bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Federal Judge Delivers Awful News For Trump In Rape Case

The lengths , or the depths , to which the Department of Justice under Attorney General William Barr has been willing to go to protect the president in court have been astounding , but perhaps none of those lengths have been quite as shocking as the one the DOJ tried to pull in the defamation suit against Donald Trump by a woman who claims that Trump raped her in the 1990s .
In that case , the DOJ was willing to represent Trump since his remarks about his accuser ’ s claims , to which he responded that she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the president ’ s job .
In any legal case in which the president is involved where the alleged issue is with something the president did in the course of running the country , the Department of Justice would be called on as well as the White House attorney .
But calling E. Jean Carroll , the woman who says Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a department store , a liar because she ’ s not your “ type ” is already beyond the pale , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s job .
And a district judge confirmed that fact on Friday when the case was taken up once again .
According to Law & Crime , U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said that : Not only will Trump not have the protection of his watchdog , Bill Barr , while fighting against this lawsuit , Trump won ’ t have them in any of the cases against him in New York for alleged campaign finance violations , potential tax fraud , and potential bank fraud .
The Department of Justice shouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such charges , but it would be even worse if they defended him against attacking a sexual assault claimant .
With Trump leaving office , it is unlikely that he ’ ll find judges and lawyers are quite as willing to work with him or give him any special accommodations .
At this point , it ’ s time that Trump was held accountable for his actions , and that accountability should not be covered by U.S. taxpayers .
Roberta Kaplan wrote previously in a legal brief that :

The lengths, or the depths, to which the Department of Justice under Attorney General William Barr has been willing to go to protect the president in court have been astounding, but perhaps none of those lengths have been quite as shocking as the one the DOJ tried to pull in the defamation suit against Donald Trump by a woman who claims that Trump raped her in the 1990s. In that case, the DOJ was willing to represent Trump since his remarks about his accuser’s claims, to which he responded that she is not his “type,” were part of the president’s job.
Here's the judge's order telling the DOJ
to BUTT OUT! pic.twitter.com/Ukxc4J6eww — E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) November 20, 2020
In any legal case in which the president is involved where the alleged issue is with something the president did in the course of running the country, the Department of Justice would be called on as well as the White House attorney. But calling E. Jean Carroll, the woman who says Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a department store, a liar because she’s not your “type” is already beyond the pale, and is most definitely not part of Trump’s job. And a district judge confirmed that fact on Friday when the case was taken up once again.
According to Law & Crime, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said that:
‘[T]he docket sheet erroneously lists Mr. [Stephen] Terrell and another attorney as counsel for defendant Trump. That is incorrect. They represent only the United States.’
Not only will Trump not have the protection of his watchdog, Bill Barr, while fighting against this lawsuit, Trump won’t have them in any of the cases against him in New York for alleged campaign finance violations, potential tax fraud, and potential bank fraud. The Department of Justice shouldn’t be protecting the president from such charges, but it would be even worse if they defended him against attacking a sexual assault claimant.
‘The Justice Department tried to barge into the case in September, insisting that Trump responding to rape allegations with comments like “She’s not my type” is just one of the duties befitting of the President of the United States.’
NEW: Judge schedules telephone conference in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Pres. Trump, a signal the case is moving forward despite attempts by the Justice Department to intervene. https://t.co/uGsRAi3xhx — ABC News (@ABC) November 12, 2020
With Trump leaving office, it is unlikely that he’ll find judges and lawyers are quite as willing to work with him or give him any special accommodations. At this point, it’s time that Trump was held accountable for his actions, and that accountability should not be covered by U.S. taxpayers.
Roberta Kaplan wrote previously in a legal brief that:
‘There is not a single person in the United States — not the president and not anyone else — whose job description includes slandering women they sexually assaulted. That should not be a controversial proposition. Remarkably, however, the Justice Department seeks to prove it wrong.’
Federal judge allows E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump to move ahead next month https://t.co/2PNcUeqKAv — Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 13, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Rudy Giuliani & 22 Other Trump Lawyers Hit With Disbarment Request

Congressman Bill Pascrell , Jr. , a New Jersey Democrat , is seeking the disbarment of Rudy Giuliani and 22 other lawyers who have participated in the Trump team ’ s court fights against the election results .
These court fights have frequently come up totally short , and nowhere have the cases come anywhere close to overturning a sizable enough portion of the election results to hand Trump a victory .
Nevertheless , Trump and his allies have been pushing ahead with their lies about the fraud that they claim plagued the recent election .
Pascrell sent letters advocating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question to state bar authorities in New York , Pennsylvania , Arizona , Michigan , and Nevada .
Pascrell didn ’ t mince words in his criticism of Giuliani and other lawyers who ’ ve taken on the president ’ s frivolous attacks against the election results .
Referring to Giuliani and the other Trump team lawyers , Pascrell said as follows : ‘ We live together in extraordinarily and increasingly dangerous national circumstances .
At present , our sitting President has refused to accept the outcome of our national election and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep himself in power .
The pattern of behavior by these individuals to effectuate Mr. Trump ’ s sinister arson is a danger not just to our legal system but is also unprecedented in our national life .
In carrying out that perversion , they have clearly violated the… Rules of Professional Conduct they swore to uphold and should face the severest sanction your body can mete out : revocation of their law licensures.
’ Check out his statement below : Giuliani , a former mayor of New York City and prominent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign court case in Pennsylvania challenging local authorities ’ handling of the recent election in the state .
During recent proceedings that were a part of that case , Giuliani openly admitted that the court challenge was “ not a fraud case , ” despite the consistent public claims from Giuliani and others who are close to the president that the election was plagued by documentable fraud .
No matter this claim , the Pennsylvania court challenge didn ’ t actually hinge on any specific , documented alleged fraud , apparently — instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arguments amounted to smoke and mirrors , essentially .
No matter his legal team ’ s consistent failures to actually prove his allegations in court , Trump keeps pushing the lie that the election was “ rigged ” against him .
Just this Friday , he claimed that top officials in Georgia — who are Republicans , mind you — “ refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots , ” which is false .
Signatures for mail-in ballots were all checked — they weren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because there ’ s no way that they could have meaningfully been re-checked .
After the initial verification , mail-in ballots and the envelopes that they arrived in are separated .

Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, is seeking the disbarment of Rudy Giuliani and 22 other lawyers who have participated in the Trump team’s court fights against the election results. These court fights have frequently come up totally short, and nowhere have the cases come anywhere close to overturning a sizable enough portion of the election results to hand Trump a victory. Nevertheless, Trump and his allies have been pushing ahead with their lies about the fraud that they claim plagued the recent election.
Pascrell sent letters advocating for the disbarment of the lawyers in question to state bar authorities in New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada. Pascrell didn’t mince words in his criticism of Giuliani and other lawyers who’ve taken on the president’s frivolous attacks against the election results. Referring to Giuliani and the other Trump team lawyers, Pascrell said as follows:
‘We live together in extraordinarily and increasingly dangerous national circumstances. At present, our sitting President has refused to accept the outcome of our national election and is attacking the integrity of our electoral system to keep himself in power. The pattern of behavior by these individuals to effectuate Mr. Trump’s sinister arson is a danger not just to our legal system but is also unprecedented in our national life. In carrying out that perversion, they have clearly violated the… Rules of Professional Conduct they swore to uphold and should face the severest sanction your body can mete out: revocation of their law licensures.’
Check out his statement below:
🚨 I’ve just filed legal complaints with the AZ, MI, NV, NY, and PA bars against Rudy Giuliani and 22 other lawyers seeking their disbarments for filing frivolous lawsuits and trying to help Trump steal the election and dismantle democracy. pic.twitter.com/0kd3PN6q1h — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@PascrellforNJ) November 20, 2020
Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City and prominent Trump ally, recently joined a Trump campaign court case in Pennsylvania challenging local authorities’ handling of the recent election in the state. During recent proceedings that were a part of that case, Giuliani openly admitted that the court challenge was “not a fraud case,” despite the consistent public claims from Giuliani and others who are close to the president that the election was plagued by documentable fraud. No matter this claim, the Pennsylvania court challenge didn’t actually hinge on any specific, documented alleged fraud, apparently — instead, the Trump team’s angry arguments amounted to smoke and mirrors, essentially.
No matter his legal team’s consistent failures to actually prove his allegations in court, Trump keeps pushing the lie that the election was “rigged” against him. Just this Friday, he claimed that top officials in Georgia — who are Republicans, mind you — “refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots,” which is false. Signatures for mail-in ballots were all checked — they weren’t double-checked during the recent recount, because there’s no way that they could have meaningfully been re-checked. After the initial verification, mail-in ballots and the envelopes that they arrived in are separated.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Trump Rage Attacks Georgia Officials After Seeing Final Vote Results

Georgia was set to certify its results on Friday , with President-elect Joe Biden winning the state by a thin margin — but outgoing President Donald Trump doesn ’ t exactly sound impressed with the process , to put it lightly .
He continues to spread outright lies about the electoral process , including in the state of Georgia .
On Twitter this Friday , Trump claimed that top Georgia officials — who , mind you , are Republicans — “ refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots , ” but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and simple .
Trump ’ s not possibly onto something — he ’ s lying .
‘ The Governor of Georgia , and Secretary of State , refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots , and give the Republican Party and me , David Perdue , and perhaps Kelly Loeffler , a BIG VICTORY .
Why won ’ t they do it , and why are they so fast to certify a meaningless tally ?
’ Again — Trump is lying .
Top Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to let the Trump campaign “ look at signatures.
” During the initial tabulation process , signatures for all mail-in ballots were verified — and then , ballots and the envelopes that they arrived in ( which contained the voters ’ signatures ) were separated .
Thus , during the state ’ s recently concluded recount , election workers didn ’ t re-check signatures — and that ’ s because there was no way that they could meaningfully do so !
There ’ s no dubious conspiracy here ; there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t speak a process into existence that ’ s physically impossible to perform under current circumstances .
Ballots and envelopes were separated .
Also , more broadly : there is zero evidence for the president ’ s claim that hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots were included with tallies in Georgia .
To take Trump ’ s claims at face value , one might have to believe that the following list of interests were all in cahoots to commit fraud : local canvassing boards , state canvassing boards , supervisor of elections offices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election workers , and more .
There ’ s no meaningful reason to take the president ’ s nonsensical conspiracies seriously .
The evidence just is not there .

Georgia was set to certify its results on Friday, with President-elect Joe Biden winning the state by a thin margin — but outgoing President Donald Trump doesn’t exactly sound impressed with the process, to put it lightly. He continues to spread outright lies about the electoral process, including in the state of Georgia. On Twitter this Friday, Trump claimed that top Georgia officials — who, mind you, are Republicans — “refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots,” but this claim is a lie, plain and simple. Trump’s not possibly onto something — he’s lying.
Trump posted the following angry message:
‘The Governor of Georgia, and Secretary of State, refuse to let us look at signatures which would expose hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots, and give the Republican Party and me, David Perdue, and perhaps Kelly Loeffler, a BIG VICTORY. Why won’t they do it, and why are they so fast to certify a meaningless tally?’
Again — Trump is lying. Top Republican officials in Georgia are not “refusing” to let the Trump campaign “look at signatures.” During the initial tabulation process, signatures for all mail-in ballots were verified — and then, ballots and the envelopes that they arrived in (which contained the voters’ signatures) were separated. Thus, during the state’s recently concluded recount, election workers didn’t re-check signatures — and that’s because there was no way that they could meaningfully do so! There’s no dubious conspiracy here; there’s simply the fact that Trump can’t speak a process into existence that’s physically impossible to perform under current circumstances. Ballots and envelopes were separated.
Also, more broadly: there is zero evidence for the president’s claim that hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots were included with tallies in Georgia. To take Trump’s claims at face value, one might have to believe that the following list of interests were all in cahoots to commit fraud: local canvassing boards, state canvassing boards, supervisor of elections offices, Secretary of State offices, frontline election workers, and more. There’s no meaningful reason to take the president’s nonsensical conspiracies seriously. The evidence just is not there.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Trump Launches Paranoid Conspiracy Laden Rant During Press Conference

President Donald Trump , who has long touted himself as one of the world ’ s great negotiators , made a final attempt to present his negotiations with Big Pharma to the American people as a triumph , an accomplishment of his presidency that no other president can match .
Instead , he spent his time whining about all the people who were mean to him and caused him to lose the election until he remembered that he didn ’ t really lose and it ’ s all the Democrats ’ fault , anyway .
When attempting to negotiate with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s not advisable to spend time on national television insulting that group .
Instead of discussing actual negotiations or policy initiatives , Trump blamed Big Pharma for hurting him during the 2020 presidential elections and said their negative ads against him , ads he ’ s alleged have been running for quite some time now , were the result of his refusal to back down .
‘ Big Pharma ran millions of dollars worth of negative advertisements against me during the campaign , which I won , by the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll find that out , um , almost 74 million votes .
We had Big Pharma against us , we had the media against us , we had Big Tech against us , we had a lot of dishonesty against us .
But Big Pharma alone ran millions and millions of dollars in ads ; in fact , I looked at it .
They said it was…I ’ ve never seen anything quite like it because I told them “ I ’ m gon na have to do this , you know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job.
” ‘ He also praised himself and ignored the actual accomplishments of infectious disease experts and the pharmaceutical companies who have worked to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 , the crisis that will haunt Trump indefinitely .
Instead , Trump said the entire vaccine idea was his and that he “ forced ” the Federal Drug Administration to approve the vaccine well ahead of schedule .
‘ You wouldn ’ t have a vaccine for another four years because the FDA wouldn ’ t be able to do what they did , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Pfizer and others even decided to not assess the results of their vaccine , in other words , not come out with the results of the vaccine until just after the election .
That ’ s because of what I did with favored nations and other elements.
’ Trump went on for awhile about all the great things he ’ s done to lower prescription drug prices but grumbled that “ I don ’ t know if anyone ’ s gon na appreciate it.
” There is no evidence at this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or executive order he ’ s signed has had any impact on prescription drug prices .
‘ It would have probably had an impact , who knows ?
Maybe it wouldn ’ t have .
I ’ m sure they would have found the ballots someplace , the Democrats .
And the group .
These corrupt games will not deter us from doing what is right for the American people .

President Donald Trump, who has long touted himself as one of the world’s great negotiators, made a final attempt to present his negotiations with Big Pharma to the American people as a triumph, an accomplishment of his presidency that no other president can match. Instead, he spent his time whining about all the people who were mean to him and caused him to lose the election until he remembered that he didn’t really lose and it’s all the Democrats’ fault, anyway.
News Conference on Reduced Drug Prices at 2:30 P.M. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2020
When attempting to negotiate with a company or a group of companies, it’s not advisable to spend time on national television insulting that group. Instead of discussing actual negotiations or policy initiatives, Trump blamed Big Pharma for hurting him during the 2020 presidential elections and said their negative ads against him, ads he’s alleged have been running for quite some time now, were the result of his refusal to back down.
‘Big Pharma ran millions of dollars worth of negative advertisements against me during the campaign, which I won, by the way, but you know, we’ll find that out, um, almost 74 million votes. We had Big Pharma against us, we had the media against us, we had Big Tech against us, we had a lot of dishonesty against us. But Big Pharma alone ran millions and millions of dollars in ads; in fact, I looked at it. They said it was…I’ve never seen anything quite like it because I told them “I’m gonna have to do this, you know, I was put here to do a job.”‘
Trump now claims that Big Pharma and the media conspired against him in the election, and there would not be a vaccine it wasn't for him. Trump also claimed that he won the election, and Democrats "found ballots." pic.twitter.com/knDMzfHHwh — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 20, 2020
He also praised himself and ignored the actual accomplishments of infectious disease experts and the pharmaceutical companies who have worked to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the crisis that will haunt Trump indefinitely. Instead, Trump said the entire vaccine idea was his and that he “forced” the Federal Drug Administration to approve the vaccine well ahead of schedule.
‘You wouldn’t have a vaccine for another four years because the FDA wouldn’t be able to do what they did, what I forced them to do. And Pfizer and others even decided to not assess the results of their vaccine, in other words, not come out with the results of the vaccine until just after the election. That’s because of what I did with favored nations and other elements.’
President Trump accuses Pfizer of delaying the release of its preliminary vaccine data until after the election because he’s announcing rules designed to lower drug prices. “So they waited and waited and waited.” Pfizer’s CEO has said they released it as soon as they knew. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 20, 2020
Trump went on for awhile about all the great things he’s done to lower prescription drug prices but grumbled that “I don’t know if anyone’s gonna appreciate it.” There is no evidence at this point that any policy he’s backed or executive order he’s signed has had any impact on prescription drug prices.
‘It would have probably had an impact, who knows? Maybe it wouldn’t have. I’m sure they would have found the ballots someplace, the Democrats. And the group. These corrupt games will not deter us from doing what is right for the American people.
President Trump ends White House press briefing about drug prices — one of his few public appearances since his election defeat — without taking any questions https://t.co/Nj065CIsxp pic.twitter.com/cVf2Vc7xbN — CBS News (@CBSNews) November 20, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--‘The Lincoln Project’  Targets Lawmakers Conspiring With Trump In New Video

When Donald Trump first began making noises about how he ’ d won the 2020 presidential election , which began at around 2:30 A.M. EST the morning after the election when several states had not yet been called , it was assumed that he ’ d rant for a bit and then sulk away his last two and a half months in office .
As it turns out , he ’ s serious about trying to overturn the election results , and Republican lawmakers are flirting dangerously close with helping him do it .
The Lincoln Project highlighted on story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democracy in a new video .
The president has filed lawsuits in a number of states , including Arizona , Pennsylvania , and Nevada , among others , and is currently 1-30 on those legal battles alleging massive voter fraud .
In Michigan , his attempts to sue or argue his way back into power haven ’ t worked , so Trump seems to have developed another strategy for trying to steal the election .
‘ On Thursday , the post-election narrative seemed to edge further down that path , as the Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chambers—Senator Mike Shirkey and Representative Lee Chatfield—agreed to take a meeting with the President in Washington tomorrow .
Until that point Shirkey and Chatfield were signaling that they didn ’ t intend to second-guess Michigan ’ s voters , who chose Biden by more than 150,000 votes .
But by taking the White House meeting , they indicated their possible openness to changing their minds.
’ State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey ( R-MI ) and Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield ( R-MI ) have agreed to a meeting with Trump at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to certify the election results .
As The Lincoln Project notes in their video , Joe Biden won by a significant number of votes in a race that was not close .
His attempts to convince state officials to send electors to elect Trump in for a second term despite the state ’ s vote totals is nothing less than a power grab that goes against every principle the United States has ever stood for .
And Republicans seem to be open to helping him do it .
‘ The scheduled meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the largest level , it threatens the system of democratic presidential elections : If state officials start claiming the right to overturn elections because of vague claims about “ fraud , ” our democratic system will be unworkable .
But in a more specific and immediate way , it threatens the two Michigan legislators , personally , with the risk of criminal investigation.
’ While the president ’ s actions are bad enough on their own , he ’ s leaving office in just a handful of weeks .
Republican lawmakers who attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheat will face a range of legal battles , some of which may involve criminal charges .
‘ Republican state legislators have been standing up for the idea that fair , democratic elections are more important than any individual president .
If Shirkey and Chatfield are reconsidering that view , they are playing with the possibility of throwing out the results of a free and fair election .
That ’ s not something that the system comes back from easily .
’

When Donald Trump first began making noises about how he’d won the 2020 presidential election, which began at around 2:30 A.M. EST the morning after the election when several states had not yet been called, it was assumed that he’d rant for a bit and then sulk away his last two and a half months in office. As it turns out, he’s serious about trying to overturn the election results, and Republican lawmakers are flirting dangerously close with helping him do it.
Voters chose America. Now, Michigan Republicans must do the same. pic.twitter.com/ETgbQakbFe — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 20, 2020
The Lincoln Project highlighted on story of Trump’s attempts to undermine democracy in a new video. The president has filed lawsuits in a number of states, including Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, among others, and is currently 1-30 on those legal battles alleging massive voter fraud. In Michigan, his attempts to sue or argue his way back into power haven’t worked, so Trump seems to have developed another strategy for trying to steal the election.
According to POLITICO:
‘On Thursday, the post-election narrative seemed to edge further down that path, as the Republican leaders of Michigan’s two legislative chambers—Senator Mike Shirkey and Representative Lee Chatfield—agreed to take a meeting with the President in Washington tomorrow. Until that point Shirkey and Chatfield were signaling that they didn’t intend to second-guess Michigan’s voters, who chose Biden by more than 150,000 votes. But by taking the White House meeting, they indicated their possible openness to changing their minds.’
“The danger for Shirkey and Chatfield, then, is that they are being visibly invited to a meeting where the likely agenda involves the felony of attempting to bribe a public official.” https://t.co/Je4IDa5VrQ — Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 20, 2020
State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-MI) and Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield (R-MI) have agreed to a meeting with Trump at the White House ahead of announcing their decision to certify the election results. As The Lincoln Project notes in their video, Joe Biden won by a significant number of votes in a race that was not close. His attempts to convince state officials to send electors to elect Trump in for a second term despite the state’s vote totals is nothing less than a power grab that goes against every principle the United States has ever stood for. And Republicans seem to be open to helping him do it.
‘The scheduled meeting threatens two kinds of danger. At the largest level, it threatens the system of democratic presidential elections: If state officials start claiming the right to overturn elections because of vague claims about “fraud,” our democratic system will be unworkable. But in a more specific and immediate way, it threatens the two Michigan legislators, personally, with the risk of criminal investigation.’
Gentlemen, this may be the thing you are remembered for. Please defend our democracy. — Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) November 19, 2020
While the president’s actions are bad enough on their own, he’s leaving office in just a handful of weeks. Republican lawmakers who attempt to keep their seats while helping Trump cheat will face a range of legal battles, some of which may involve criminal charges.
‘Republican state legislators have been standing up for the idea that fair, democratic elections are more important than any individual president. If Shirkey and Chatfield are reconsidering that view, they are playing with the possibility of throwing out the results of a free and fair election. That’s not something that the system comes back from easily.’
The people of Michigan have spoken. They chose @JoeBiden. Let @SenMikeShirkey and @LeeChatfield know that they can’t sell out their state to help Donald Trump—no matter how much he begs them. Call Lee Chatfield: (517) 373-2629
Call Mike Shirkey: (517) 373-5932 — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 20, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Trump Caught Responding To Account Pretending To Be His Sister

On Friday , President Donald Trump thanked his sister , Elizabeth , for support… but the original message of support didn ’ t actually come from his sister .
The original message went up on a Twitter account that purported to belong to Elizabeth Trump Grau , but the individual behind the account has since posted a message admitting that the page is a “ parody.
” Before this admission , conservative commentator Wayne Dupree ’ s website spread the message of support as if Elizabeth Trump Grau had actually issued it , and Donald responded to a post from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks .
Twitter has now suspended the “ parody ” Elizabeth Trump Grau account .
Check out Trump ’ s original post thanking Elizabeth for support that she didn ’ t actually offer below : The debacle illustrates that the Trump family ties might not be all-that-close behind the scenes .
Why couldn ’ t Donald have called up his sister to speak one-on-one rather than airing his thanks in a public forum , like some kind of performance ?
One of Donald ’ s other siblings , Maryanne Trump Barry , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior ; among other points of contention , Maryanne denounced Donald ’ s “ goddamned… lying.
” Mary Trump — the president ’ s niece , who has written a recently released book exposing family secrets and tearing into her uncle ’ s belligerent behavior — is responsible for the recording of Maryanne ’ s remarks .
The original message of support for the president that set off this ridiculous chain of events read as follows : ‘ This election inspired me to break my silence and speak out on behalf of my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election and will fight this to the very end .
We ’ ve always been a family of fighters .
We are all so very proud of him and the job he has done for our country .
4 MORE YEARS !
’ To be clear : the premise of the original message of support , that “ Don won this election , ” js false .
There is no meaningful evidence for the president ’ s team ’ s claims of widespread election fraud .
Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Megerian captured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ @ TheBettyTrump ” account that it wasn ’ t really the president ’ s sister ’ s — check out that admission below :

On Friday, President Donald Trump thanked his sister, Elizabeth, for support… but the original message of support didn’t actually come from his sister. The original message went up on a Twitter account that purported to belong to Elizabeth Trump Grau, but the individual behind the account has since posted a message admitting that the page is a “parody.” Before this admission, conservative commentator Wayne Dupree’s website spread the message of support as if Elizabeth Trump Grau had actually issued it, and Donald responded to a post from a Dupree-associated account when he posted his thanks. Twitter has now suspended the “parody” Elizabeth Trump Grau account.
Check out Trump’s original post thanking Elizabeth for support that she didn’t actually offer below:
The debacle illustrates that the Trump family ties might not be all-that-close behind the scenes. Why couldn’t Donald have called up his sister to speak one-on-one rather than airing his thanks in a public forum, like some kind of performance? One of Donald’s other siblings, Maryanne Trump Barry, was caught on tape deriding Donald’s behavior; among other points of contention, Maryanne denounced Donald’s “goddamned… lying.” Mary Trump — the president’s niece, who has written a recently released book exposing family secrets and tearing into her uncle’s belligerent behavior — is responsible for the recording of Maryanne’s remarks.
The original message of support for the president that set off this ridiculous chain of events read as follows:
‘This election inspired me to break my silence and speak out on behalf of my family. My brother Don won this election and will fight this to the very end. We’ve always been a family of fighters. We are all so very proud of him and the job he has done for our country. 4 MORE YEARS!’
To be clear: the premise of the original message of support, that “Don won this election,” js false. There is no meaningful evidence for the president’s team’s claims of widespread election fraud. Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Megerian captured a screenshot of the admission from the “@TheBettyTrump” account that it wasn’t really the president’s sister’s — check out that admission below:
So now we know that right-wing media circulated an unverified account purporting to be the president’s sister, and then the president himself shared the coverage rather than confirm that it was, in fact, his sister behind the tweets. — Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) November 20, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Kelly Loeffler Hit With Federal Ethics Complaints & Justice Dept. Investigation Request

Sen. Kelly Loeffler ( R-Ga. ) , who is on the ballot for a January 5 election , is facing two ethics complaints and a request for a Justice Department investigation after she solicited donations for her campaign during an interview from the U.S. Capitol building .
The ethics complaints are from the Democratic Party of Georgia and the American Democracy Legal Fund , both of whom filed their complaints with the Senate Ethics Committee — which , like the rest of the Senate , is controlled by Republicans at present and could thereby be inclined to ignore the complaints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investigation from the Justice Department .
The Georgia Democratic Party ’ s executive director Scott Hogan said that “ Senator Kelly Loeffler has once again chosen to use her position of power for personal and political advantage by illegally asking for donations on national television while on federal property , ” and the American Democracy Legal Fund ’ s president , Brad Woodhouse , agreed .
He said that the “ fundraising solicitation from the Capitol was illegal , plain and simple.
” Rules presently “ prohibit members of Congress from soliciting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlanta Journal-Constitution says — which is exactly what Loeffler did .
During the interview in question , Loeffler told Fox News that “ we know that hundreds of millions of dark , liberal money is pouring into our state , ” adding : “ That ’ s why it ’ s so important that everyone across the country get involved .
They can visit KellyforSenate.com to chip in $ 5 or $ 10 bucks to get involved , volunteer.
” Notably enough , this occasion is not the first time that a Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up for re-election has asked for money while on Fox News .
Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) , who recently won re-election and currently serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , repeatedly pleaded for donations during Fox News appearances prior to his own election .
Democrat Jaime Harrison , who was challenging Graham , raised huge sums of money .
Stephen Lawson , a spokesperson for Loeffler , derided the complaints and request for a Justice Department investigation .
According to the Journal-Constitution , he said as follows : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The two of them appeared alongside one another on the ballot on November 3 , but according to Georgia rules , a U.S. Senate candidate must win higher than 50 percent of the vote in order to secure the seat they ’ re running for .
If no candidate passes that mark , then the top two candidates proceed to a one-on-one match in a run-off election .
Georgia ’ s other U.S. Senate seat also went to a run-off after the recent election , when incumbent Republican David Perdue failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat Jon Ossoff .
If Democrats win both seats , then the Democratic Party will control the U.S. Senate , because the chamber would be 50-50 , but vice presidents are tasked with breaking ties .
With Biden in the White House , the tiebreaker would be Kamala Harris .

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who is on the ballot for a January 5 election, is facing two ethics complaints and a request for a Justice Department investigation after she solicited donations for her campaign during an interview from the U.S. Capitol building. The ethics complaints are from the Democratic Party of Georgia and the American Democracy Legal Fund, both of whom filed their complaints with the Senate Ethics Committee — which, like the rest of the Senate, is controlled by Republicans at present and could thereby be inclined to ignore the complaints. The Georgia Democratic Party also requested an investigation from the Justice Department.
The Georgia Democratic Party’s executive director Scott Hogan said that “Senator Kelly Loeffler has once again chosen to use her position of power for personal and political advantage by illegally asking for donations on national television while on federal property,” and the American Democracy Legal Fund’s president, Brad Woodhouse, agreed. He said that the “fundraising solicitation from the Capitol was illegal, plain and simple.” Rules presently “prohibit members of Congress from soliciting contributions in federal buildings,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says — which is exactly what Loeffler did.
During the interview in question, Loeffler told Fox News that “we know that hundreds of millions of dark, liberal money is pouring into our state,” adding: “That’s why it’s so important that everyone across the country get involved. They can visit KellyforSenate.com to chip in $5 or $10 bucks to get involved, volunteer.” Notably enough, this occasion is not the first time that a Republican U.S. Senator who’s been up for re-election has asked for money while on Fox News. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who recently won re-election and currently serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, repeatedly pleaded for donations during Fox News appearances prior to his own election. Democrat Jaime Harrison, who was challenging Graham, raised huge sums of money.
Stephen Lawson, a spokesperson for Loeffler, derided the complaints and request for a Justice Department investigation. According to the Journal-Constitution, he said as follows:
‘We’re only two weeks into this race and the Democrats are already so desperate to try to distract from Raphael Warnock’s attacks on the police, military, small businesses, Israel and virtually every other voting bloc that they’re spending their time filing frivolous complaints.’
Warnock is Loeffler’s Democratic challenger. The two of them appeared alongside one another on the ballot on November 3, but according to Georgia rules, a U.S. Senate candidate must win higher than 50 percent of the vote in order to secure the seat they’re running for. If no candidate passes that mark, then the top two candidates proceed to a one-on-one match in a run-off election. Georgia’s other U.S. Senate seat also went to a run-off after the recent election, when incumbent Republican David Perdue failed to pass 50 percent in his race against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
If Democrats win both seats, then the Democratic Party will control the U.S. Senate, because the chamber would be 50-50, but vice presidents are tasked with breaking ties. With Biden in the White House, the tiebreaker would be Kamala Harris.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Kayleigh McEnany Gets Taunted By CNN At Friday Press Conference

On Friday , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held an in-person press conference at the White House after a lengthy break from the podium — and during the proceedings , a reporter shouted out a question that ’ s on a lot of Americans ’ minds : when is the Trump team going to admit that they lost the election ?
This reporter shouted out the question at least twice as McEnany worked through questions from other reporters who were present .
McEnany only ended up taking what CNN ’ s Kaitlan Collins characterized as a “ handful ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she excused her refusal to even engage with Collins herself by calling the CNN correspondent an “ activist.
” Collins had a memorable response — on Twitter after the incident , she wrote that “ It ’ s understandable why someone who hasn ’ t done their job — taking questions from reporters — in weeks would confuse someone else doing theirs with activism.
” Meanwhile , during her broader remarks , McEnany didn ’ t exactly inspire confidence .
At one point , while discussing the development of the COVID-19 vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American lives will be saved thanks to President Trump and the great work of Operation Warp Speed , ” which is the administration ’ s program for supporting the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines .
To suggest that Trump deserves some kind of special credit for tentatively successful vaccine development is outlandish on its face .
Federal support for a COVID-19 vaccine is a bare minimum , and Trump has fumbled other elements of COVID-19 response .
Meanwhile , McEnany insistently tried to provide some kind of legitimate foundation for the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the legitimacy just is not there .
At one point , she insisted that “ the president ’ s been very clear : he wants every legal vote to be counted , and to make sure no illegal votes are counted.
” The Trump team can present this idea as some kind of profound rallying cry all they want — in reality , counting all legal votes is exactly what ’ s gone on across the United States after this election .
The Trump team ’ s willful ignorance of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place doesn ’ t erase the existence of those security processes .
‘ Right now , there ’ s ongoing litigation .
There are , what we know , 74 million Americans who voted for this president .
That ’ s more votes than any president has gotten in history .
It ’ s really extraordinary , and there are very real claims out there that the campaign is pursuing… These individuals deserve to be heard .
This is a system that had never been tried in American history : mass mail-out voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have identified as being particularly prone to fraud , so those claims deserve to be pursued.
’ She is lying , just about any way you look at one particular claim of hers : “ universal ” mail-in voting was not used across the country as a whole , although in some states , authorities mailed ballots to all registered voters — but this concept isn ’ t new !
Prior to COVID-19 , multiple states already had systems where all voters automatically got ballots mailed to them .
Elsewhere in the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already freely access mail-in voting without even needing to provide a documented excuse for not voting in person .

On Friday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held an in-person press conference at the White House after a lengthy break from the podium — and during the proceedings, a reporter shouted out a question that’s on a lot of Americans’ minds: when is the Trump team going to admit that they lost the election? This reporter shouted out the question at least twice as McEnany worked through questions from other reporters who were present. McEnany only ended up taking what CNN’s Kaitlan Collins characterized as a “handful” of questions, and as McEnany concluded, she excused her refusal to even engage with Collins herself by calling the CNN correspondent an “activist.”
Collins had a memorable response — on Twitter after the incident, she wrote that “It’s understandable why someone who hasn’t done their job — taking questions from reporters — in weeks would confuse someone else doing theirs with activism.” Meanwhile, during her broader remarks, McEnany didn’t exactly inspire confidence.
At one point, while discussing the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, McEnany dubiously insisted that “many American lives will be saved thanks to President Trump and the great work of Operation Warp Speed,” which is the administration’s program for supporting the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. To suggest that Trump deserves some kind of special credit for tentatively successful vaccine development is outlandish on its face. Federal support for a COVID-19 vaccine is a bare minimum, and Trump has fumbled other elements of COVID-19 response.
Meanwhile, McEnany insistently tried to provide some kind of legitimate foundation for the Trump team’s claims of widespread fraud, but the legitimacy just is not there. At one point, she insisted that “the president’s been very clear: he wants every legal vote to be counted, and to make sure no illegal votes are counted.” The Trump team can present this idea as some kind of profound rallying cry all they want — in reality, counting all legal votes is exactly what’s gone on across the United States after this election. The Trump team’s willful ignorance of the basic security processes that are already in place doesn’t erase the existence of those security processes.
McEnany added the following:
‘Right now, there’s ongoing litigation. There are, what we know, 74 million Americans who voted for this president. That’s more votes than any president has gotten in history. It’s really extraordinary, and there are very real claims out there that the campaign is pursuing… These individuals deserve to be heard. This is a system that had never been tried in American history: mass mail-out voting. It’s one that we have identified as being particularly prone to fraud, so those claims deserve to be pursued.’
She is lying, just about any way you look at one particular claim of hers: “universal” mail-in voting was not used across the country as a whole, although in some states, authorities mailed ballots to all registered voters — but this concept isn’t new! Prior to COVID-19, multiple states already had systems where all voters automatically got ballots mailed to them. Elsewhere in the country, huge swathes of the electorate could already freely access mail-in voting without even needing to provide a documented excuse for not voting in person.
Check out McEnany’s Friday debacle below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Biden Reportedly Plotting Top Position For Merrick Garland

When Donald Trump leaves the White House at the end of his current term after his recent decisive presidential election defeat , he ’ s not the only one who will be leaving the halls of government .
Figureheads of the Trump administration ’ s self-serving corruption , like Attorney General Bill Barr , are also on the way out .
According to NPR , candidates under consideration to potentially replace Barr include none other than Merrick Garland .
Garland , of course , is a judge on the D.C. appeals court , who then-President Barack Obama nominated for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
Senate Republicans , who led their chamber , refused to even hold a hearing for Garland ’ s nomination .
Attorney Generals must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate , so if Biden does decide to go with Garland , then the judge would come up before the chamber yet again .
At present , it ’ s unclear which major political party will control the U.S. Senate when Biden takes office .
Georgia has two U.S. Senate elections slated for early January , and if Democrats win both seats — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won the state in the presidential election — then Democrats would control the Senate .
The chamber would be split 50-50 , but vice presidents are tasked with breaking ties , and under a Biden administration , that tie-breaker would be Vice President-elect Kamala Harris .
Other candidates under consideration to become Attorney General with Biden in the White House include former deputy attorney general Sally Yates , former Justice Department civil rights chief Deval Patrick , and former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones , who recently lost his race for re-election to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state in the upper Congressional chamber for two years .
As for Garland , NPR notes that “ supporters ” say that he could help restore confidence in the Justice Department following the chaos of the Trump administration .
Biden has already publicly announced one prominent pick — Ronald Klain , who will be the White House chief of staff .
Klain has worked alongside Biden for many years , including as chief of staff to Biden while he served in the Obama administration as vice president .

When Donald Trump leaves the White House at the end of his current term after his recent decisive presidential election defeat, he’s not the only one who will be leaving the halls of government. Figureheads of the Trump administration’s self-serving corruption, like Attorney General Bill Barr, are also on the way out. According to NPR, candidates under consideration to potentially replace Barr include none other than Merrick Garland. Garland, of course, is a judge on the D.C. appeals court, who then-President Barack Obama nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016. Senate Republicans, who led their chamber, refused to even hold a hearing for Garland’s nomination.
Attorney Generals must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, so if Biden does decide to go with Garland, then the judge would come up before the chamber yet again. At present, it’s unclear which major political party will control the U.S. Senate when Biden takes office. Georgia has two U.S. Senate elections slated for early January, and if Democrats win both seats — which seems possible, since Biden just won the state in the presidential election — then Democrats would control the Senate. The chamber would be split 50-50, but vice presidents are tasked with breaking ties, and under a Biden administration, that tie-breaker would be Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Other candidates under consideration to become Attorney General with Biden in the White House include former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, former Justice Department civil rights chief Deval Patrick, and former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, who recently lost his race for re-election to the U.S. Senate in Alabama after representing the state in the upper Congressional chamber for two years.
As for Garland, NPR notes that “supporters” say that he could help restore confidence in the Justice Department following the chaos of the Trump administration.
As NPR reports:
‘Former DoJ officials pointed out that after Watergate, President Gerald Ford enlisted former University of Chicago President Edward Levi to serve as attorney general and restore public confidence in the institution… Supporters said Garland could play a similar role, if he could be enticed to leave his lifetime-tenured appointment on the federal bench.’
Biden has already publicly announced one prominent pick — Ronald Klain, who will be the White House chief of staff. Klain has worked alongside Biden for many years, including as chief of staff to Biden while he served in the Obama administration as vice president.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-22--Yet Another Judge Throws Giuliani’s Voter Fraud Case Out Of Court

Fooling the American people , for Donald Trump , has been easy .
Not all of the people , of course , but enough to keep a conspiracy narrative alive .
But in court , fooling a judge isn ’ t as easy , as Donald Trump and his pretend TV lawyer Rudy Giuliani found out on Saturday .
A judge in Pennsylvania dismissed the big Pennsylvania election fraud case touted by the president and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani , and found it to be meritless , without evidence , and even borderline ridiculous due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In his legal decision , US District Court Judge Matthew Brann wrote : ‘ One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome , a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruptions , such that this Court would have no option except to regrettably grant the proposed injunctive relief despite the impact it would have on such a large group of citizens .
‘ That has not happened .
Instead , this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence.
’ What the judge found most astounding was Republicans ’ claims that the presidential election was rigged , but that all the down ballot races Republicans won were legitimate .
The election , they claimed , needed to be ruled unconstitutional due to fraud , except for all the other races .
Those were fine .
The judge also addressed that premise in his ruling .
‘ Curiously , Plaintiffs now claim that they seek only to enjoin certification of the presidential election results .
Doc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their requested relief with other election results in the state .
But even if it were logically possible to hold Pennsylvania ’ s electoral system both constitutional and unconstitutional at the same time , the Court would not do so.
’ The truth is that Trump and Giuliani never believed that they could overturn the results of a democratic election .
They knew from the start that Joe Biden had won and that what they were doing was riling up the country instead of carrying out any legal mission .
Enough people believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ audience .
That ’ s the sole reason these lawsuits are happening , and it ’ s just not good enough of an argument in court .

Fooling the American people, for Donald Trump, has been easy. Not all of the people, of course, but enough to keep a conspiracy narrative alive. But in court, fooling a judge isn’t as easy, as Donald Trump and his pretend TV lawyer Rudy Giuliani found out on Saturday.
THE KEY LINE: "In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state. Our people, laws, and institutions demand more.”https://t.co/DetGohz5wE — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 21, 2020
A judge in Pennsylvania dismissed the big Pennsylvania election fraud case touted by the president and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani, and found it to be meritless, without evidence, and even borderline ridiculous due to its lack of evidence and shaky premise.
In his legal decision, US District Court Judge Matthew Brann wrote:
‘One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruptions, such that this Court would have no option except to regrettably grant the proposed injunctive relief despite the impact it would have on such a large group of citizens. ‘That has not happened. Instead, this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence.’
As for their claim that Republican observers didn’t have adequate access to watching the vote count, he said they offered no evidence that their watchers were treated differently than those from the Biden campaign. — Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) November 21, 2020
What the judge found most astounding was Republicans’ claims that the presidential election was rigged, but that all the down ballot races Republicans won were legitimate. The election, they claimed, needed to be ruled unconstitutional due to fraud, except for all the other races. Those were fine. The judge also addressed that premise in his ruling.
‘Curiously, Plaintiffs now claim that they seek only to enjoin certification of the presidential election results. Doc 183 at 1. They suggest that their requested relief with other election results in the state. But even if it were logically possible to hold Pennsylvania’s electoral system both constitutional and unconstitutional at the same time, the Court would not do so.’
BREAKING: A federal judge rules that Pennsylvania officials can certify election results currently showing Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by over 80,000 votes, dealing President Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election. https://t.co/1R3GRZzo5Q — The Associated Press (@AP) November 21, 2020
The truth is that Trump and Giuliani never believed that they could overturn the results of a democratic election. They knew from the start that Joe Biden had won and that what they were doing was riling up the country instead of carrying out any legal mission. Enough people believe them, however, to create an audience. That’s the sole reason these lawsuits are happening, and it’s just not good enough of an argument in court.
‘In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state. Our people, laws, and institutions demand more.’
🚨🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania federal court DISMISSES Trump lawsuit WITH PREJUDICE–meaning Trump cannot refile it. A total victory for the voters of Pennsylvania. Trump and his allies are now 2-34 in post election litigation.https://t.co/tA5ZIymzPz — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Trump Panic Tweets Saturday Afternoon Meltdown As Failures Pile Up

President Donald Trump hasn ’ t taken questions from reporters in awhile , but he ’ s kept up the frantic pace of his tweeting in the aftermath of his decisive loss to President-elect Joe Biden in the recent presidential election .
Trump continues to lie about that election and claim that massive fraud plagued the process around the country , despite the total lack of meaningfully conclusive evidence for his claims , a good number of which are just stunningly ignorant of the actual electoral process in the United States .
On Twitter this Saturday , he claimed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our Electoral Process , ” which he ’ s simply not doing .
His claim to the contrary is self-centered make-believe .
He tweeted the following message , including quotation marks around the remarks , although it ’ s unclear where the comments actually originated if not with him : ‘ ” President Trump has done many great things ( biggest tax & regulation cuts in history , Space Force , rebuilding our military , fixing the V.A.
, the Wall ) , but perhaps the most important of all will be what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive corruption in our Electoral Process.
” ‘ Again — Trump is not “ exposing… massive corruption.
” The Department of Homeland Security recently put out a statement insisting that the recently concluded election was the “ most secure in American history.
” Do the president ’ s allies seriously expect Americans to take Trump ’ s word over that of the Department of Homeland Security ?
Remember — Trump ’ s the guy who once said , in a public forum , that he ’ s “ never understood wind.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ongoing work to finalize a COVID-19 vaccine .
He posted the following message : Does Trump expect Americans to believe that he himself wasn ’ t a “ total disaster in handling ” COVID-19 ?
Tangibly speaking , what is he personally even actively doing these days to fight the crisis ?
The Trump administration previously rolled out a program called Operation Warp Speed in which they financially support COVID-19 vaccine developers .
Federal support for a COVID-19 vaccine is a bare minimum and surely shouldn ’ t earn Trump personally some kind @ @ @ @

President Donald Trump hasn’t taken questions from reporters in awhile, but he’s kept up the frantic pace of his tweeting in the aftermath of his decisive loss to President-elect Joe Biden in the recent presidential election. Trump continues to lie about that election and claim that massive fraud plagued the process around the country, despite the total lack of meaningfully conclusive evidence for his claims, a good number of which are just stunningly ignorant of the actual electoral process in the United States. On Twitter this Saturday, he claimed to be “exposing the massive corruption in our Electoral Process,” which he’s simply not doing. His claim to the contrary is self-centered make-believe.
He tweeted the following message, including quotation marks around the remarks, although it’s unclear where the comments actually originated if not with him:
‘”President Trump has done many great things (biggest tax & regulation cuts in history, Space Force, rebuilding our military, fixing the V.A., the Wall), but perhaps the most important of all will be what he is doing now, exposing the massive corruption in our Electoral Process.”‘
“President Trump has done many great things (biggest tax & regulation cuts in history, Space Force, rebuilding our military, fixing the V.A., the Wall), but perhaps the most important of all will be what he is doing now, exposing the massive corruption in our Electoral Process.” — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2020
Again — Trump is not “exposing… massive corruption.” The Department of Homeland Security recently put out a statement insisting that the recently concluded election was the “most secure in American history.” Do the president’s allies seriously expect Americans to take Trump’s word over that of the Department of Homeland Security? Remember — Trump’s the guy who once said, in a public forum, that he’s “never understood wind.”
This Saturday on Twitter, Trump also addressed ongoing work to finalize a COVID-19 vaccine. He posted the following message:
‘Joe Biden was a total disaster in handling the H1N1 Swine Flu, would never have produced a Vaccine in record time (years ahead of schedule), and would do a terrible job of Vaccine delivery – But doesn’t everybody already know that!’
Joe Biden was a total disaster in handling the H1N1 Swine Flu, would never have produced a Vaccine in record time (years ahead of schedule), and would do a terrible job of Vaccine delivery – But doesn’t everybody already know that! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2020
The Fake News is not talking about the fact that “Covid” is running wild all over the World, not just in the U.S. I was at the Virtual G-20 meeting early this morning and the biggest subject was Covid. We will be healing fast, especially with our vaccines! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2020
Does Trump expect Americans to believe that he himself wasn’t a “total disaster in handling” COVID-19? Tangibly speaking, what is he personally even actively doing these days to fight the crisis? The Trump administration previously rolled out a program called Operation Warp Speed in which they financially support COVID-19 vaccine developers. Federal support for a COVID-19 vaccine is a bare minimum and surely shouldn’t earn Trump personally some kind of obnoxious praise.
View Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Donald Trump Hit With Lawsuit Over Mass Voter Suppression

President Donald Trump and his campaign are now facing a lawsuit over their challenges to the results of the recently concluded presidential election , which Trump decisively lost to President-elect Joe Biden .
A group of Michigan voters are among those behind the new lawsuit , and as POLITICO explains , their suit — in which they ’ re represented by lawyers from the NAACP ’ s Legal Defense Fund — alleges that “ the Trump campaign is attempting mass voter suppression — particularly among Black voters — by pressuring election officials into not certifying the election results in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detroit and has a significant Black population , has been high on the list of Trump campaign targets .
The lawsuit “ aimed to halt any efforts by the Trump campaign and the president to push state officials into canceling their ballots or appointing electors who do not represent the election results in their state , ” POLITICO says .
The new lawsuit states , in part , as follows : ‘ Repeating false claims of voter fraud , which have been thoroughly debunked , Defendants are pressuring state and local officials in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County , Michigan ( where Detroit is the county seat ) , and thereby disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters .
Defendants ’ tactics repeat the worst abuses in our nation ’ s history , as Black Americans were denied a voice in American democracy for most of the first two centuries of the Republic.
’ Recently , Trump hosted two top Michigan legislative leaders at the White House , stoking fears of potential presidential pressure on the state ’ s leaders to dedicate Michigan ’ s electoral votes to Trump in spite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state ’ s popular vote .
Following the White House meeting , the Michigan legislators re-affirmed their commitment to abiding by the will of the people — but the antagonism towards the basic electoral process from Trump and his allies still stands .
Other presidential outreach has proven more advantageous for the Trump team ’ s political position .
After a contentious debate over the then-prospective certification of results in Wayne County , Trump reached out to two Republican members of the county ’ s canvassing board , whose job responsibilities include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before a follow-up round of state approval .
After Trump ’ s outreach , these canvassing board members sought to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the county ’ s results , but there ’ s no legal way by which they could actually do so .
Strangely , this hurdle didn ’ t stop the Trump team from claiming , wrongly , that the Wayne County results weren ’ t certified after all .

President Donald Trump and his campaign are now facing a lawsuit over their challenges to the results of the recently concluded presidential election, which Trump decisively lost to President-elect Joe Biden. A group of Michigan voters are among those behind the new lawsuit, and as POLITICO explains, their suit — in which they’re represented by lawyers from the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund — alleges that “the Trump campaign is attempting mass voter suppression — particularly among Black voters — by pressuring election officials into not certifying the election results in their state.” Wayne County, which includes Detroit and has a significant Black population, has been high on the list of Trump campaign targets.
The lawsuit “aimed to halt any efforts by the Trump campaign and the president to push state officials into canceling their ballots or appointing electors who do not represent the election results in their state,” POLITICO says. The new lawsuit states, in part, as follows:
‘Repeating false claims of voter fraud, which have been thoroughly debunked, Defendants are pressuring state and local officials in Michigan not to count votes from Wayne County, Michigan (where Detroit is the county seat), and thereby disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters. Defendants’ tactics repeat the worst abuses in our nation’s history, as Black Americans were denied a voice in American democracy for most of the first two centuries of the Republic.’
Recently, Trump hosted two top Michigan legislative leaders at the White House, stoking fears of potential presidential pressure on the state’s leaders to dedicate Michigan’s electoral votes to Trump in spite of Biden’s decisive win in the state’s popular vote. Following the White House meeting, the Michigan legislators re-affirmed their commitment to abiding by the will of the people — but the antagonism towards the basic electoral process from Trump and his allies still stands.
Other presidential outreach has proven more advantageous for the Trump team’s political position. After a contentious debate over the then-prospective certification of results in Wayne County, Trump reached out to two Republican members of the county’s canvassing board, whose job responsibilities include certifying the county’s election results before a follow-up round of state approval. After Trump’s outreach, these canvassing board members sought to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the county’s results, but there’s no legal way by which they could actually do so. Strangely, this hurdle didn’t stop the Trump team from claiming, wrongly, that the Wayne County results weren’t certified after all.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Superstar Lawyer Joins Pennsylvania Team To Defeat Rudy Giuliani

Another shake-up has rocked an election-related court challenge that the Trump campaign filed in Pennsylvania .
Barry Berke , who ’ s a partner at the Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel law firm , has filed to join the legal team of Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar , who ’ s a target of the Trump campaign ’ s lawsuit .
During the impeachment proceedings against Trump , Berke served as a special counsel for the Democratic majority on the House Judiciary Committee , and during his work on the impeachment proceedings , Berke conducted what Law.com characterizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski , among other highlights .
In the Pennsylvania case , Berke is slated to square off against top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani , who recently joined the Trump campaign ’ s legal team after the abrupt departure of previous lawyers .
Giuliani has already appeared in court on behalf of the Trump campaign in this case , and the event didn ’ t exactly go well for Giuliani and his allies .
He belligerently asserted that fraud plagued the recent election — but he admitted that the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wasn ’ t actually a fraud case at the time .
The Trump team had amended their complaint , whittling their points of contention down to an allegation that the law ’ s equal protection demands had been violated .
In short , the campaign challenged the provision to some voters of chances to fix mail-in ballot issues while other voters went without a similar opportunity .
During a recent hearing in the Pennsylvania case , Mark Aronchick — a lawyer for the defense — tore into Giuliani ’ s rants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about another case , some invented case , some fantasy world case ” rather than the actual case at hand , which , Giuliani admitted , was “ not a fraud case.
” Smoke and mirrors don ’ t hold up in court , and these sprawling , chaotic claims from the Trump team haven ’ t come anywhere remotely close to overturning enough of the recent election results to hand Trump a victory .
During a recent press conference , Giuliani outlined the utterly ridiculous foundation of the Trump team ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centrally-planned Democratic conspiracy to perpetrate election fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded across the country , but there is absolutely zero hard evidence for this unhinged claim .
If that scheme actually unfolded , the perpetrators could have possibly required the cooperation of : frontline election workers , county canvassing boards , state canvassing boards , supervisor of elections offices , frontline observers from both major political parties , Secretary of State offices… and the list goes on .
The claims are ridiculous .

Another shake-up has rocked an election-related court challenge that the Trump campaign filed in Pennsylvania. Barry Berke, who’s a partner at the Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel law firm, has filed to join the legal team of Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar, who’s a target of the Trump campaign’s lawsuit. During the impeachment proceedings against Trump, Berke served as a special counsel for the Democratic majority on the House Judiciary Committee, and during his work on the impeachment proceedings, Berke conducted what Law.com characterizes as a “withering” cross-examination of ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, among other highlights.
In the Pennsylvania case, Berke is slated to square off against top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, who recently joined the Trump campaign’s legal team after the abrupt departure of previous lawyers. Giuliani has already appeared in court on behalf of the Trump campaign in this case, and the event didn’t exactly go well for Giuliani and his allies. He belligerently asserted that fraud plagued the recent election — but he admitted that the Trump campaign’s court challenge, as-is, wasn’t actually a fraud case at the time. The Trump team had amended their complaint, whittling their points of contention down to an allegation that the law’s equal protection demands had been violated. In short, the campaign challenged the provision to some voters of chances to fix mail-in ballot issues while other voters went without a similar opportunity.
During a recent hearing in the Pennsylvania case, Mark Aronchick — a lawyer for the defense — tore into Giuliani’s rants. Aronchick said that Giuliani was “talking about another case, some invented case, some fantasy world case” rather than the actual case at hand, which, Giuliani admitted, was “not a fraud case.” Smoke and mirrors don’t hold up in court, and these sprawling, chaotic claims from the Trump team haven’t come anywhere remotely close to overturning enough of the recent election results to hand Trump a victory.
During a recent press conference, Giuliani outlined the utterly ridiculous foundation of the Trump team’s fraud claims. He insisted that a centrally-planned Democratic conspiracy to perpetrate election fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded across the country, but there is absolutely zero hard evidence for this unhinged claim. If that scheme actually unfolded, the perpetrators could have possibly required the cooperation of: frontline election workers, county canvassing boards, state canvassing boards, supervisor of elections offices, frontline observers from both major political parties, Secretary of State offices… and the list goes on. The claims are ridiculous.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Updated 2020 Vote Totals Deliver Total Trump Humiliation

As of early Saturday afternoon , President-elect Joe Biden ’ s lead over Trump in the national popular vote stood at over 6 million .
For comparison , in 2016 , Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote by about 2.87 million votes .
Thus , in terms of the raw vote totals , Biden ’ s current national lead is over twice as high as Hillary ’ s final national popular vote lead .
In other words — the election results were rather decisive , and there ’ s no meaningful way around this fact .
In raw number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden won 79,835,585 votes across the country , while Trump won 73,800,506 votes , according to the Cook Political Report .
Those numbers translate into 51 and 47.2 percent of the overall total , respectively — in other words , a true majority of participating voters cast this year ’ s ballots for Biden .
Overall , President-elect Biden has won five states that Trump won in 2016 , including Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , Arizona , and Georgia — the last two of which hadn ’ t gone to a Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Saturday afternoon , Biden ’ s lead in Michigan stood at over 150,000 votes — 155,629 , to be exact , according to the Cook Political Report , which translates into an overall Biden lead of 2.8 percent .
One of Biden ’ s thinnest leads was in Georgia , where in the final , certified results , he won by 12,670 votes , or about 0.3 percent .
Georgia ’ s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , a Republican , certified the state ’ s results on Friday after a hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by all appearances , won the same number of electoral votes that Trump himself won back in 2016 , making for a bit of poetic justice .
In 2016 , Trump won 306 electoral votes — and this time , Biden ’ s preliminary total stands at the exact same point , with Trump winning the same number of electoral votes that Hillary Clinton did back in 2016 .
None of Biden ’ s leads in key states are within margins that could be reasonably majorly affected by any recount , and no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all meaningfully close to overturning enough of the recent election ’ s results to hand a win to Trump .
Trump has claimed that fraud plagued the election around the country , but he and his allies have not produced any meaningful evidence for their claims .
The Department of Homeland Security itself recently said that the recent election was the “ most secure in American history ” — and Trump subsequently fired one of the officials , Chris Krebs , who was responsible for the statement .

As of early Saturday afternoon, President-elect Joe Biden’s lead over Trump in the national popular vote stood at over 6 million. For comparison, in 2016, Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote by about 2.87 million votes. Thus, in terms of the raw vote totals, Biden’s current national lead is over twice as high as Hillary’s final national popular vote lead. In other words — the election results were rather decisive, and there’s no meaningful way around this fact. In raw number terms: as of Saturday afternoon, Biden won 79,835,585 votes across the country, while Trump won 73,800,506 votes, according to the Cook Political Report. Those numbers translate into 51 and 47.2 percent of the overall total, respectively — in other words, a true majority of participating voters cast this year’s ballots for Biden.
Overall, President-elect Biden has won five states that Trump won in 2016, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Georgia — the last two of which hadn’t gone to a Democratic presidential nominee since the 1990s. As of Saturday afternoon, Biden’s lead in Michigan stood at over 150,000 votes — 155,629, to be exact, according to the Cook Political Report, which translates into an overall Biden lead of 2.8 percent. One of Biden’s thinnest leads was in Georgia, where in the final, certified results, he won by 12,670 votes, or about 0.3 percent. Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, certified the state’s results on Friday after a hand recount.
Interestingly, Biden has, by all appearances, won the same number of electoral votes that Trump himself won back in 2016, making for a bit of poetic justice. In 2016, Trump won 306 electoral votes — and this time, Biden’s preliminary total stands at the exact same point, with Trump winning the same number of electoral votes that Hillary Clinton did back in 2016. None of Biden’s leads in key states are within margins that could be reasonably majorly affected by any recount, and no Trump court case has come anywhere at all meaningfully close to overturning enough of the recent election’s results to hand a win to Trump.
Trump has claimed that fraud plagued the election around the country, but he and his allies have not produced any meaningful evidence for their claims. The Department of Homeland Security itself recently said that the recent election was the “most secure in American history” — and Trump subsequently fired one of the officials, Chris Krebs, who was responsible for the statement.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Susan Collins Breaks With Trump Over Blocking Biden Transition

Sen. Susan Collins ( R-Maine ) — who recently won re-election — has issued a new public statement in which she condemns recent tactics that President Donald Trump has employed in his fight against the election results .
Amidst his flurry of court losses , Trump has recently turned to direct pressure on state officials .
He ’ s touted the lie , for instance , that top state officials in Georgia have been blocking adequate election security measures , and he also recently invited top Michigan officials to the White House in what ABC noted seemed to be part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ option on the table of giving a state ’ s electoral votes to Trump no matter who won the state ’ s popular vote .
Besides these developments , the Trump administration has also been blocking the Biden transition team from accessing federal resources , although the president doesn ’ t seem to have a direct hand in this issue .
The General Services Administration , which is a federal agency , has so far refused to officially “ ascertain ” that Joe Biden is , in fact , the president-elect , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Biden transition team has been blocked from government resources that they ’ re supposed to be receiving .
Trump offers tacit support to the GSA ’ s perspective with his refusal to accept the election results .
Now , Sen. Collins says as follows : ‘ The President-elect should be receiving the briefings , office space , and access to government resources he needs to be ready to govern on Inauguration Day .
There is a right way and a wrong way for the incumbent President to pursue his rights to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The right way is to compile the evidence and mount legal challenges in our courts .
The wrong way is to attempt to pressure state election officials .
That undermines the public ’ s faith in our election results without evidence and court rulings to support the allegations .
The states should proceed to certify their election results as scheduled.
’ Besides Trump ’ s recent meeting with top officials from Michigan , he also directly reached out to two Republican members of a county canvassing board in Michigan , whose job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s election results before officially submitting the data to the state .
After Trump ’ s outreach , these canvassing board members attempted to rescind their earlier votes in favor of certifying the county ’ s results , but there ’ s no legal way by which they could actually do so .
The Michigan state officials , in contrast , shunned the president ’ s pressure — after meeting with Trump , Michigan ’ s state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and state House Speaker Lee Chatfield asserted that “ the candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Michigan ’ s electoral votes ” — no matter what Trump or his allies want .

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) — who recently won re-election — has issued a new public statement in which she condemns recent tactics that President Donald Trump has employed in his fight against the election results. Amidst his flurry of court losses, Trump has recently turned to direct pressure on state officials. He’s touted the lie, for instance, that top state officials in Georgia have been blocking adequate election security measures, and he also recently invited top Michigan officials to the White House in what ABC noted seemed to be part of an anti-democratic effort to get an option on the table of giving a state’s electoral votes to Trump no matter who won the state’s popular vote.
Besides these developments, the Trump administration has also been blocking the Biden transition team from accessing federal resources, although the president doesn’t seem to have a direct hand in this issue. The General Services Administration, which is a federal agency, has so far refused to officially “ascertain” that Joe Biden is, in fact, the president-elect, and their refusal to confirm his victory means that the Biden transition team has been blocked from government resources that they’re supposed to be receiving. Trump offers tacit support to the GSA’s perspective with his refusal to accept the election results.
Now, Sen. Collins says as follows:
‘The President-elect should be receiving the briefings, office space, and access to government resources he needs to be ready to govern on Inauguration Day. There is a right way and a wrong way for the incumbent President to pursue his rights to contest what he perceives as election irregularities. The right way is to compile the evidence and mount legal challenges in our courts. The wrong way is to attempt to pressure state election officials. That undermines the public’s faith in our election results without evidence and court rulings to support the allegations. The states should proceed to certify their election results as scheduled.’
Read Collins’s full statement below:
“The President-elect should be receiving the briefings, office space, and access to government resources he needs to be ready to govern on Inauguration Day,” GOP @SenSusanCollins Full statement also criticizes Trump pressure on state election officials: pic.twitter.com/7ZMK7dZjMb — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 21, 2020
Besides Trump’s recent meeting with top officials from Michigan, he also directly reached out to two Republican members of a county canvassing board in Michigan, whose job it is to certify the county’s election results before officially submitting the data to the state. After Trump’s outreach, these canvassing board members attempted to rescind their earlier votes in favor of certifying the county’s results, but there’s no legal way by which they could actually do so. The Michigan state officials, in contrast, shunned the president’s pressure — after meeting with Trump, Michigan’s state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and state House Speaker Lee Chatfield asserted that “the candidates who win the most votes win elections and Michigan’s electoral votes” — no matter what Trump or his allies want.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Protesters Confront Trump At The Golf Course To Ruin His Saturday

No matter his consistent claims that he actually won the recent presidential election that he decisively lost , Donald Trump still seems markedly disinterested in the actual job requirements of the presidency .
He ’ s taken a long break from taking questions from reporters , and this Saturday , he went golfing , again .
He went to his own company ’ s golf course in Virginia ( incurring government expenses along the way ) , and when he arrived at the golf club , a reporter who was on the scene says that protesters were waiting .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the protesters held a sign with the message : “ Face it you ’ re Toast , ” and Trump ’ s face was depicted on the toast .
Protesters have consistently appeared outside of Trump ’ s Virginia golf course when the president has visited .
In one particularly memorable display , a protester dressed as the Grim Reaper held a sign displaying the then-total number of Americans who had died due to COVID-19 , a crisis that Trump has consistently tried to push to the side .
Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t make the crisis vanish — on Friday , the U.S. reported almost 2,000 new COVID-19 deaths .
Going forward , Trump ’ s challenges to the election results have no meaningful chance of success .
Bombastic claims like the ones that Trump and his allies have presented need evidence in order to stand up in court , and this evidence remains conspicuously absent .
There ’ s zero meaningful evidence of some kind of nationwide conspiracy to swing the election to Biden .
President-elect Joe Biden won the election — period , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be inaugurated .
Taking Trump ’ s claims of fraud totally , completely seriously requires a staggering level of conspiratorial thinking .
The nationwide fraud scheme that Trump alleges plagued the election could have possibly required the cooperation of : frontline election workers , local canvassing boards , state canvassing boards , Secretary of State offices , Supervisor of Elections offices , judges handling election-related cases , and more .
Top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has made this outrageous element of the Trump team ’ s allegations clear , claiming that a centrally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud .
There ’ s zero meaningful evidence for this claim .

No matter his consistent claims that he actually won the recent presidential election that he decisively lost, Donald Trump still seems markedly disinterested in the actual job requirements of the presidency. He’s taken a long break from taking questions from reporters, and this Saturday, he went golfing, again. He went to his own company’s golf course in Virginia (incurring government expenses along the way), and when he arrived at the golf club, a reporter who was on the scene says that protesters were waiting.
According to this reporter — Douglas Christian — one of the protesters held a sign with the message: “Face it you’re Toast,” and Trump’s face was depicted on the toast. Protesters have consistently appeared outside of Trump’s Virginia golf course when the president has visited. In one particularly memorable display, a protester dressed as the Grim Reaper held a sign displaying the then-total number of Americans who had died due to COVID-19, a crisis that Trump has consistently tried to push to the side. Trump’s ignorance, however, doesn’t make the crisis vanish — on Friday, the U.S. reported almost 2,000 new COVID-19 deaths.
Going forward, Trump’s challenges to the election results have no meaningful chance of success. Bombastic claims like the ones that Trump and his allies have presented need evidence in order to stand up in court, and this evidence remains conspicuously absent. There’s zero meaningful evidence of some kind of nationwide conspiracy to swing the election to Biden. President-elect Joe Biden won the election — period, and early next year, he will be inaugurated.
Taking Trump’s claims of fraud totally, completely seriously requires a staggering level of conspiratorial thinking. The nationwide fraud scheme that Trump alleges plagued the election could have possibly required the cooperation of: frontline election workers, local canvassing boards, state canvassing boards, Secretary of State offices, Supervisor of Elections offices, judges handling election-related cases, and more. Top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has made this outrageous element of the Trump team’s allegations clear, claiming that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy underpinned supposed nationwide election fraud. There’s zero meaningful evidence for this claim.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-21--Judge Hits Trump While Down & Throws Out Final Election Lawsuit In AZ

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Margaret Mahoney threw out the last election-related lawsuit that remained pending in Arizona on Friday .
Fundamentally , only two ballots were at issue in the lawsuit , so President-elect Joe Biden ’ s win in the state was never threatened by the case .
Although Trump ’ s name wasn ’ t on the plaintiffs list in this case , he has openly supported nationwide challenges to election results .
One of the plaintiffs in Arizona , Laurie Aguilera , alleged that a tabulation machine at a polling place on Election Day didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inserted her ballot , and after this alleged incident , she asked for a new ballot from poll workers , but they didn ’ t hand one over .
Another voter , Donovan Drobina , said that a poll worker directed him to submit his ballot for hand-processing after the tabulation machine failed to read it , but the duo ’ s lawyer alleged that there ’ s a legal imperative for the tabulation machines to handle every vote .
Judge Mahoney “ questioned ” the lawyer ’ s “ interpretation that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to have the ballot counted mechanically , noting the state law and election procedures lay out detailed processes for counting ballots by hand when ballots can not be read by a machine , ” the Arizona Republic says .
As for Aguilera , Maricopa County , Arizona ’ s legal team argued that withholding the chance for her to submit another ballot helped ensure the integrity of the election by ensuring that she didn ’ t vote twice .
Aguilera may have not noticed a confirmation message on the tabulation machine on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ county noted .
Aguilera says a county computer database didn ’ t confirm that she ’ d voted , but the database might have simply been slow .
There ’ s another obviously hollow argument in the lawsuit — the plaintiffs also sought in-person observation privileges for the general public while ballots that machines couldn ’ t read are processed by election authorities — but the general public could already watch this process via a livestream , which Aguilera and Drobina said they hadn ’ t tried .
The Arizona defeat emerged shortly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge ruled against the Arizona Republican Party ’ s request to expand the audit of election results in Maricopa County .
County authorities have certified the results of Maricopa ’ s wing of the presidential election , keeping the process moving along towards the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden as the next president of the United States early next year .

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Margaret Mahoney threw out the last election-related lawsuit that remained pending in Arizona on Friday. Fundamentally, only two ballots were at issue in the lawsuit, so President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state was never threatened by the case. Although Trump’s name wasn’t on the plaintiffs list in this case, he has openly supported nationwide challenges to election results.
One of the plaintiffs in Arizona, Laurie Aguilera, alleged that a tabulation machine at a polling place on Election Day didn’t display a confirmation message after she inserted her ballot, and after this alleged incident, she asked for a new ballot from poll workers, but they didn’t hand one over. Another voter, Donovan Drobina, said that a poll worker directed him to submit his ballot for hand-processing after the tabulation machine failed to read it, but the duo’s lawyer alleged that there’s a legal imperative for the tabulation machines to handle every vote. Judge Mahoney “questioned” the lawyer’s “interpretation that the law guarantees every voter some sort of right to have the ballot counted mechanically, noting the state law and election procedures lay out detailed processes for counting ballots by hand when ballots cannot be read by a machine,” the Arizona Republic says.
As for Aguilera, Maricopa County, Arizona’s legal team argued that withholding the chance for her to submit another ballot helped ensure the integrity of the election by ensuring that she didn’t vote twice. Aguilera may have not noticed a confirmation message on the tabulation machine on Election Day, a lawyer for the county noted. Aguilera says a county computer database didn’t confirm that she’d voted, but the database might have simply been slow. There’s another obviously hollow argument in the lawsuit — the plaintiffs also sought in-person observation privileges for the general public while ballots that machines couldn’t read are processed by election authorities — but the general public could already watch this process via a livestream, which Aguilera and Drobina said they hadn’t tried.
The Arizona defeat emerged shortly after another Arizona defeat, when a judge ruled against the Arizona Republican Party’s request to expand the audit of election results in Maricopa County. County authorities have certified the results of Maricopa’s wing of the presidential election, keeping the process moving along towards the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden as the next president of the United States early next year.