-or-i-can-fight-for-our-country/… via @ BreitbartNews ’ ‘ !
This claim about election fraud is disputed ’ Brooks also appeared with FBN ’ s Lou Dobbs Tonight to talk about his struggle to challenge the Electoral College : ‘ Well , it ’ s happened many times in the past .
Apparently , some folks have not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example , the Democrats in the House tried it in 2017 when they tried to strike Alabama ’ s votes for Donald Trump .
Georgia , the same way , the House Democrats tried to strike it .
Barbara Boxer tried to strike Ohio for George Bush back in 2005 , so this is not unusual .
The law is very clear , the House of Representatives in combination with the United States Senate has the lawful authority to accept or reject Electoral College vote submissions from states that have such flawed election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our trust.
’ Brooks continued , saying that “ lawful votes ” by “ eligible American citizens ” should be counted : ‘ And in this instance , with what has happened nationally , I ’ m quite confident that if we only counted lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens , Donald Trump won the Electoral College , and we should not be counting illegal votes and putting in an illegitimate President of the United States.
’ ‘ Well , where we ’ re headed as a country is this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republic , and the bedrock of a Republic is an honest and accurate voting system .
And if you don ’ t have an honest and accurate voting system , then you may as well throw out the claim that you ’ re a Republic .
You ’ ve lost that right .
You ’ ve lost the control of your government , and under those circumstances , those who can steal the most votes , who can engage in the most voter fraud and get away with it are going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington , D.C. That ’ s not what our founding fathers wanted .
That ’ s not what a million or so Americans who have lost their lives in wars wanted , giving us this Republic , this democracy where we could control our own fate and our own destiny.
’ Brook concluded , noting that his choice was “ sit back and surrender and be a part of the surrender caucus or fight : ” ‘ So I have a choice , I can either sit back and surrender and be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can fight for our country .
And that ’ s what I ’ m going to do .
So on January 6 , I ’ m going to object to the submissions of Electoral College votes from various states that , in my judgment , have such flawed election systems that their vote counts are unworthy of our ratification in the United States Congress .
What I need is a United States Senator who will join me .
If we have a House member and a senator , then by golly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floor vote on whether to accept this systematically flawed election system or to reject it .
I want to reject it so that we can have an honest and fair and accurate election.
’ Twitter world went as wild as an opossum with OCD .
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Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be read in any order .

Donald Trump has an ally in the adamant representative from Alabama Mo Brooks (R-AL). POTUS retweeted the member of Congress’ interview with The Breitbart News. In it, Brooks appears to be as overzealous as the president in trying to throw the presidential election to Trump by any means.
The lame-duck president continued his fight via tweet:
‘Tremendous evidence pouring in on voter fraud. There has never been anything like this in our Country!’
Once again, note the softball Twitter warnings:
! This claim about election fraud is disputed
The Alabama congressman vowed to avoid the GOP “surrender caucus.” Brooks added that he needed one US Senator to challenge the Electoral College vote, too, for the challenge to succeed. He told Breitbart News:
‘Mo Brooks: ‘Trump Won the Electoral College‘ — I Can Be a Part of the ‘Surrender Caucus‘ or I Can Fight for Our Country https://breitbart.com/clips/2020/12/15/mo-brooks-trump-won-the-electoral-college-i-can-be-a-part-of-the-surrender-caucus-or-i-can-fight-for-our-country/… via @BreitbartNews’ ‘! This claim about election fraud is disputed’
Brooks also appeared with FBN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight to talk about his struggle to challenge the Electoral College: ‘Well, it’s happened many times in the past. Apparently, some folks have not done their history. By way of example, the Democrats in the House tried it in 2017 when they tried to strike Alabama’s votes for Donald Trump. Georgia, the same way, the House Democrats tried to strike it. Barbara Boxer tried to strike Ohio for George Bush back in 2005, so this is not unusual. The law is very clear, the House of Representatives in combination with the United States Senate has the lawful authority to accept or reject Electoral College vote submissions from states that have such flawed election systems that they’re not worthy of our trust.’ Brooks continued, saying that “lawful votes” by “eligible American citizens” should be counted: ‘And in this instance, with what has happened nationally, I’m quite confident that if we only counted lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens, Donald Trump won the Electoral College, and we should not be counting illegal votes and putting in an illegitimate President of the United States.’ Then, the Alabama congressman added: ‘Well, where we’re headed as a country is this, quite simply, we’re a Republic, and the bedrock of a Republic is an honest and accurate voting system. And if you don’t have an honest and accurate voting system, then you may as well throw out the claim that you’re a Republic. You’ve lost that right. You’ve lost the control of your government, and under those circumstances, those who can steal the most votes, who can engage in the most voter fraud and get away with it are going to be the ones that rule the roost in Washington, D.C. That’s not what our founding fathers wanted. That’s not what a million or so Americans who have lost their lives in wars wanted, giving us this Republic, this democracy where we could control our own fate and our own destiny.’ Brook concluded, noting that his choice was “sit back and surrender and be a part of the surrender caucus or fight:” ‘So I have a choice, I can either sit back and surrender and be a part of the surrender caucus, or I can fight for our country. And that’s what I’m going to do. So on January 6, I’m going to object to the submissions of Electoral College votes from various states that, in my judgment, have such flawed election systems that their vote counts are unworthy of our ratification in the United States Congress. What I need is a United States Senator who will join me. If we have a House member and a senator, then by golly, that forces a House vote and a floor vote on whether to accept this systematically flawed election system or to reject it. I want to reject it so that we can have an honest and fair and accurate election.’
Twitter world went as wild as an opossum with OCD. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below:
Let’s check in with Mitch McConnell pic.twitter.com/DiUkiYkvfg — Icculus The Brave (@FirenzeMike) December 15, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-15--Romney Trashes Trashy Trump After Biden Wins Electoral College

President Donald Trump continues to refuse to admit that he lost this year ’ s election — to say the least .
He claims that widespread fraud plagued the process , and his top ally Rudy Giuliani has gone into further unhinged detail about the president ’ s team ’ s ideas , claiming that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy to rig the election for Biden unfolded during the recent presidential race .
There is no legitimate evidence for these claims .
During time on television following this Monday ’ s electoral college vote , Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-Utah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior , sounding an alarm about the potential negative impact on democracy .
On CNBC , Romney said as follows : ‘ The biggest concern that I have is that people here genuinely believe that somehow this election was stolen , and there ’ s not evidence of that .
The president was saying it was stolen even before Election Day happened .
He said if he loses , it would be fraud .
Well , no one knows that… I thought I was going to win too when I ran for president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I didn ’ t go out and say ‘ fraud.
’ We have a process .
We count the votes .
That ’ s the way it is… We ’ re the democratic leader of the world .
What ’ s going on now , I ’ m afraid , is terribly dispiriting to people all over the globe.
’ On CBS on Tuesday , Romney also pointedly observed that the “ principles that have long been the hallmark of my party are very much in question.
” Trump has , essentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
The Department of Homeland Security , the outgoing U.S. Attorney General , and local election officials of both major parties from around the country have confirmed that there is no legitimate evidence of election outcome-altering fraud .
The result of the reasonably free and fair democratic process in the United States was the election of Joe Biden as president — and Trump has rejected this result in favor of his ramshackle conspiracy theories .
No matter whatever haughty claims emerge from the president and his allies , the very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts is a severe attack on democracy in the United States .
In Wisconsin , Trump sought retroactive changes to election procedure that would have invalidated hundreds of thousands of ballots , among other examples .
On Tuesday , Trump himself retweeted a post calling for the jailing of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , both of whom are Republicans and who have faced criticism for refusing to capitulate to Trump ’ s efforts to steal the election .
At one point , Trump directly called Kemp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ session of the state legislature , where Georgia legislators could appoint members of the electoral college for the state who back the president regardless of the popular vote outcome in the state .
Kemp refused to go along with this plan .
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President Donald Trump continues to refuse to admit that he lost this year’s election — to say the least. He claims that widespread fraud plagued the process, and his top ally Rudy Giuliani has gone into further unhinged detail about the president’s team’s ideas, claiming that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy to rig the election for Biden unfolded during the recent presidential race. There is no legitimate evidence for these claims. During time on television following this Monday’s electoral college vote, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) heavily criticized Trump’s post-election behavior, sounding an alarm about the potential negative impact on democracy.
On CNBC, Romney said as follows:
‘The biggest concern that I have is that people here genuinely believe that somehow this election was stolen, and there’s not evidence of that. The president was saying it was stolen even before Election Day happened. He said if he loses, it would be fraud. Well, no one knows that… I thought I was going to win too when I ran for president in 2012. I didn’t. I didn’t go out and say ‘fraud.’ We have a process. We count the votes. That’s the way it is… We’re the democratic leader of the world. What’s going on now, I’m afraid, is terribly dispiriting to people all over the globe.’
On CBS on Tuesday, Romney also pointedly observed that the “principles that have long been the hallmark of my party are very much in question.”
Mitt Romney on CBS This Morning: "The principles that have long been the hallmark of my party are very much in question." — Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) December 15, 2020
Trump has, essentially, rejected the basic democratic process in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security, the outgoing U.S. Attorney General, and local election officials of both major parties from around the country have confirmed that there is no legitimate evidence of election outcome-altering fraud. The result of the reasonably free and fair democratic process in the United States was the election of Joe Biden as president — and Trump has rejected this result in favor of his ramshackle conspiracy theories. No matter whatever haughty claims emerge from the president and his allies, the very obvious net result of Trump’s efforts is a severe attack on democracy in the United States. In Wisconsin, Trump sought retroactive changes to election procedure that would have invalidated hundreds of thousands of ballots, among other examples.
On Tuesday, Trump himself retweeted a post calling for the jailing of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both of whom are Republicans and who have faced criticism for refusing to capitulate to Trump’s efforts to steal the election. At one point, Trump directly called Kemp, raising the possibility of a special session of the state legislature, where Georgia legislators could appoint members of the electoral college for the state who back the president regardless of the popular vote outcome in the state. Kemp refused to go along with this plan.
Featured Image is edited and via Gage Skidmore on WikiMedia Commons, available under a Creative Commons License


bipartisanreport--2020-12-15--Post-Electoral Vote ‘NY Daily News’ Cover Will Have Trump Raging

In his third attempt to win the presidential race , President-elect Joe Biden achieved victory — much to the relief of over 80 million Americans .
The Electoral College voted Biden ’ s 306-vote win to Donald Trump ’ s 232-vote loss .
Yet , after losing 60-plus lawsuits over the election , POTUS refuses to concede the election .
Now , people all across the nation and around the world are laughing at him .
It comes as something of a surprise that the 45th president , whom many historians say will be the worst president in US history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steal the election for as long as he did .
This has been true even after people started to laugh at him .
A lame-duck president ’ s power normally is diminished during those last months .
However , Trump has accelerated that decline with his 60 frivolous lawsuits , hundreds of irate tweets , and his focus on himself and his election .
This in spite of 16.6 million sick coronavirus victims and over 300,000 Americans lying in cold , dark graves .
The New York Daily News celebrated President-elect Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that puts Trump firmly back on his bottom .
In the 101-year-old newspaper ’ s latest infamous cover , the headline read : 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 .

In his third attempt to win the presidential race, President-elect Joe Biden achieved victory — much to the relief of over 80 million Americans. The Electoral College voted Biden’s 306-vote win to Donald Trump’s 232-vote loss. Yet, after losing 60-plus lawsuits over the election, POTUS refuses to concede the election. Now, people all across the nation and around the world are laughing at him.
It comes as something of a surprise that the 45th president, whom many historians say will be the worst president in US history, would carry on his attempts to steal the election for as long as he did. This has been true even after people started to laugh at him.
A lame-duck president’s power normally is diminished during those last months. However, Trump has accelerated that decline with his 60 frivolous lawsuits, hundreds of irate tweets, and his focus on himself and his election. This in spite of 16.6 million sick coronavirus victims and over 300,000 Americans lying in cold, dark graves.
The New York Daily News celebrated President-elect Joe Biden’s official win with a cover that puts Trump firmly back on his bottom. In the 101-year-old newspaper’s latest infamous cover, the headline read:
‘IT’S OVER, EVEN IF THE FAT MAN WON’T SING’
The subtitle read:
‘Now, the Electoral College affirms Biden’s win over conspiracy-mad president…’
The tabloid also tweeted:
‘America voted. The Supreme Court ruled. Now, the Electoral College affirms Biden’s win over conspiracy-mad president… IT’S OVER, EVEN IF THE FAT MAN WON’T SING https://trib.al/0n9Af2N’
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--2020-12-15--Republican State Senator Pushes Trump To Declare Martial Law

Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase , a Republican , has publicly called for martial law after the electoral college confirmed President-elect Joe Biden ’ s win on Monday .
Martial law would entail military control of work normally left to ordinary government authorities , and retired Gen. Michael Flynn , who recently received a pardon from the president , has already endorsed a demand for “ limited martial law ” and a subsequent new presidential election that the military would run instead of civilian election authorities .
These are authoritarian and dictatorial tactics — plain and simple .
Republicans endorsing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democratic principles that underpin governance in the U.S .
In a Facebook post , Chase said as follows , referring to President-elect Biden : ‘ Not my President and never will be .
The American people aren ’ t fools .
We know you cheated to win and we ’ ll never accept these results .
Fair elections we can accept but cheating to win ; never .
It ’ s not over yet .
So thankful President Trump has a backbone and refuses to concede .
President Trump should declare martial law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level of delusion underpinning these remarks is , quite simply , staggering .
The outgoing U.S. Attorney General , the Department of Homeland Security , and local election officials around the country have all confirmed that there ’ s no legitimate evidence of election outcome-altering fraud .
Conservative and liberal judges alike from around the country have rejected fraud claims from Trump and his allies .
The U.S. Supreme Court itself recently rejected a case in which Texas and its allies , including the president ’ s own legal team , sought the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swing states where Biden won .
Would state Sen. Chase suggest that all of these officials and judges are in on the imaginary fraud ?
In his original endorsement of martial law in the United States , Flynn wrote “ Freedom never kneels except for God ” alongside a link to demands for martial law from a group calling itself the We The People Convention , which took out a full-page ad in the conservative publication the Washington Times in which they demanded martial law .
Tom Zawistowski , who leads the unhinged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ] is OUR EXCLUSIVE RIGHT to elect our President and that sacred right has been infringed by the massive , planned , illegal election fraud conducted by corrupt Democrat/Socialist Party operatives across our nation to steal our vote.
” These comments , of course , aren ’ t based in reality .

Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase, a Republican, has publicly called for martial law after the electoral college confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Monday. Martial law would entail military control of work normally left to ordinary government authorities, and retired Gen. Michael Flynn, who recently received a pardon from the president, has already endorsed a demand for “limited martial law” and a subsequent new presidential election that the military would run instead of civilian election authorities. These are authoritarian and dictatorial tactics — plain and simple. Republicans endorsing this plan are outright rejecting the basic democratic principles that underpin governance in the U.S.
In a Facebook post, Chase said as follows, referring to President-elect Biden:
‘Not my President and never will be. The American people aren’t fools. We know you cheated to win and we’ll never accept these results. Fair elections we can accept but cheating to win; never. It’s not over yet. So thankful President Trump has a backbone and refuses to concede. President Trump should declare martial law as recommended by General Flynn.’
GOP candidate for governor in Virginia urges Trump to declare martial law. Trump's constant lies about the election could be dangerous. pic.twitter.com/aueXFpFW6t — Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) December 15, 2020
The level of delusion underpinning these remarks is, quite simply, staggering. The outgoing U.S. Attorney General, the Department of Homeland Security, and local election officials around the country have all confirmed that there’s no legitimate evidence of election outcome-altering fraud. Conservative and liberal judges alike from around the country have rejected fraud claims from Trump and his allies. The U.S. Supreme Court itself recently rejected a case in which Texas and its allies, including the president’s own legal team, sought the invalidation of the election outcome in four swing states where Biden won. Would state Sen. Chase suggest that all of these officials and judges are in on the imaginary fraud?
In his original endorsement of martial law in the United States, Flynn wrote “Freedom never kneels except for God” alongside a link to demands for martial law from a group calling itself the We The People Convention, which took out a full-page ad in the conservative publication the Washington Times in which they demanded martial law. Tom Zawistowski, who leads the unhinged extremism-supporting group, ranted that “[it] is OUR EXCLUSIVE RIGHT to elect our President and that sacred right has been infringed by the massive, planned, illegal election fraud conducted by corrupt Democrat/Socialist Party operatives across our nation to steal our vote.” These comments, of course, aren’t based in reality.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-17--Congressman Makes 2021 Trump Criminal Prosecution Declaration

On Wednesday , Rep. Bill Pascrell , Jr. , a New Jersey Democrat , called for a post-presidency criminal prosecution of outgoing President Donald Trump after he leaves office .
A slew of potential avenues lead to a Trump criminal prosecution covering a range of financial misdeeds .
Although his plans for future stages of his investigation aren ’ t immediately clear , Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance is conducting a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization ’ s business practices .
Pascrell insisted on Wednesday that “ Trump should be criminally prosecuted in 2021 because if he is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s slide into lawlessness and authoritarianism may become irreversible.
” Trump ’ s behavior has greenlit waves of anti-democratic activism across the GOP , with numerous top Republicans jumping in with his fight against the election outcome .
No matter Trump ’ s bombastic claims of some kind of grand fraud conspiracy , this election fight isn ’ t based in any legitimate evidence and amounts to a fight against the fundamental democratic process in the United States .
In court , Trump ’ s team has sought the disenfranchisement of huge swathes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Wisconsin voters whose ballots that the Trump team targeted .
Trump ’ s team didn ’ t actually allege any voter fraud among these voters in this particular lawsuit , The New York Times explains — but the campaign wanted their ballots disqualified anyway .
They alleged that authorities had mishandled election-related procedures , but these claims failed in state and federal courts in Wisconsin .
Election-related issues aren ’ t , of course , the only areas that Trump ’ s belligerence has affected .
In response to a post about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kansas to resign after facing serious threats over supporting a mandate to wear face masks , Pascrell observed on Twitter that “ Trump ’ s activation and encouragement of rightwing domestic terrorism aimed at mask mandates is threatening leaders ’ lives and lays out the violent nihilism of trumpism.
” Check out other posts from Pascrell below :

On Wednesday, Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, called for a post-presidency criminal prosecution of outgoing President Donald Trump after he leaves office. A slew of potential avenues lead to a Trump criminal prosecution covering a range of financial misdeeds. Although his plans for future stages of his investigation aren’t immediately clear, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance is conducting a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization’s business practices. Pascrell insisted on Wednesday that “Trump should be criminally prosecuted in 2021 because if he is not held accountable for his crimes America’s slide into lawlessness and authoritarianism may become irreversible.”
Trump should be criminally prosecuted in 2021 because if he is not held accountable for his crimes America’s slide into lawlessness and authoritarianism may become irreversible. https://t.co/9Jpzde98Z0 — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020
Trump’s behavior has greenlit waves of anti-democratic activism across the GOP, with numerous top Republicans jumping in with his fight against the election outcome. No matter Trump’s bombastic claims of some kind of grand fraud conspiracy, this election fight isn’t based in any legitimate evidence and amounts to a fight against the fundamental democratic process in the United States. In court, Trump’s team has sought the disenfranchisement of huge swathes of voters, like hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters whose ballots that the Trump team targeted. Trump’s team didn’t actually allege any voter fraud among these voters in this particular lawsuit, The New York Times explains — but the campaign wanted their ballots disqualified anyway. They alleged that authorities had mishandled election-related procedures, but these claims failed in state and federal courts in Wisconsin.
Election-related issues aren’t, of course, the only areas that Trump’s belligerence has affected. In response to a post about a decision from a Republican mayor in Kansas to resign after facing serious threats over supporting a mandate to wear face masks, Pascrell observed on Twitter that “Trump’s activation and encouragement of rightwing domestic terrorism aimed at mask mandates is threatening leaders’ lives and lays out the violent nihilism of trumpism.”
Trump’s activation and encouragement of rightwing domestic terrorism aimed at mask mandates is threatening leaders’ lives and lays out the violent nihilism of trumpism. https://t.co/m3WysrBlK9 — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020
Check out other posts from Pascrell below:
As of this morning 311,111 Americans are dead and the trump regime is focused on…showerhead regulations. The republican party is unfit to govern. https://t.co/xLCEr6hESN — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020
Today mcconnell republicans hold a hearing on nonexistent systemic voter fraud. This crap is part and parcel with republicans’ attempts to overturn the election and torch democracy. https://t.co/Wp3zmC4VsQ — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020
Accountability for trump and the trump crime family in 2021 is critical to preserving the rule of law in this country so this is great news https://t.co/RJj8L8ztzT — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020
234 rightwing judges
0 new covid relief
0 new stimulus checks
0 new unemployment
311,225 dead Americans That’s one judge for every 1,330 dead Americans. One more judge today — priorities! pic.twitter.com/P1CLRjkBiW — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020
Absolute garbage. Systematic voter fraud does not exist. It is a myth and a Big Lie propagated by republicans to justify their (many) election losses and assaults on democracy. https://t.co/6gNh9ZyMxm — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 16, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--‘The Lincoln Project’ Releases Their Kraken In Viral Wednesday Video

On Wednesday , the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project released a hard-hitting new ad in which they proclaim that Trumpism is an “ evil ” in America that “ must be crushed.
” Although outgoing President Donald Trump decisively lost the recent presidential election , his enablers are still in politics .
Numerous leading Republicans have openly endorsed Trump ’ s fight against the election outcome , which is not based in any legitimate evidence and amounts to a brazen attack on the fundamental principles of democracy in the United States .
Only days ago , Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — one of the most prominent Republicans in the country — finally acknowledged the reality of Biden ’ s win .
In the new Lincoln Project ad , a narrator says as follows : ‘ We always asked ourselves , “ It couldn ’ t happen here , could it ?
” It can , and it will .
We ’ re now only one presidential election from the end of America as we ’ ve known it .
For the first time in our history , a majority of a major political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a presidential election .
Violent thugs roamed the Capitol ’ s streets .
Tens of millions will now teach their children they live in a country with an illegitimate president .
This is how democracy dies .
Today , the dividing line in American politics is not between conservative and liberal .
It ’ s between those who believe in democracy and those who are killing it by their actions [ and ] by their silence .
Trumpism is an autocratic evil unleashed in America .
It must be crushed .
The danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you believe America is worth fighting for : join us.
’ Check out the ad below : Across the country , over 120 Republican members of Congress signaled support for a recent lawsuit in which Texas and its allies sought the invalidation of the election outcome in four swing states where Biden won .
Well over a dozen Republican Attorney Generals and President Donald Trump himself signaled support for this same lawsuit .
Although the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit and not a single justice indicated any openness to invalidating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anti-democratic fervor within the Republican Party is glaring .
Recently , Steve Schmidt — who spent decades with the Republican Party and eventually re-registered as an independent and co-founded The Lincoln Project — announced that he would be registering as a Democrat .
Schmidt insisted that “ in America today it ’ s only the Democratic Party that stands for the ideas and ideals of American liberty .
”

On Wednesday, the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project released a hard-hitting new ad in which they proclaim that Trumpism is an “evil” in America that “must be crushed.” Although outgoing President Donald Trump decisively lost the recent presidential election, his enablers are still in politics. Numerous leading Republicans have openly endorsed Trump’s fight against the election outcome, which is not based in any legitimate evidence and amounts to a brazen attack on the fundamental principles of democracy in the United States. Only days ago, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — one of the most prominent Republicans in the country — finally acknowledged the reality of Biden’s win.
In the new Lincoln Project ad, a narrator says as follows:
‘We always asked ourselves, “It couldn’t happen here, could it?” It can, and it will. We’re now only one presidential election from the end of America as we’ve known it. For the first time in our history, a majority of a major political party refused to accept the results of a presidential election. Violent thugs roamed the Capitol’s streets. Tens of millions will now teach their children they live in a country with an illegitimate president. This is how democracy dies. Today, the dividing line in American politics is not between conservative and liberal. It’s between those who believe in democracy and those who are killing it by their actions [and] by their silence. Trumpism is an autocratic evil unleashed in America. It must be crushed. The danger is real. The threat is now. If you believe America is worth fighting for: join us.’
Check out the ad below:
Americans have always said, "It can't happen here." But it can, and it will, unless we stand united and fight for our #democracy. pic.twitter.com/wxUuk3aDxn — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 16, 2020
Across the country, over 120 Republican members of Congress signaled support for a recent lawsuit in which Texas and its allies sought the invalidation of the election outcome in four swing states where Biden won. Well over a dozen Republican Attorney Generals and President Donald Trump himself signaled support for this same lawsuit. Although the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit and not a single justice indicated any openness to invalidating the election outcome in those states, the anti-democratic fervor within the Republican Party is glaring.
Recently, Steve Schmidt — who spent decades with the Republican Party and eventually re-registered as an independent and co-founded The Lincoln Project — announced that he would be registering as a Democrat. Schmidt insisted that “in America today it’s only the Democratic Party that stands for the ideas and ideals of American liberty.”
Steve breaks some big news about his party affiliation. And the legendary @carlbernstein breaks down today's news and puts it in historical context. It may not be the episode you want to hear, but need to hear. https://t.co/buZYaKs2Sc pic.twitter.com/0n59vgjv92 — David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) December 15, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--Obama Releases Heart Warming Wednesday Video To Make You Smile

BookTubers is a fascinating place under the bigger YouTube umbrella .
It is a place where people basically discuss young-adult literature , but it is not limited to that genre .
Sometimes , even President Barack Obama appears and answers questions from teens , little kids , and even adults .
Check out what these people wanted to know about Obama today .
It occurs to us that this would be a good course for Donald Trump , Obama ’ s leadership course for young and very young people .
They do not take remedial learners 74-years-old , but maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ POTUS ’ case .
On the other hand , it is probably far too late .
The young people had some intriguing questions .
One young person asked President Obama why he was so fascinated with space when he was little .
Obama said that he thought it showed him “ anything is possible.
” Another young man asked him whether the spotlight got too hot for him , and 44 agreed that it was warmer in his case : Another teen asked him about the role strong women had in his life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were strong women .
A really little girl asked the president what it takes to be a good leader .
Barack Obama responded : A father asked the president how to deal with girls when they become teens .
Obama laughed and said :

BookTubers is a fascinating place under the bigger YouTube umbrella. It is a place where people basically discuss young-adult literature, but it is not limited to that genre. Sometimes, even President Barack Obama appears and answers questions from teens, little kids, and even adults. Check out what these people wanted to know about Obama today.
It occurs to us that this would be a good course for Donald Trump, Obama’s leadership course for young and very young people. They do not take remedial learners 74-years-old, but maybe they would make an exception in this POTUS’ case. On the other hand, it is probably far too late.
The young people had some intriguing questions. One young person asked President Obama why he was so fascinated with space when he was little. Obama said that he thought it showed him “anything is possible.” Another young man asked him whether the spotlight got too hot for him, and 44 agreed that it was warmer in his case:
‘But it was also a privilege.’
Another teen asked him about the role strong women had in his life. Both his mother and his grandmother were strong women.
‘It taught me we’re not going to hold girls back. We can’t afford to.’
A really little girl asked the president what it takes to be a good leader. Barack Obama responded:
‘Kindness. It takes kindness to be a good leader.’
A father asked the president how to deal with girls when they become teens. Obama laughed and said:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--Biden Deputy Chief Of Staff Calls GOP ‘A Bunch Of Fuckers’

Jen O ’ Malley Dillon is a rather remarkable woman .
Once President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20 , 2021 , she will become his deputy chief of staff .
This will be the first time she has ever had a White House assignment , even though she has been in the political business for 20 years .
Ask her what she think of the Republicans , and she well tell it straight .
Even though she had strong words for the Republicans , she is optimistic about the next four years in office .
Why ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to work with the GOP to pass important laws .
In an interview with The Glamour magazine , she said : Glamour interviewed her in these few moments between the job she had and the one she is to have .
Glennon Doyle started off the interview with something so many Americans were thinking : O ’ Malley Dillon loved her cushy consultant job and her family .
So , why she was taking a position managing Beto O ’ Rourke ( D-TX ) , the Texas US representative who went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
He was up against the incumbant Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) .
O ’ Rourke nearly unseated Cruz .
Then , O ’ Rourke decided to go for the president ’ s job , according to NBC News .
That was when O ’ Malley Dillon entered the scene .
She decided to take on this high-powered job : There was something that pulled her forward , a “ calling.
” She also spoke about her marriage : ‘ But I just had this sense—for both my husband and me , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of this shit if you don ’ t have a partner that believes in it as much as you do and is willing to help .
I just felt like , How do you answer to your kids when you look back on your life ?
How do you go on with your life without doing something to help ?
So I left all that stability .
We moved to Texas .
I moved three kids to El Paso , and my husband agreed to do it , and we made our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling at convenient times .
She had just discovered her father had cancer : ‘ When it came to Vice President Biden , we had just around that time found out that my dad had cancer .
We didn ’ t know how serious it was .
And I asked myself , “ Am I even up for this ?
” This is scary shit , and everything is at stake .
In the end , I just really felt called .
I had to do something .
And I believed in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as simple as that.
’ Astonished people would come up to her and ask “ You think you can work with Republicans ?
” She responded : O ’ Malley Dillon pointed out that her team has already done the “ hard things : ” ‘ That is the other part of it for me .
It ’ s grounded in the fact that we ’ ve already done hard things .
And that is what holds me together .
Since the race was called for Biden , Republican President Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or there was fraud that altered the outcome .
His campaign and associates have tried to make those claims in court , filing more than 50 legal attempts , but nearly all have been rejected.ators—sometimes overcommunicators .
You hear the stories , too , about women trying to reinforce another woman ’ s voice .
I still do that.
’ She noted that the shared responsibilities make for a well-oiled machine : ‘ And then the other thing I is , at least how I have experienced it—the shit , the drama , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credit—first off , it ’ s not important to me , but also it doesn ’ t get me bothered as much as I think as it might bother others , because I have kids .
Every moment that I ’ m not spending with them , I ’ m not spending with them .
You have to be efficient about how you use your time , because you know what you ’ re giving up .
I think that that really in turn reinforces the efficiency of the entire workplace and helps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

Jen O’Malley Dillon is a rather remarkable woman. Once President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20, 2021, she will become his deputy chief of staff. This will be the first time she has ever had a White House assignment, even though she has been in the political business for 20 years. Ask her what she think of the Republicans, and she well tell it straight.
Even though she had strong words for the Republicans, she is optimistic about the next four years in office. Why? She believes that the Biden admnistration will be able to work with the GOP to pass important laws. In an interview with The Glamour magazine, she said:
‘[GOP lawmakers are] a bunch of f—ers [and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is] terrible.’
Glamour interviewed her in these few moments between the job she had and the one she is to have. Glennon Doyle started off the interview with something so many Americans were thinking:
‘So to start: Thank you for being here and for saving the world.’
O’Malley Dillon responsed modestly:
‘Well, it was a team effort, but we’re getting there.’
Then, Doyle asked her a big question:
‘In the moment you got the call from President-elect Biden, asking you to manage his world-defining 2020 presidential campaign, what was happening inside of you and how did you get to “yes”?’
O’Malley Dillon loved her cushy consultant job and her family. So, why she was taking a position managing Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), the Texas US representative who went to every country of his entire state? He was up against the incumbant Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). O’Rourke nearly unseated Cruz.
Then, O’Rourke decided to go for the president’s job, according to NBC News. That was when O’Malley Dillon entered the scene. She decided to take on this high-powered job:
‘I had a great life! I had a consulting firm, and I loved the work I did. I had three little kids. People thought I was crazy that I was even thinking about taking that job.’
There was something that pulled her forward, a “calling.” She also spoke about her marriage:
‘But I just had this sense—for both my husband and me, because you obviously can’t do any of this shit if you don’t have a partner that believes in it as much as you do and is willing to help. I just felt like, How do you answer to your kids when you look back on your life? How do you go on with your life without doing something to help? So I left all that stability. We moved to Texas. I moved three kids to El Paso, and my husband agreed to do it, and we made our lives work.’
America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me. pic.twitter.com/moA9qhmjn8 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 7, 2020
Politics does not come calling at convenient times. She had just discovered her father had cancer:
‘When it came to Vice President Biden, we had just around that time found out that my dad had cancer. We didn’t know how serious it was. And I asked myself, “Am I even up for this?” This is scary shit, and everything is at stake. In the end, I just really felt called. I had to do something. And I believed in the vice president. It was kind of as simple as that.’
Astonished people would come up to her and ask “You think you can work with Republicans?” She responded:
‘I’m not saying they’re not a bunch of fuckers. Mitch McConnell is terrible. But this sense that you couldn’t wish for that, you couldn’t wish for this bipartisan ideal? He rejected that. From start to finish, he set out with this idea that unity was possible, that together we are stronger, that we, as a country, need healing, and our politics needs that too.’
O’Malley Dillon pointed out that her team has already done the “hard things:”
‘That is the other part of it for me. It’s grounded in the fact that we’ve already done hard things. And that is what holds me together. Since the race was called for Biden, Republican President Donald Trump has baselessly claimed that the election was rigged or there was fraud that altered the outcome. His campaign and associates have tried to make those claims in court, filing more than 50 legal attempts, but nearly all have been rejected.ators—sometimes overcommunicators. You hear the stories, too, about women trying to reinforce another woman’s voice. I still do that.’
She noted that the shared responsibilities make for a well-oiled machine:
‘And then the other thing I is, at least how I have experienced it—the shit, the drama, and the turf wars, who gets credit—first off, it’s not important to me, but also it doesn’t get me bothered as much as I think as it might bother others, because I have kids. Every moment that I’m not spending with them, I’m not spending with them. You have to be efficient about how you use your time, because you know what you’re giving up. I think that that really in turn reinforces the efficiency of the entire workplace and helps clarify what’s really important.’
‘Like Joe Biden says all the time, “Great leadership starts with listening”…But politics breaks down to one-on-one conversations and not being afraid to talk. I get that you’re not supposed to talk politics at the holiday dinner. Well, fuck that. It’s because we don’t do that that we are in this situation now.’
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--2020-12-16--Trump Screams On Twitter After Senate  ‘Fraud’ Hearing Collapses

On Wednesday , the Senate Homeland Security Committee hosted a hearing about security and fraud-related concerns surrounding the 2020 presidential election .
Despite the assurances to the contrary from local election officials around the country , outgoing U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr , and others , Republicans have insisted that there ’ s enough of an issue to be conclusively concerned about the integrity of the 2020 election .
In reality , there ’ s no legitimate evidence of election outcome-altering fraud .
Although ex-Department of Homeland Security official Chris Krebs , who Trump himself fired , clearly laid out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election conspiracy theories at that Wednesday hearing , Trump delusionally tried to characterize the proceedings as some kind of vindication .
On Wednesday , Trump tweeted as follows : ‘ Senate Hearings going on LIVE @ OANN , as to the Fraudulent 2020 Election that just took place .
@ SenRonJohnson doing an excellent job .
Nevada must be flipped based on testimony !
.. Chris Krebs was totally excoriated and proven wrong at the Senate Hearing on the Fraudulent 2020 Election .
Massive FRAUD took place with machines , people voting from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , no signatures—and so much more !
’ Trump is simply profoundly ignorant .
In another post , he cited Ken Starr , who Republicans hosted as a witness at the Wednesday hearing despite his current status as a Fox News contributor who doesn ’ t really have any legitimate inside knowledge about the security of the election or related topics .
Starr simply isn ’ t credible .
In reality , Krebs roundly refuted the GOP conspiracy theories at that Wednesday hearing .
At one point , he said as follows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States of America that are responsible for executing this sacred democratic institution of elections are being threatened on a daily basis .
You name it — whether it ’ s emails , whether it ’ s phone calls , whether it ’ s people showing up at your house : I know this is not an America I recognize , and it ’ s got ta stop .
We need everyone across the leadership ranks to stand up .
I would appreciate more support from my own party , the Republican Party , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
We got ta move on .
We have a president-elect in President-elect Biden .
We have to move on.
’ Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump ’ s posts below :

On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee hosted a hearing about security and fraud-related concerns surrounding the 2020 presidential election. Despite the assurances to the contrary from local election officials around the country, outgoing U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, and others, Republicans have insisted that there’s enough of an issue to be conclusively concerned about the integrity of the 2020 election. In reality, there’s no legitimate evidence of election outcome-altering fraud. Although ex-Department of Homeland Security official Chris Krebs, who Trump himself fired, clearly laid out the case against the GOP’s election conspiracy theories at that Wednesday hearing, Trump delusionally tried to characterize the proceedings as some kind of vindication.
On Wednesday, Trump tweeted as follows:
‘Senate Hearings going on LIVE @OANN , as to the Fraudulent 2020 Election that just took place. @SenRonJohnson doing an excellent job. Nevada must be flipped based on testimony!.. Chris Krebs was totally excoriated and proven wrong at the Senate Hearing on the Fraudulent 2020 Election. Massive FRAUD took place with machines, people voting from out of state, illegals, dead people, no signatures—and so much more!’
Trump is simply profoundly ignorant. In another post, he cited Ken Starr, who Republicans hosted as a witness at the Wednesday hearing despite his current status as a Fox News contributor who doesn’t really have any legitimate inside knowledge about the security of the election or related topics. Starr simply isn’t credible.
Check out Trump’s posts below:
Perhaps the biggest difference between 2016 and 2020 is @FoxNews, despite the fact that I went from 63,000,000 Votes to 75,000,000 Votes, a record 12,000,000 Vote increase. Obama went down 3,000,000 Votes, and won. Rigged Election!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
Senate Hearings going on LIVE @OANN, as to the Fraudulent 2020 Election that just took place. @SenRonJohnson doing an excellent job. Nevada must be flipped based on testimony! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
Former United States Solicitor General Ken Starr: Pennsylvania “Flagrantly Violated” Laws Ahead of Election. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
Chris Krebs was totally excoriated and proven wrong at the Senate Hearing on the Fraudulent 2020 Election. Massive FRAUD took place with machines, people voting from out of state, illegals, dead people, no signatures—and so much more! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
In reality, Krebs roundly refuted the GOP conspiracy theories at that Wednesday hearing. At one point, he said as follows:
‘The citizens of the United States of America that are responsible for executing this sacred democratic institution of elections are being threatened on a daily basis. You name it — whether it’s emails, whether it’s phone calls, whether it’s people showing up at your house: I know this is not an America I recognize, and it’s gotta stop. We need everyone across the leadership ranks to stand up. I would appreciate more support from my own party, the Republican Party, to call this stuff out and end it. We gotta move on. We have a president-elect in President-elect Biden. We have to move on.’
Watch Krebs’s comments below:
Ron Johnson looks like he has indigestion as Krebs denounces Republican election fraud lies that have resulted in him and other officials receiving threats pic.twitter.com/hVjVwp1rVN — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump’s posts below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--NY Attorney General Puts Trump On Notice With Wednesday Warning Shot

New York state Attorney General Letitia James ( D ) , who is conducting a civil investigation into the Trump Organization ’ s business practices over potential financial misconduct , said on Wednesday that she ’ d written “ a letter to the White House today to remind the Trump administration that it must preserve and maintain all presidential records.
” Under the law , she added , “ every bit of this information belongs to the American people , and this president and the White House can not deprive them of it.
” Some observers have raised concerns about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s way out of power .
Earlier this month , plaintiffs including the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ( CREW ) sued the Trump administration , alleging that a policy allowing screenshots forwarded from personal accounts to function as official records is insufficient because of leaving out “ metadata , attachments , functionality , or other digital artifacts needed to authenticate the message , ” which the plaintiffs allege violates the demand in the Presidential Records Act for a “ complete record.
” The lawsuit read , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With the approaching onset of a new president , much public attention has focused on the likelihood that President Trump , or White House personnel acting at his behest , will destroy records of his presidency before he leaves office , fearing the consequences to him and his legacy should they become public .
With President Trump ’ s term in office soon coming to an end , absent judicial intervention this conduct will permanently deprive Plaintiffs and the public of records documenting a critical part of our nation ’ s history.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scored a significant victory this week when New York Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the Trump Organization to hand over records of all communications with engineer Ralph Mastromonaco , who worked on the Trump family business ’ s Seven Springs property in New York .
James ’ s office is investigating a potential inflation of the valuation for a conservation easement on the property that provided a tax boon for the Trump Organization .
After Engoron ’ s recent ruling , James said that her office “ will immediately move to ensure that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s order and submits records related to our investigation.
” As part of her investigation , Eric Trump — the president ’ s son — recently sat for a deposition after failing in his bid to get the deposition delayed until after Election Day .

New York state Attorney General Letitia James (D), who is conducting a civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s business practices over potential financial misconduct, said on Wednesday that she’d written “a letter to the White House today to remind the Trump administration that it must preserve and maintain all presidential records.” Under the law, she added, “every bit of this information belongs to the American people, and this president and the White House cannot deprive them of it.” Some observers have raised concerns about potential record destruction on the Trump administration’s way out of power.
I wrote a letter to the White House today to remind the Trump administration that it must preserve and maintain all presidential records. By law, every bit of this information belongs to the American people, and this president and the White House cannot deprive them of it. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) December 16, 2020
Earlier this month, plaintiffs including the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued the Trump administration, alleging that a policy allowing screenshots forwarded from personal accounts to function as official records is insufficient because of leaving out “metadata, attachments, functionality, or other digital artifacts needed to authenticate the message,” which the plaintiffs allege violates the demand in the Presidential Records Act for a “complete record.”
The lawsuit read, in part, as follows:
‘With the approaching onset of a new president, much public attention has focused on the likelihood that President Trump, or White House personnel acting at his behest, will destroy records of his presidency before he leaves office, fearing the consequences to him and his legacy should they become public. With President Trump’s term in office soon coming to an end, absent judicial intervention this conduct will permanently deprive Plaintiffs and the public of records documenting a critical part of our nation’s history.’
In her own investigative work, James scored a significant victory this week when New York Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the Trump Organization to hand over records of all communications with engineer Ralph Mastromonaco, who worked on the Trump family business’s Seven Springs property in New York. James’s office is investigating a potential inflation of the valuation for a conservation easement on the property that provided a tax boon for the Trump Organization. After Engoron’s recent ruling, James said that her office “will immediately move to ensure that the Trump Organization complies with the court’s order and submits records related to our investigation.”
As part of her investigation, Eric Trump — the president’s son — recently sat for a deposition after failing in his bid to get the deposition delayed until after Election Day.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--Minnesota Court Hands GOP Another Embarrassing Court Loss

The ravenous Donald Trump machine has hungered for a second term so much that it has spewed forth hundreds of lawsuits in a variety of states , including the all-important swing states .
After 60 losses that have been publicized and only one win — on a technicality , we discovered that he peppered 10 states with lawsuits .
There are hundreds of them .
Today , one of the states broke the news that several lawsuits against Representative Angie Craig ( D-MN ) over mail-in ballots were dismissed , because to do otherwise would “ disenfranchise the nearly 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which concern mail-in voting , were filed in advance of the presidential election on November 3 , 2020 .
They tried to cast shade on the most basic of Americans ’ power .
They were questioning how ballots are “ cast and counted , ” according to the Associated Press ( AP ) .
When Trump was first elected , he wanted to gain the most attention .
But his crowds were smaller than those of President Barack Obama , and Secretary Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3,000,000 .
POTUS spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invalidate Clinton ’ s three million-vote win .
Trump claimed that those votes were invalid and even set up a commission to sniff out what he was convinced were illegal votes .
The commander-in-chief chose the author of most ultra-conservative legislation regarding immigrant votes , which Kris Kobach liberally spread around Kansas and many of its neighboring states .
Unfortunately , the president ’ s counter could not find any bad votes , so Kobach slinked out of Washington , DC .
and headed home .
The GOP challenged a Minnesota state court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots counters had by seven days , due to the influx of additional paper ballots .
This was well into the Coronavirus pandemic .
A federal judge upheld the state consent decree holding that ballots postmarked by November 3 could be counted longer .
Republicans refused to accept that and appealed .
At the same time , Representative Angie Craig ( D-MN ) recently won her challenge to another state law .
It pushed voting for her district seat from September 21 to February due to a third-party candidate ’ s death .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His argument was that changing the election date back to November , as Craig wished , would disenfranchise thousands of people in Minnesota .
Of course , a delay would have had national implications in the presidential race .
The court dismissed several cases against Craig , according to the Minnesota Court Data .
The states that were the focus of Trump ’ s ire and where he filed lawsuits were : Twitter world was so excited , it exploded like a supervolcano .
Take a look at some of our favorites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

The ravenous Donald Trump machine has hungered for a second term so much that it has spewed forth hundreds of lawsuits in a variety of states, including the all-important swing states. After 60 losses that have been publicized and only one win — on a technicality, we discovered that he peppered 10 states with lawsuits. There are hundreds of them.
Today, one of the states broke the news that several lawsuits against Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) over mail-in ballots were dismissed, because to do otherwise would “disenfranchise the nearly 2 million Minnesotans:”
‘BREAKING: Minnesota court DISMISSES the first of several election contests against @AngieCraigMN (MN-2) and other Democrats. “To invalidate these accepted mail ballots now would be to disenfranchise the nearly 2 million Minnesotans.”‘
These lawsuits, which concern mail-in voting, were filed in advance of the presidential election on November 3, 2020. They tried to cast shade on the most basic of Americans’ power. They were questioning how ballots are “cast and counted,” according to the Associated Press (AP).
When Trump was first elected, he wanted to gain the most attention. But his crowds were smaller than those of President Barack Obama, and Secretary Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3,000,000. POTUS spend most of his first term trying to invalidate Clinton’s three million-vote win. Trump claimed that those votes were invalid and even set up a commission to sniff out what he was convinced were illegal votes.
The commander-in-chief chose the author of most ultra-conservative legislation regarding immigrant votes, which Kris Kobach liberally spread around Kansas and many of its neighboring states. Unfortunately, the president’s counter could not find any bad votes, so Kobach slinked out of Washington, DC. and headed home.
The GOP challenged a Minnesota state court agreement to extend the length of time ballots counters had by seven days, due to the influx of additional paper ballots. This was well into the Coronavirus pandemic.
A federal judge upheld the state consent decree holding that ballots postmarked by November 3 could be counted longer. Republicans refused to accept that and appealed.
At the same time, Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) recently won her challenge to another state law. It pushed voting for her district seat from September 21 to February due to a third-party candidate’s death. Her opponent, Republican Tyler Kistner appealed. His argument was that changing the election date back to November, as Craig wished, would disenfranchise thousands of people in Minnesota. Of course, a delay would have had national implications in the presidential race. The court dismissed several cases against Craig, according to the Minnesota Court Data.
The states that were the focus of Trump’s ire and where he filed lawsuits were:
Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Twitter world was so excited, it exploded like a supervolcano. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
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--2020-12-16--Rand Paul Says Incredibly Dumb Things At Wednesday Senate Hearing

Sen. Rand Paul ( R-Ky. ) , who ’ s mostly stuck right by President Donald Trump throughout his corruption-filled time in the White House , peddled utter nonsense at a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee covering election-related security matters .
He claimed , falsely , that the “ election in many ways was stolen , ” which is just utterly untrue .
Not a single credible authority anywhere in the country has attested to any legitimate evidence of systematic election outcome-altering fraud .
“ Stealing the election ” would likely require the cooperation of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all levels of government .
The notion is simply ludicrous .
Nevertheless , Paul said as follows : ‘ The fraud happened .
The election in many ways was stolen , and the only way it ’ ll be fixed is by , in the future , reinforcing the laws… [ Ex-DHS official Chris Krebs ] never has voiced an opinion — he ’ s welcome to today — on whether or not dead people voted .
I don ’ t think he examined that .
Did he examine non-citizens voting ?
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — sure , I agree with your statement , if you ’ re referring to foreign intervention , but if you ’ re saying it ’ s the safest election based on no dead people voted , no non-citizens voted , no people broke the absentee rules — I think that ’ s false , and I think that ’ s what ’ s upset a lot of people on our side , is that they ’ re taking [ Krebs ’ s ] statement to mean , oh , well there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unequivocally misrepresenting the reality of the situation .
There ’ s simply no legitimate evidence that “ dead people voted ” as part of some systematic fraud scheme or that non-citizens cast illegal ballots .
Republicans have slung plenty of claims to the contrary in the aftermath of Election Day , but these claims don ’ t hold up .
In cases in which Republicans claimed to find records of ballots cast in the names of deceased individuals , easy explanations have emerged : for instance , a Michigan ballot was originally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was born in 1902 as a result of a clerical error — Bradley ’ s son has the same name and cast the ballot .
In other cases , Michigan authorities use placeholder info like birthdays in 1900 and 1901 until voters ’ actual information is available .
As for Paul ’ s insinuation that Krebs didn ’ t even examine domestically-oriented security issues during his time at the Department of Homeland Security , he ’ s again simply incorrect .
A statement that emerged from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there ’ s “ no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised.
” That same statement cites state and federal certifications of the security of election equipment against any threats , not merely foreign interference .

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who’s mostly stuck right by President Donald Trump throughout his corruption-filled time in the White House, peddled utter nonsense at a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee covering election-related security matters. He claimed, falsely, that the “election in many ways was stolen,” which is just utterly untrue. Not a single credible authority anywhere in the country has attested to any legitimate evidence of systematic election outcome-altering fraud. “Stealing the election” would likely require the cooperation of thousands of people around the country in just about all levels of government. The notion is simply ludicrous.
Nevertheless, Paul said as follows:
‘The fraud happened. The election in many ways was stolen, and the only way it’ll be fixed is by, in the future, reinforcing the laws… [Ex-DHS official Chris Krebs] never has voiced an opinion — he’s welcome to today — on whether or not dead people voted. I don’t think he examined that. Did he examine non-citizens voting? So to say it was the safest election — sure, I agree with your statement, if you’re referring to foreign intervention, but if you’re saying it’s the safest election based on no dead people voted, no non-citizens voted, no people broke the absentee rules — I think that’s false, and I think that’s what’s upset a lot of people on our side, is that they’re taking [Krebs’s] statement to mean, oh, well there was no problem in the elections.’
Check out Paul’s deceptive comments below:
"The election in many ways was stolen," Rand Paul lies, citing no evidence pic.twitter.com/G4m7mU7qRV — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
Paul is unequivocally misrepresenting the reality of the situation. There’s simply no legitimate evidence that “dead people voted” as part of some systematic fraud scheme or that non-citizens cast illegal ballots. Republicans have slung plenty of claims to the contrary in the aftermath of Election Day, but these claims don’t hold up. In cases in which Republicans claimed to find records of ballots cast in the names of deceased individuals, easy explanations have emerged: for instance, a Michigan ballot was originally credited to a man named William Bradley who was born in 1902 as a result of a clerical error — Bradley’s son has the same name and cast the ballot. In other cases, Michigan authorities use placeholder info like birthdays in 1900 and 1901 until voters’ actual information is available.
As for Paul’s insinuation that Krebs didn’t even examine domestically-oriented security issues during his time at the Department of Homeland Security, he’s again simply incorrect. A statement that emerged from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency while Krebs was at the helm unequivocally stated that there’s “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.” That same statement cites state and federal certifications of the security of election equipment against any threats, not merely foreign interference.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-16--Chris Krebs Owns GOP Traitors At Wednesday Election ‘Fraud’ Hearing

At a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee focusing on election-related security concerns , ex-Department of Homeland Security official Chris Krebs sternly refuted the conspiracy theories that President Donald Trump and his allies have been slinging in the time since Election Day .
No legitimate evidence has emerged that substantiates the claim that systematic fraud plagued the recently concluded presidential race , but Trump and his allies have pushed false claims to the contrary anyway .
On Wednesday , Krebs insisted that he stood by a Department of Homeland Security statement insisting that this year ’ s election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history ” — which Trump fired him over .
Formerly , Trump had appointed Krebs to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency .
On Wednesday , discussing the previous statement attesting to the security of the election , Krebs said as follows in response to a couple of questions from Sen. Gary Peters ( D-Mich. ) , the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee : ‘ I ’ m yet to see anything from a security perspective… that would change my opinion on that .
Fraud is a different matter ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but again , bolstered by the attorney general ’ s statement from last week or recently , again — nothing to change my opinion of that matter… I think , generally from a timing perspective , particularly with the seating of the electoral college and 306 electoral votes for President-elect Biden , I think we ’ re past the point where we need to be having conversations about the outcome of this election .
I think that continued assaults on democracy and the outcome of this election that only serve to undermine confidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrosive to the institutions that support elections , and going forward , it will be that much harder.
’ Check out comments from Krebs below : At a later point in the same hearing , Krebs took on a report that Trump allies have promoted that purportedly shows evidence of an attempt to wipe data from an election management system machine .
In reality , Krebs explained , the data that this report presents merely shows what could easily be an ordinary function , because the individuals promoting the report apparently failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ran on .
This point is basic , but the Trump-allied individuals “ misinterpreted the language in what they saw , ” Krebs explained .
Over and over , basic fact-checks have exposed so-called evidence of election fraud as based in brazen ignorance .
Condemning the reckless anti-democratic rhetoric from top Republicans , Krebs added as follows on Wednesday : ‘ The citizens of the United States of America that are responsible for executing this sacred democratic institution of elections are being threatened on a daily basis .
You name it — whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s phone calls , whether it ’ s people showing up at your house : I know this is not an America I recognize , and it ’ s got ta stop .
We need everyone across the leadership ranks to stand up .
I would appreciate more support from my own party , the Republican Party , to call this stuff out and end it .
We got ta move on .
We have a president-elect in President-elect Biden .
We have to move on.
’ Trump continues to refuse to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming — without meaningful supporting evidence — that fraudsters rigged the election against him .
This week , after the electoral college confirmed Biden ’ s win , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) finally acknowledged Biden ’ s victory , marking another defector from Trump ’ s most outrageous rhetoric .

At a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee focusing on election-related security concerns, ex-Department of Homeland Security official Chris Krebs sternly refuted the conspiracy theories that President Donald Trump and his allies have been slinging in the time since Election Day. No legitimate evidence has emerged that substantiates the claim that systematic fraud plagued the recently concluded presidential race, but Trump and his allies have pushed false claims to the contrary anyway. On Wednesday, Krebs insisted that he stood by a Department of Homeland Security statement insisting that this year’s election was the “most secure in American history” — which Trump fired him over.
Formerly, Trump had appointed Krebs to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. On Wednesday, discussing the previous statement attesting to the security of the election, Krebs said as follows in response to a couple of questions from Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee:
‘I’m yet to see anything from a security perspective… that would change my opinion on that. Fraud is a different matter; it’s a criminal matter, but again, bolstered by the attorney general’s statement from last week or recently, again — nothing to change my opinion of that matter… I think, generally from a timing perspective, particularly with the seating of the electoral college and 306 electoral votes for President-elect Biden, I think we’re past the point where we need to be having conversations about the outcome of this election. I think that continued assaults on democracy and the outcome of this election that only serve to undermine confidence in the process [are] ultimately… corrosive to the institutions that support elections, and going forward, it will be that much harder.’
Check out comments from Krebs below:
Krebs: "That's why it's so important to have a paper trail & paper ballots. So even if there was foreign interference of a malicious algorithm nature, you can go back to the receipts. You can check your math, and Georgia did that 3 times & the outcomes were consistent." pic.twitter.com/1Rq4FYnCsO — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
At a later point in the same hearing, Krebs took on a report that Trump allies have promoted that purportedly shows evidence of an attempt to wipe data from an election management system machine. In reality, Krebs explained, the data that this report presents merely shows what could easily be an ordinary function, because the individuals promoting the report apparently failed to grasp the programming language that the machine ran on. This point is basic, but the Trump-allied individuals “misinterpreted the language in what they saw,” Krebs explained. Over and over, basic fact-checks have exposed so-called evidence of election fraud as based in brazen ignorance.
Condemning the reckless anti-democratic rhetoric from top Republicans, Krebs added as follows on Wednesday:
‘The citizens of the United States of America that are responsible for executing this sacred democratic institution of elections are being threatened on a daily basis. You name it — whether it’s emails, whether it’s phone calls, whether it’s people showing up at your house: I know this is not an America I recognize, and it’s gotta stop. We need everyone across the leadership ranks to stand up. I would appreciate more support from my own party, the Republican Party, to call this stuff out and end it. We gotta move on. We have a president-elect in President-elect Biden. We have to move on.’
Check out Krebs’s comments below:
Ron Johnson looks like he has indigestion as Krebs denounces Republican election fraud lies that have resulted in him and other officials receiving threats pic.twitter.com/hVjVwp1rVN — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
Trump continues to refuse to acknowledge the reality of his loss, claiming — without meaningful supporting evidence — that fraudsters rigged the election against him.
This week, after the electoral college confirmed Biden’s win, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) finally acknowledged Biden’s victory, marking another defector from Trump’s most outrageous rhetoric.