bipartisanreport--2020-11-16--Trump Humiliated After GOP Abandons Election Case In Michigan

Across the country , Republicans have been fighting in court against the results of the recent presidential election — and across the country , they have been failing .
Now , the Republican plaintiffs in a court case in Michigan that sought to invalidate election results from a handful of counties have abandoned their claim .
In their original court filing , the Republican plaintiffs insisted that “ the proper remedy ” for the “ constitutional violation ” that they alleged took place was “ to exclude presidential-election results from [ certain ] counties for the Presidential Elector certification.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wayne County , which includes Detroit , which leans heavily Democratic and helped hand President-elect Joe Biden his win in the state .
In their filing notifying the court that they were abandoning their case , the Republican plaintiffs in question merely said that they “ voluntarily dismiss the above-titled action.
” The filing does not note the consistent lack of conclusive evidence for the election fraud that Republicans have baselessly alleged plagued the recent presidential election on a massive scale .
In a recent ruling in a separate election-related case in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Michigan ’ s election results , Michigan Judge Timothy Kenny tore into the validity of a slew of affidavits that Republican plaintiffs had filed .
The affidavits did not conclusively prove that election fraud had plagued the state — in fact , the judge noted , Republican ballot-processing observers who ’ d filled out the forms had not even attended a pre-Election Day walk-through of a vote-processing center in Detroit that Republicans have targeted for complaints .
If the Republicans had been serious about conclusively answering any legitimate concerns , then they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did not do so .
On Twitter , Trump recently addressed some of the recent court losses for his side , trying to distance himself from the cases altogether , despite his own campaign ’ s close involvement in the legal fight against the election results .
Even if his own name isn ’ t listed among the plaintiffs , many of these cases have clearly come from Trump ’ s political coalition and base — and Trump ’ s own campaign has been explicitly listed among the plaintiffs on plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign got hit with a slew of losses in Pennsylvania court cases last Friday .

Across the country, Republicans have been fighting in court against the results of the recent presidential election — and across the country, they have been failing. Now, the Republican plaintiffs in a court case in Michigan that sought to invalidate election results from a handful of counties have abandoned their claim. In their original court filing, the Republican plaintiffs insisted that “the proper remedy” for the “constitutional violation” that they alleged took place was “to exclude presidential-election results from [certain] counties for the Presidential Elector certification.” The counties that the plaintiffs targeted included Wayne County, which includes Detroit, which leans heavily Democratic and helped hand President-elect Joe Biden his win in the state.
In their filing notifying the court that they were abandoning their case, the Republican plaintiffs in question merely said that they “voluntarily dismiss the above-titled action.” The filing does not note the consistent lack of conclusive evidence for the election fraud that Republicans have baselessly alleged plagued the recent presidential election on a massive scale.
🚨BREAKING: Plaintiffs DISMISS lawsuit claiming that illegal ballots were counted to change the results and seeking to exclude presidential-election results from Wayne, Washtenaw, and Ingham counties. Trump and allies are now 1-21 in court.https://t.co/FZFuIRGMX3 — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 16, 2020
In a recent ruling in a separate election-related case in which plaintiffs sought to delay the official certification of Michigan’s election results, Michigan Judge Timothy Kenny tore into the validity of a slew of affidavits that Republican plaintiffs had filed. The affidavits did not conclusively prove that election fraud had plagued the state — in fact, the judge noted, Republican ballot-processing observers who’d filled out the forms had not even attended a pre-Election Day walk-through of a vote-processing center in Detroit that Republicans have targeted for complaints. If the Republicans had been serious about conclusively answering any legitimate concerns, then they could have attended this session, but they did not do so.
On Twitter, Trump recently addressed some of the recent court losses for his side, trying to distance himself from the cases altogether, despite his own campaign’s close involvement in the legal fight against the election results. Even if his own name isn’t listed among the plaintiffs, many of these cases have clearly come from Trump’s political coalition and base — and Trump’s own campaign has been explicitly listed among the plaintiffs on plenty of occasions. For example, the Trump campaign got hit with a slew of losses in Pennsylvania court cases last Friday.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-16--Obama Calls Out Trump’s Incompetence During ’60 Minutes’ Interview

President Donald Trump has so far refused to openly and conclusively admit to the fact that he lost the recent presidential election .
In fact , he ’ s repeatedly claimed just the opposite : that he won .
The claim that Trump won the election is a fantasy that is as disconnected from meaningful truth as can be — but he ’ s not the only one going along with the anti-democratic nonsense .
Top Republicans have also supported his conspiratorial undercutting of the results of the election .
During an interview on 60 Minutes this week , former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump and Republicans ’ behavior .
Trump has shown no indication of any willingness to accept the reality of the election any time soon .
He has claimed that he won the election as recently as Monday morning — which , again , is just as unequivocally false as can be .
‘ We have gone through a presidency that disregarded a whole host of basic institutional norms — expectations we had for a president that had been observed by Republicans and Democrats previously .
And maybe most importantly , and most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is what some people call ‘ truth decay , ’ something that ’ s been accelerated by outgoing President Trump , the sense that not only do we not have to tell the truth , but the truth doesn ’ t even matter.
’ Trump ’ s pathologically persistent lying has definitely been well-documented at this point .
Check out Obama ’ s comments below : Trump ’ s behavior , as the outgoing president , is a threat to democracy , as he belittles the result of the generally free and fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He is leading many of his followers to believe outright lies about what has taken place in the country .
The Department of Homeland Security itself has characterized the recent election as the “ most secure in American history ” — but this conclusive public statement hasn ’ t stopped Trump .
He has claimed that Republican observers have been systematically excluded from watching the ballot-counting process , which is demonstrably false .
Incredibly , Trump has also claimed that “ millions of ballots… have been altered by Democrats , only for Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Department of Homeland Security has specifically confirmed that there was “ no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised , ” which flies in the face of another recent claim from Trump , who lied on Twitter that millions of his votes had been “ deleted.
” While on 60 Minutes , Obama said that he is “ more troubled by the fact that other Republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this , are humoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Top Republican Senators have refused to publicly acknowledge Biden ’ s conclusive win .
Obama added that “ this democracy doesn ’ t work if we don ’ t have responsible elected officials at other levels who are willing to call the president when he ’ s not doing something right , call him on it.
” Top Republican leaders have shown little meaningful willingness to hold the president accountable for his lies .
Instead , these GOP ’ ers seem to find it politically expedient to go along with the president ’ @ @ @

President Donald Trump has so far refused to openly and conclusively admit to the fact that he lost the recent presidential election. In fact, he’s repeatedly claimed just the opposite: that he won. The claim that Trump won the election is a fantasy that is as disconnected from meaningful truth as can be — but he’s not the only one going along with the anti-democratic nonsense. Top Republicans have also supported his conspiratorial undercutting of the results of the election. During an interview on 60 Minutes this week, former President Barack Obama spotlighted the dangerous toxicity of Trump and Republicans’ behavior.
Trump has shown no indication of any willingness to accept the reality of the election any time soon. He has claimed that he won the election as recently as Monday morning — which, again, is just as unequivocally false as can be.
Obama poignantly commented as follows:
‘We have gone through a presidency that disregarded a whole host of basic institutional norms — expectations we had for a president that had been observed by Republicans and Democrats previously. And maybe most importantly, and most disconcertingly, what we’ve seen is what some people call ‘truth decay,’ something that’s been accelerated by outgoing President Trump, the sense that not only do we not have to tell the truth, but the truth doesn’t even matter.’
Trump’s pathologically persistent lying has definitely been well-documented at this point. Check out Obama’s comments below:
“What we've seen is what some people call truth decay. Something that's been accelerated by outgoing President Trump, the sense that not only do we not have to tell the truth, but the truth doesn't even matter,” says former President Obama. https://t.co/SemqJzMGMD pic.twitter.com/oaV7vGG3K2 — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 16, 2020
Trump’s behavior, as the outgoing president, is a threat to democracy, as he belittles the result of the generally free and fair democratic process in the United States. He is leading many of his followers to believe outright lies about what has taken place in the country.
The Department of Homeland Security itself has characterized the recent election as the “most secure in American history” — but this conclusive public statement hasn’t stopped Trump. He has claimed that Republican observers have been systematically excluded from watching the ballot-counting process, which is demonstrably false. Incredibly, Trump has also claimed that “millions of ballots… have been altered by Democrats, only for Democrats,” which definitely did not happen. The Department of Homeland Security has specifically confirmed that there was “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” which flies in the face of another recent claim from Trump, who lied on Twitter that millions of his votes had been “deleted.”
While on 60 Minutes, Obama said that he is “more troubled by the fact that other Republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this, are humoring [Trump] in this fashion.” Top Republican Senators have refused to publicly acknowledge Biden’s conclusive win. Obama added that “this democracy doesn’t work if we don’t have responsible elected officials at other levels who are willing to call the president when he’s not doing something right, call him on it.” Top Republican leaders have shown little meaningful willingness to hold the president accountable for his lies. Instead, these GOP’ers seem to find it politically expedient to go along with the president’s nonsense.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Trump Sees Court Losses & Has Tuesday Night Tweet Frenzy

When dictators are challenged , they use their power to make their challengers go away in whatever form they can get away with .
For Trump , it involves shaming someone on social media and firing them by tweet .
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Chris Krebs , a top official in Trump ’ s own Department of Homeland Security , recently released a statement saying “ there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised.
” A statement from the department also said that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secure ” the country has ever had .
Donald Trump , of course , is furious .
There is no evidence that dead people voted in the election , a claim Republicans have made for several years now .
There ’ s no evidence that Dominion voting machines switched votes from Trump to Biden or that the entire Dominion voting machine company is conspiring against the president .
There ’ s no evidence of any of these “ massive improprieties and fraud ” that Trump keeps talking about , which is why his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his lawyers are quitting .
The truth is that Trump lost the election and he simply can not face it , but the frightening part is that he ’ ll fire any official who tells the truth , leaving Americans to wonder exactly how this will all end .
It ’ s unlikely that Trump will leave quietly , so keeping the country in turmoil will be his goal for the next 60 days .
Twitter had a quick response to Trump ’ s dishonest claims .
Read some of their comments @ @

When dictators are challenged, they use their power to make their challengers go away in whatever form they can get away with. For Trump, it involves shaming someone on social media and firing them by tweet.
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Chris Krebs, a top official in Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security, recently released a statement saying “there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.” A statement from the department also said that the 2020 presidential elections were the “most secure” the country has ever had. Donald Trump, of course, is furious.
There is no evidence that dead people voted in the election, a claim Republicans have made for several years now. There’s no evidence that Dominion voting machines switched votes from Trump to Biden or that the entire Dominion voting machine company is conspiring against the president. There’s no evidence of any of these “massive improprieties and fraud” that Trump keeps talking about, which is why his cases are being thrown out of court and his lawyers are quitting.
The truth is that Trump lost the election and he simply cannot face it, but the frightening part is that he’ll fire any official who tells the truth, leaving Americans to wonder exactly how this will all end. It’s unlikely that Trump will leave quietly, so keeping the country in turmoil will be his goal for the next 60 days.
Twitter had a quick response to Trump’s dishonest claims. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Campaign

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump campaign in a dispute over Republican observation of the ballot-tabulation process .
Across the country , President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed that Republican observers were systematically excluded from the ballot-tabulation process , but this claim is a lie .
In Pennsylvania in particular , the Trump campaign challenged the Philadelphia Board of Elections in court over a demand for Republican observers to stand about 15-18 feet away from the ballot-processing work at the Philadelphia Convention Center , which the Republicans claimed was too large of a distance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ concluded that “ the Election Code does not specify minimum distance parameters for the location of ” partisan observers .
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was split in its decision , with five justices joining the majority opinion against the Trump campaign and two justices in favor of the Trump campaign ’ s position .
A state court has previously ruled against the Trump campaign in this matter , but a subsequent ruling from an appeals court handed the Trump campaign a tentative win , ordering local authorities to allow observers within 6 feet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprise the majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court .
Ballotpedia reports that as of September of 2019 , “ five judges on the court were elected in partisan elections as Democrats , one judge was elected as a Republican , and one judge was appointed by a Democratic governor.
” The majority opinion in this Trump case read , in part , as follows : The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been at the center of some other election-related court challenges in the state .
Before Election Day , the court extended the deadline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania to the third day after Election Day .
( Ballots still had to be submitted by Election Day to remain valid . )
Republicans have challenged the legitimacy of this deadline extension , alleging that the court took over a policy area that should have been left to the state legislature .
In total , Pennsylvania received some 10,000 mail-in ballots between Election Day and the extended receiving deadline .
This number of ballots is not enough to swing the state from President-elect Biden , who won the state , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and for him .

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump campaign in a dispute over Republican observation of the ballot-tabulation process. Across the country, President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed that Republican observers were systematically excluded from the ballot-tabulation process, but this claim is a lie. In Pennsylvania in particular, the Trump campaign challenged the Philadelphia Board of Elections in court over a demand for Republican observers to stand about 15-18 feet away from the ballot-processing work at the Philadelphia Convention Center, which the Republicans claimed was too large of a distance. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that “the Election Code does not specify minimum distance parameters for the location of” partisan observers.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was split in its decision, with five justices joining the majority opinion against the Trump campaign and two justices in favor of the Trump campaign’s position. A state court has previously ruled against the Trump campaign in this matter, but a subsequent ruling from an appeals court handed the Trump campaign a tentative win, ordering local authorities to allow observers within 6 feet of the ballot-tabulation procedures.
Democrats currently comprise the majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Ballotpedia reports that as of September of 2019, “five judges on the court were elected in partisan elections as Democrats, one judge was elected as a Republican, and one judge was appointed by a Democratic governor.”
The majority opinion in this Trump case read, in part, as follows:
‘In sum, we conclude the board did not act contrary to law in fashioning its regulations governing the positioning of candidate representatives [because] the Election Code does not specify minimum distance parameters for the location of such representatives.’
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been at the center of some other election-related court challenges in the state. Before Election Day, the court extended the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots for counting in Pennsylvania to the third day after Election Day. (Ballots still had to be submitted by Election Day to remain valid.) Republicans have challenged the legitimacy of this deadline extension, alleging that the court took over a policy area that should have been left to the state legislature. In total, Pennsylvania received some 10,000 mail-in ballots between Election Day and the extended receiving deadline. This number of ballots is not enough to swing the state from President-elect Biden, who won the state, even if every one of the votes was counted and for him.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Ohio Secretary Of State Humiliates Trump & Giuliani Over Phony Lawsuit

Donald Trump ’ s extended tantrum over losing the presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden has gone on far too long .
The question is why will Republicans in Congress not nudge him out of the nest ?
After all , the president is damaging the country .
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said that the GOP must quit disputing the results and move on .
Politicizing the election process will cause Americans to doubt whether their government will still function .
Donald Trump has filed a slew of lawsuits , which have been laughed out of court , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at noon .
LaRose and some other Republicans said Trump certainly had the right to take his case to court .
But he needs to hurry in order for an orderly transition into the next presidential chapter to begin .
LaRose spoke to cleveland.com reporters and editors on Monday .
He said he believes Biden won the election , based on currently available evidence : ‘ I certainly have faith in Ohio ’ s elections , and I believe that other states… almost all , I think all the other states do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m saying is there ’ s a reason why there ’ s an opportunity to present evidence in a courtroom , and if you have that evidence you have to bring it forward and vet it out.
’ LaRose continued , saying moving on can “ even be cathartic : ” ‘ Maybe it can even be cathartic for people to see it play out , but it has to happen quickly .
That ’ s my point .
If anybody believes that there ’ s something out the , they need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without any basis or evidence behind it is problematic.
’ LaRose compared Trump ’ s erroneous election claims to the Democrats ’ claims in 2018 when the Republicans took Georgia .
Brian Kemp was the state ’ s secretary of state before moving into the governor ’ s mansion .
He was responsible for the integrity of his own election and purged “ tens of thousands of inactive voters ” from the voting rolls .
Democrats claimed voter suppression .
The Ohio secretary of state said : ‘ Here ’ s the thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone down the path of constantly challenging the elections when we don ’ t like the results .
I think it was irresponsible when members of the Democratic Party claimed the Georgia election was stolen and didn ’ t have evidence , and I think it ’ s irresponsible when Republicans say an election was stolen and don ’ t have evidence .
If anyone has evidence they need to show it.
’ LaRose is a member of a group of secretaries of state .
He said that these officials are nonpartisan : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how the Ohio voting machines are not tampered with , because they are self-contained .
They are not connected to the Internet : ‘ Nobody ’ s that good , that they could pull off something like that without leaving some sort of bread trail .
And if someone did get engaged in something like that , as highly unlikely as that is , there ’ s evidence of it , and that needs to be shown .
I don ’ t think that kind of thing can happen with the safeguards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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Donald Trump’s extended tantrum over losing the presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden has gone on far too long. The question is why will Republicans in Congress not nudge him out of the nest? After all, the president is damaging the country.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said that the GOP must quit disputing the results and move on. Politicizing the election process will cause Americans to doubt whether their government will still function. Donald Trump has filed a slew of lawsuits, which have been laughed out of court, including the latest one in Ohio Tuesday at noon.
LaRose and some other Republicans said Trump certainly had the right to take his case to court. But he needs to hurry in order for an orderly transition into the next presidential chapter to begin. LaRose spoke to cleveland.com reporters and editors on Monday.
He said he believes Biden won the election, based on currently available evidence:
‘I certainly have faith in Ohio’s elections, and I believe that other states… almost all, I think all the other states do it very well also. All I’m saying is there’s a reason why there’s an opportunity to present evidence in a courtroom, and if you have that evidence you have to bring it forward and vet it out.’
LaRose continued, saying moving on can “even be cathartic:”
‘Maybe it can even be cathartic for people to see it play out, but it has to happen quickly. That’s my point. If anybody believes that there’s something out the, they need to show evidence. Otherwise, making claims without any basis or evidence behind it is problematic.’
LaRose compared Trump’s erroneous election claims to the Democrats’ claims in 2018 when the Republicans took Georgia. Brian Kemp was the state’s secretary of state before moving into the governor’s mansion. He was responsible for the integrity of his own election and purged “tens of thousands of inactive voters” from the voting rolls. Democrats claimed voter suppression.
The Ohio secretary of state said:
‘Here’s the thing that worries me. We’ve gone down the path of constantly challenging the elections when we don’t like the results. I think it was irresponsible when members of the Democratic Party claimed the Georgia election was stolen and didn’t have evidence, and I think it’s irresponsible when Republicans say an election was stolen and don’t have evidence. If anyone has evidence they need to show it.’
LaRose is a member of a group of secretaries of state. He said that these officials are nonpartisan:
‘One of the things I love about this work is it’s completely nonpartisan. The vast majority of the other secretaries of state take the same approach. What we do here is about protecting the foundation of our democracy.’
Last week, LaRose posted a tweet about how the Ohio voting machines are not tampered with, because they are self-contained. They are not connected to the Internet:
‘Nobody’s that good, that they could pull off something like that without leaving some sort of bread trail. And if someone did get engaged in something like that, as highly unlikely as that is, there’s evidence of it, and that needs to be shown. I don’t think that kind of thing can happen with the safeguards that exist.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Georgia Announces Completion Of Vote Machine Audit; 0 Issues Found

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , a Republican , has announced that an audit of the state ’ s voting machines has been completed , and no issues have been discovered .
The announcement is another undercut to the claim from the president and his allies that election-related software was turned against the Trump campaign across the United States .
Trump himself has trumpeted the claim that millions of his votes were “ deleted ” across the country — but the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that there ’ s no evidence that this alleged mass vote deletion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of State Raffensperger “ ordered Pro V & V , a U.S. Election Assistance Commission certified testing laboratory , to do an audit of a random sample of machines to confirm no hack or tamper , ” according to a press release from Raffensperger ’ s office , and there was “ no evidence of the machines being tampered ” with .
Raffensperger said as follows : ‘ We are glad but not surprised that the audit of the state ’ s voting machines was an unqualified success .
Election security has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my administration .
We have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security , the Georgia Cyber Center , Georgia Tech security experts , and [ a ] wide range of other election security experts around the state and country so Georgia voters can be confident that their vote is safe and secure.
’ Besides the voting machine audit , Georgia has been conducting a hand recount .
President Trump has complained about this recount , alleging that the procedure is essentially pointless because of a lack of signature re-checks during the recount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received by the state of Georgia , the envelope — containing the voter ’ s signature — and the ballot that it contained are separated immediately following the initial round of signature verification .
Thus , there ’ s no legitimate way for signatures to be re-checked at all .
Trump ’ s complaints about the recount therefore reveal a striking level of incompetence regarding the process .
Before Biden ’ s win in the state during this year ’ s presidential race , Georgia hadn ’ t gone to a Democratic presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot in 1992 .
Although the Senator contested Raffensperger ’ s version of events , the Georgia Secretary of State says that Lindsey Graham “ asked him about possible ways that ballots could be disqualified , including whether the secretary of state could reject all absentee ballots in counties that had a high number of signature mismatches , ” The New York Times reports .
Graham has countered that his conversation merely “ covered questions about Georgia ’ s system of verifying signatures with absentee ballots , ” the Times adds .
Nevertheless @ @ @ @ @ @

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, has announced that an audit of the state’s voting machines has been completed, and no issues have been discovered. The announcement is another undercut to the claim from the president and his allies that election-related software was turned against the Trump campaign across the United States. Trump himself has trumpeted the claim that millions of his votes were “deleted” across the country — but the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that there’s no evidence that this alleged mass vote deletion actually took place.
In Georgia, Secretary of State Raffensperger “ordered Pro V&V, a U.S. Election Assistance Commission certified testing laboratory, to do an audit of a random sample of machines to confirm no hack or tamper,” according to a press release from Raffensperger’s office, and there was “no evidence of the machines being tampered” with. Raffensperger said as follows:
‘We are glad but not surprised that the audit of the state’s voting machines was an unqualified success. Election security has been a top priority since day one of my administration. We have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security, the Georgia Cyber Center, Georgia Tech security experts, and [a] wide range of other election security experts around the state and country so Georgia voters can be confident that their vote is safe and secure.’
Besides the voting machine audit, Georgia has been conducting a hand recount. President Trump has complained about this recount, alleging that the procedure is essentially pointless because of a lack of signature re-checks during the recount process. When mail-in ballots are initially received by the state of Georgia, the envelope — containing the voter’s signature — and the ballot that it contained are separated immediately following the initial round of signature verification. Thus, there’s no legitimate way for signatures to be re-checked at all. Trump’s complaints about the recount therefore reveal a striking level of incompetence regarding the process.
Before Biden’s win in the state during this year’s presidential race, Georgia hadn’t gone to a Democratic presidential nominee since Bill Clinton was on the ballot in 1992. Although the Senator contested Raffensperger’s version of events, the Georgia Secretary of State says that Lindsey Graham “asked him about possible ways that ballots could be disqualified, including whether the secretary of state could reject all absentee ballots in counties that had a high number of signature mismatches,” The New York Times reports. Graham has countered that his conversation merely “covered questions about Georgia’s system of verifying signatures with absentee ballots,” the Times adds. Nevertheless, his election-meddling seems appalling.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Witness Refutes Lindsey Graham’s Election Meddling Excuse

Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) used to hang out with Senator John McCain ( R-AZ ) , and people assumed that he was as honorable as , perhaps the most patriotic man in Congress .
We were so tragically wrong .
He is just a chameleon basking in the personality of his current best friend .
Now , the empty vessel named Graham is interfering in the Georgia presidential election .
A staffer for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger announced he had been part of the phone call between his boss and Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senator .
He participated in the controversial phone call and indicated that heard Graham ask if state officials could throw out ballots .
Raffensberger said that the South Carolina senator called him and told him to look at absentee ballots that went heavy for Biden .
Earlier , CNN reported Raffensberger claimed that Graham had told him to : Of course , Graham denied the charge calling it “ ridiculous ” that he would pressure the Georgia secretary of state to throw away “ legally cast ballots.
” When confronted by reporters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ verified signatures.
” He added that he was suggesting the Raffensburger change from having one person verify the signature to a “ bipartisan team.
” Then , if there was a disagreement , they might set up some mechanism to decide : Raffensberger ’ s Election Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling said he was participating in the call between the secretary and Graham .
He corroborated his boss ’ earlier statement .
‘ What I heard was basically discussions about absentee ballots and if a potentially … if there was a percentage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly matching , is there some point we could get to , we could say somebody went to a courtroom could say well , let ’ s throw ( out ) all these ballots because we have no way of knowing because the ballots are separated.
’ Sterling was referring to tossing absentee ballots that had already by considered legal by the local officials counting and verifying them : Sterling noted that what Graham had to say “ might have gone a little to the edge of ” the acceptable .
Then , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two men interpreted the event differently .
Ever the politician , Sterling said “ Our job is to follow the law : ”

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) used to hang out with Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and people assumed that he was as honorable as, perhaps the most patriotic man in Congress. We were so tragically wrong. He is just a chameleon basking in the personality of his current best friend. Now, the empty vessel named Graham is interfering in the Georgia presidential election.
A staffer for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger announced he had been part of the phone call between his boss and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) begged to differ with the South Carolina senator. He participated in the controversial phone call and indicated that heard Graham ask if state officials could throw out ballots.
Raffensberger said that the South Carolina senator called him and told him to look at absentee ballots that went heavy for Biden. Earlier, CNN reported Raffensberger claimed that Graham had told him to:
‘[L]ook hard and see how many ballots you could throw out.’
Of course, Graham denied the charge calling it “ridiculous” that he would pressure the Georgia secretary of state to throw away “legally cast ballots.” When confronted by reporters, he said that he was calling about “verified signatures.” He added that he was suggesting the Raffensburger change from having one person verify the signature to a “bipartisan team.” Then, if there was a disagreement, they might set up some mechanism to decide:
‘The future hangs in the balance.’
Raffensberger’s Election Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling said he was participating in the call between the secretary and Graham. He corroborated his boss’ earlier statement.
Sterling responded to a CNN reporter on Tuesday:
‘What I heard was basically discussions about absentee ballots and if a potentially … if there was a percentage of signatures that weren’t really, truly matching, is there some point we could get to, we could say somebody went to a courtroom could say well, let’s throw (out) all these ballots because we have no way of knowing because the ballots are separated.’
Sterling was referring to tossing absentee ballots that had already by considered legal by the local officials counting and verifying them:
‘There is no physical ability for this office to do anything along those lines. If somebody wanted to go that route, they could go the court route.’
Sterling noted that what Graham had to say “might have gone a little to the edge of” the acceptable. Then, he added that he could see why the two men interpreted the event differently.
Ever the politician, Sterling said “Our job is to follow the law:”
‘The President is going to continue to fight, his supporters continue to fight. Our job is to continue to follow the law, and we were answering process questions… that’s what we were doing on the call.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Rudy Giuliani Embarrasses Trump Team During Tuesday Court Hearing

On Tuesday , Rudy Giuliani joined a court case that the Trump campaign had brought challenging election procedures in Pennsylvania .
Originally , this lawsuit had sought the invalidation of well over 600,000 mail-in ballots in the state on the basis of the lie that Republican observers were systematically blocked from watching the ballot-counting process .
The Trump campaign has since dropped this request , but they ’ re still challenging issues like the decision of some local election authorities to allow some Pennsylvania voters the opportunity to fix issues with their ballots while other voters did not receive the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the case , Giuliani was an embarrassment .
First-off , law professor Jennifer Taub — who was listening to a live broadcast of the courtroom proceedings — reported that Giuliani complained about being asked to wear a mask while not speaking .
The COVID-19 pandemic has spiraled well out-of-control in the United States , and one of the top allies of the president of the United States in a court battle over the election results in a key swing state wouldn ’ t even accept the overarching importance of wearing a mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump team just aren ’ t serious people .
They ’ re conspiracy-mongers .
Once arguments actually got underway , Giuliani claimed that there is “ widespread nationwide voter fraud.
” As summarized in Taub ’ s report of the proceedings , Giuliani subsequently claimed that Democrats “ used ” the pandemic to “ create a widescale mail-in ballot process which created fraud.
” Getting more specific in his allegations , Giuliani subsequently claimed that , during the processing of ballots , there was a “ wonderful opportunity to holdback and even produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election to Biden .
According to Taub , Giuliani claimed that during the ballot-tabulation process , Republican observers saw “ zero ” ballots , and he revealed that he wanted a whopping 1.5 million ballots invalidated .
Read Taub ’ s summary of some of Giuliani ’ s unhinged comments below : The utter detachment from truth of Giuliani ’ s arguments seems difficult to overstate .
On a fundamental level , the Department of Homeland Security has characterized the recent election as the “ most secure in American history , ” an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room for argument .
Giuliani ’ s claim that Democrats used the COVID-19 pandemic as a cover to concoct a fraud-filled mail-in voting system that would swing the election to Biden is conspiratorial conjecture .
There ’ s no evidence that “ any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised , ” according to the Department of Homeland Security , and Giuliani ’ s claim that Republicans were systematically excluded from watching ballot-counting is a lie .

On Tuesday, Rudy Giuliani joined a court case that the Trump campaign had brought challenging election procedures in Pennsylvania. Originally, this lawsuit had sought the invalidation of well over 600,000 mail-in ballots in the state on the basis of the lie that Republican observers were systematically blocked from watching the ballot-counting process. The Trump campaign has since dropped this request, but they’re still challenging issues like the decision of some local election authorities to allow some Pennsylvania voters the opportunity to fix issues with their ballots while other voters did not receive the same opportunity. During the Tuesday hearing in the case, Giuliani was an embarrassment.
First-off, law professor Jennifer Taub — who was listening to a live broadcast of the courtroom proceedings — reported that Giuliani complained about being asked to wear a mask while not speaking. The COVID-19 pandemic has spiraled well out-of-control in the United States, and one of the top allies of the president of the United States in a court battle over the election results in a key swing state wouldn’t even accept the overarching importance of wearing a mask. Fundamentally, many members of the Trump team just aren’t serious people. They’re conspiracy-mongers.
Once arguments actually got underway, Giuliani claimed that there is “widespread nationwide voter fraud.” As summarized in Taub’s report of the proceedings, Giuliani subsequently claimed that Democrats “used” the pandemic to “create a widescale mail-in ballot process which created fraud.” Getting more specific in his allegations, Giuliani subsequently claimed that, during the processing of ballots, there was a “wonderful opportunity to holdback and even produce votes” in order to sway the election to Biden. According to Taub, Giuliani claimed that during the ballot-tabulation process, Republican observers saw “zero” ballots, and he revealed that he wanted a whopping 1.5 million ballots invalidated.
Read Taub’s summary of some of Giuliani’s unhinged comments below:
The utter detachment from truth of Giuliani’s arguments seems difficult to overstate. On a fundamental level, the Department of Homeland Security has characterized the recent election as the “most secure in American history,” an assessment that doesn’t exactly leave room for argument. Giuliani’s claim that Democrats used the COVID-19 pandemic as a cover to concoct a fraud-filled mail-in voting system that would swing the election to Biden is conspiratorial conjecture. There’s no evidence that “any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” according to the Department of Homeland Security, and Giuliani’s claim that Republicans were systematically excluded from watching ballot-counting is a lie.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Michelle Obama Issues Heart-Warming Tuesday Message To America

Michelle Obama suffers no fools .
People are talking about the blockade Donald Trump has set up for President-elect Joe Biden .
If POTUS does not know how to do a peaceful transfer of power , he should look at how the Obama ’ s handled their transfer to him .
The former first lady did not like the Trumps .
For one reason , he endangered her entire family ’ s lives with his disgusting words .
Mrs. Obama ’ s tweet about her husband ’ s new book on Tuesday shows how very elegant and what a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the day of the handover in 2016 , there was no doubt about her feelings .
As the day wore on , it seemed to become more difficult for Michelle Obama to hide her true feelings .
Michelle Obama ’ s tweet about her husband ’ s new memoir is in itself a love note : The 44th president ’ s memoir about his first term , according to The New Times .
The review of A Promised Land begins : ‘ The ebullient image also stands at odds with the narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliberative , measured and methodical as the author himself .
Obama says that he initially planned to write a 500-page memoir and be done in a year ; what he ended up with instead is a hefty volume ( now the first of an anticipated two ) that stops in May 2011 , shortly after his roasting of Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents ’ Dinner on April 30 and the killing of Osama bin Laden the day after.
’ President Obama wrote in his tweet about his book : ‘ My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out today .
I hope you ’ ll read it .
My goal was to give you some insight into the events and people that shaped me during the early years of my presidency .
Most of all , I hope it inspires you to see yourself playing a role in shaping a better world .
‘ Twitter world went crazy over Michelle Obama ’ s romantic tweet .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : Gloria Christie founded Gloria Christie Reports , a common-sense column about liberal politics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Radio-TV-film and an MPA in business/government relations .
Christie invented and implemented the first computerized patient chart .
She also worked on Howard Dean ’ s , John Kerry ’ s , and Barack Obama ’ s presidential campaigns .
She is particularly interested in liberal politics , high-tech , complex systems , and change .

Michelle Obama suffers no fools. People are talking about the blockade Donald Trump has set up for President-elect Joe Biden. If POTUS does not know how to do a peaceful transfer of power, he should look at how the Obama’s handled their transfer to him. The former first lady did not like the Trumps. For one reason, he endangered her entire family’s lives with his disgusting words. Mrs. Obama’s tweet about her husband’s new book on Tuesday shows how very elegant and what a good partner she is.
In the photos of the day of the handover in 2016, there was no doubt about her feelings.
As the day wore on, it seemed to become more difficult for Michelle Obama to hide her true feelings.
Michelle Obama’s tweet about her husband’s new memoir is in itself a love note:
‘I’m so proud of Barack for this candid, reflective, and beautifully written memoir. I can’t wait for you all to read it! ❤ #APromisedLand https://t.co/z91j2cwRKz’
I’m so proud of Barack for this candid, reflective, and beautifully written memoir. I can’t wait for you all to read it! ❤ #APromisedLand https://t.co/z91j2cwRKz — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) November 17, 2020
The 44th president’s memoir about his first term, according to The New Times. The review of A Promised Land begins:
‘The ebullient image also stands at odds with the narrative inside — 700 pages that are as deliberative, measured and methodical as the author himself. Obama says that he initially planned to write a 500-page memoir and be done in a year; what he ended up with instead is a hefty volume (now the first of an anticipated two) that stops in May 2011, shortly after his roasting of Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 30 and the killing of Osama bin Laden the day after.’
President Obama wrote in his tweet about his book:
‘My memoir, A Promised Land, is out today. I hope you’ll read it. My goal was to give you some insight into the events and people that shaped me during the early years of my presidency. Most of all, I hope it inspires you to see yourself playing a role in shaping a better world. ‘
My memoir, A Promised Land, is out today. I hope you’ll read it. My goal was to give you some insight into the events and people that shaped me during the early years of my presidency. Most of all, I hope it inspires you to see yourself playing a role in shaping a better world. pic.twitter.com/hdZysCpCN9 — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 17, 2020
Twitter world went crazy over Michelle Obama’s romantic tweet. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
Preordered off of Amazon.. it’s out for delivery! pic.twitter.com/Ek8tDUpdVo — Mona Rock (@mediagirlinmd) November 17, 2020
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
Gloria Christie founded Gloria Christie Reports, a common-sense column about liberal politics. She has a master’s in Radio-TV-film and an MPA in business/government relations. Christie invented and implemented the first computerized patient chart. She also worked on Howard Dean’s, John Kerry’s, and Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. She is particularly interested in liberal politics, high-tech, complex systems, and change.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Israeli PM Netanyahu Snubs Trump & Calls President-Elect Biden

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , a right-winger , has been an ally of Donald Trump while the outgoing president has been in the White House — and he ’ s also been one of the many world leaders to acknowledge and accept President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory in the recent U.S. presidential election .
Trump , on the other hand , has adamantly refused to accept the results of the election , claiming ( without any meaningful evidence ) that widespread fraud plagued the electoral process .
Nevertheless , on Tuesday , Netanyahu spoke with President-elect Biden over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden “ agreed to meet soon , ” the Prime Minister ’ s office said .
In short : the world is readily moving on without Trump , no matter whether or not he ever accepts the results of the recent election that he conclusively and unequivocally lost to Biden .
A readout following the Biden-Netanyahu call that the Israeli Prime Minister ’ s office released reads as follows : ‘ Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect [ Joe Biden ] .
In a warm conversation , the President-elect reiterated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel and its security .
Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the special bond between Israel and the US is a fundamental component of Israel ’ s security and its policy .
The two agreed to meet soon in order to discuss the many issues on the agenda and reiterated the need to continue bolstering the steadfast alliance between the US and Israel.
’ President-elect Biden has also spoken with world leaders including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau .
While recently discussing his interactions with Biden on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounded optimistic about the prospects for U.K.-U.S. relations with Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in charge .
Johnson called his recent conversation with Biden “ refreshing ” — which seemed to implicitly contrast Biden ’ s behavior with the self-serving belligerence of the Trump administration .
While in office , Trump has derided longtime allies of the United States .
He has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate accord , dropped the country ’ s involvement in the Iran nuclear deal , and harassed NATO , among other steps undercutting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has pledged to re-join the Paris climate accord , which contains a set of agreements for the fight against climate change .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a right-winger, has been an ally of Donald Trump while the outgoing president has been in the White House — and he’s also been one of the many world leaders to acknowledge and accept President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the recent U.S. presidential election. Trump, on the other hand, has adamantly refused to accept the results of the election, claiming (without any meaningful evidence) that widespread fraud plagued the electoral process. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, Netanyahu spoke with President-elect Biden over the phone. Apparently, Netanyahu and Biden “agreed to meet soon,” the Prime Minister’s office said.
In short: the world is readily moving on without Trump, no matter whether or not he ever accepts the results of the recent election that he conclusively and unequivocally lost to Biden. A readout following the Biden-Netanyahu call that the Israeli Prime Minister’s office released reads as follows:
‘Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect [Joe Biden]. In a warm conversation, the President-elect reiterated his deep commitment to the State of Israel and its security. Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the special bond between Israel and the US is a fundamental component of Israel’s security and its policy. The two agreed to meet soon in order to discuss the many issues on the agenda and reiterated the need to continue bolstering the steadfast alliance between the US and Israel.’
President-elect Biden has also spoken with world leaders including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. While recently discussing his interactions with Biden on the floor of the British Parliament, Johnson sounded optimistic about the prospects for U.K.-U.S. relations with Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in charge. Johnson called his recent conversation with Biden “refreshing” — which seemed to implicitly contrast Biden’s behavior with the self-serving belligerence of the Trump administration.
While in office, Trump has derided longtime allies of the United States. He has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, dropped the country’s involvement in the Iran nuclear deal, and harassed NATO, among other steps undercutting the long-established alliances that preceded him. Biden has pledged to re-join the Paris climate accord, which contains a set of agreements for the fight against climate change.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Wisconsin Canvass Devastates Trump & Confirms 20k+ Vote Biden Lead

Wisconsin has completed its statewide vote canvass and confirmed President-elect Joe Biden ’ s win in the state .
The canvass consists of a statewide examination of election results as part of a search for any potential issues with the tallies ahead of the official certification of election results .
Although canvass , audit , and recount processes have been unfolding across the U.S. in the aftermath of Election Day , no issues have emerged that are significant enough to swing any states away from the presidential candidate for which they were initially called by news networks on the basis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia , for instance , has not uncovered any election-altering issues , and re-checks elsewhere , like the state of Arizona , have produced similar results .
In Wisconsin , the statewide canvass established that Biden won the state by 20,612 votes , which is slightly smaller than the margin by which Trump won the state in 2016 .
In two other states that Trump flipped in 2016 and Biden won this time around , the winning margins for the president-elect were larger .
According to the Cook Political Report , Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little over 73,000 votes as of Tuesday afternoon , and in Michigan , Biden ’ s lead stood at about 146,000 votes as of that same point .
None of these leads in Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , and Michigan were within the range of what could be reasonably affected by a recount .
In Wisconsin , the Trump campaign had until Wednesday afternoon at 5 P.M. to file for a recount — which they ’ d have to pay for upfront .
The Trump campaign would have to pay $ 7.9 million to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his allies have alleged that widespread fraud plagued the recent election , but they have yet to conclusively prove this claim in any respect , and there ’ s no indication that they ’ ll be coming up with meaningful evidence for their claims anytime soon .
The Department of Homeland Security has characterized the recent election as the “ most secure in American history , ” but the Trump team has been proceeding with some unhinged challenges anyway .
In Pennsylvania , until recently , the Trump campaign was seeking to disqualify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they claimed that Republican observers had been systematically blocked from watching ballot-counting .
( They ’ ve since dropped this request to disqualify the targeted ballots . )
The claim that Republicans were systematically excluded from the process is false .
Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt , a Republican , has confirmed that Republicans were not wantonly excluded from the process in Philadelphia , which has been a target of Republican complaints .

Wisconsin has completed its statewide vote canvass and confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state. The canvass consists of a statewide examination of election results as part of a search for any potential issues with the tallies ahead of the official certification of election results. Although canvass, audit, and recount processes have been unfolding across the U.S. in the aftermath of Election Day, no issues have emerged that are significant enough to swing any states away from the presidential candidate for which they were initially called by news networks on the basis of unofficial results. A recount in Georgia, for instance, has not uncovered any election-altering issues, and re-checks elsewhere, like the state of Arizona, have produced similar results.
Breaking on @MSNBC: All 72 of Wisconsin's counties have canvassed and certified their results. The Trump campaign has until 5 p.m. tomorrow to request for a recount. Earlier, the Trump campaign wouldn't say whether the campaign would pony up the $7.9 mil required for a recount. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 17, 2020
In Wisconsin, the statewide canvass established that Biden won the state by 20,612 votes, which is slightly smaller than the margin by which Trump won the state in 2016. In two other states that Trump flipped in 2016 and Biden won this time around, the winning margins for the president-elect were larger. According to the Cook Political Report, Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania stood at a little over 73,000 votes as of Tuesday afternoon, and in Michigan, Biden’s lead stood at about 146,000 votes as of that same point. None of these leads in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan were within the range of what could be reasonably affected by a recount. In Wisconsin, the Trump campaign had until Wednesday afternoon at 5 P.M. to file for a recount — which they’d have to pay for upfront. The Trump campaign would have to pay $7.9 million to fund this recount.
The Trump campaign now has until 5PM tomorrow to file a petition for a statewide recount (Trump and his campaign surrogates have repeatedly stated their intent to), according to the AP, as well as the $7.9 million needed to conduct it. — Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) November 17, 2020
President Trump and his allies have alleged that widespread fraud plagued the recent election, but they have yet to conclusively prove this claim in any respect, and there’s no indication that they’ll be coming up with meaningful evidence for their claims anytime soon. The Department of Homeland Security has characterized the recent election as the “most secure in American history,” but the Trump team has been proceeding with some unhinged challenges anyway.
In Pennsylvania, until recently, the Trump campaign was seeking to disqualify well over 600,000 mail-in ballots, because they claimed that Republican observers had been systematically blocked from watching ballot-counting. (They’ve since dropped this request to disqualify the targeted ballots.) The claim that Republicans were systematically excluded from the process is false. Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, a Republican, has confirmed that Republicans were not wantonly excluded from the process in Philadelphia, which has been a target of Republican complaints.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-17--Rudy Giuliani ‘Administratively Suspended’ From D.C. Bar Association

According to the D.C. Bar , Rudy Giuliani has been “ administratively suspended ” from their ranks over “ non-payment.
” The website for the lawyers association in the nation ’ s capital revealed that the administrative suspension seemed to be active as of late Tuesday morning/ early Tuesday afternoon .
On Tuesday , Giuliani filed a court request to join a Pennsylvania case that the Trump campaign brought against election procedures in the state , and in his application to join the case , Giuliani claimed to be a member in “ good standing ” of the D.C. Bar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemed to reveal that , as of Tuesday morning , that simply was not the case .
In the Pennsylvania case , the Trump campaign has sought to block the state from officially certifying its presidential election results while the court process plays out .
Previous Trump campaign lawsuits have repeatedly failed , and there ’ s no meaningfully conclusive evidence that this case in Pennsylvania will fare any differently .
According to the Associated Press , the Trump campaign already dropped a central request in their Pennsylvania lawsuit , which sought — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whopping 682,479 mail-in ballots in the state .
Trump and his allies have claimed that Republican observers were systematically blocked from watching the processing of huge numbers of ballots , but this claim is categorically untrue .
Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt — a Republican — has confirmed as much .
The Trump campaign based their request to throw out those hundreds of thousands of ballots on the lie that Republicans had been systematically blocked from observing the process .
Going forward , the Trump campaign is still claiming that Pennsylvania election authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters the opportunity to fix issues with their mail-in ballots while other voters went without this opportunity .
The lawsuit suggests that no Pennsylvania voters should have gotten this opportunity to fix mail-in ballot issues , although authorities give voters this opportunity elsewhere .
Notably , Trump ’ s side has taken the exact opposite approach elsewhere — in an Arizona case , Republicans argued that Election Day voters didn ’ t get an appropriate chance to fix issues with their ballots .
The Trump campaign has since withdrawn that Arizona case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have gotten a chance to “ cure ” their mail-in ballots — meaning fix any issues — has emerged in a previous court case over the election .
On November 4 — the day after Election Day — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Savage cast doubt on an argument that a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling should be construed as a ban on letting voters fix mail-in ballot problems .
Savage suggested that the implication of the ruling in question was that local election authorities were not required to give voters the opportunity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these authorities were outright banned from extending this chance to voters .
In Montgomery County , Pennsylvania — one of the counties targeted by that earlier post-Election Day lawsuit — Chief Operating Officer Lee Soltysiak indicated earlier this month that less than 100 votes seemed to fall into the group of challenged “ cured ” ballots .
That number is exponentially lower than the total number of votes that would need to be thrown out to swing the state to Trump , and adding other counties to the mix likely would not change @ @ @

According to the D.C. Bar, Rudy Giuliani has been “administratively suspended” from their ranks over “non-payment.” The website for the lawyers association in the nation’s capital revealed that the administrative suspension seemed to be active as of late Tuesday morning/ early Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday, Giuliani filed a court request to join a Pennsylvania case that the Trump campaign brought against election procedures in the state, and in his application to join the case, Giuliani claimed to be a member in “good standing” of the D.C. Bar — but the association’s website seemed to reveal that, as of Tuesday morning, that simply was not the case.
Here is a screenshot of the DC Bar's membership listing web page for Giuliani: pic.twitter.com/ngPzkCYF7m — Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) November 17, 2020
In the Pennsylvania case, the Trump campaign has sought to block the state from officially certifying its presidential election results while the court process plays out. Previous Trump campaign lawsuits have repeatedly failed, and there’s no meaningfully conclusive evidence that this case in Pennsylvania will fare any differently.
According to the Associated Press, the Trump campaign already dropped a central request in their Pennsylvania lawsuit, which sought — until recently — to throw out a whopping 682,479 mail-in ballots in the state. Trump and his allies have claimed that Republican observers were systematically blocked from watching the processing of huge numbers of ballots, but this claim is categorically untrue. Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt — a Republican — has confirmed as much. The Trump campaign based their request to throw out those hundreds of thousands of ballots on the lie that Republicans had been systematically blocked from observing the process.
Going forward, the Trump campaign is still claiming that Pennsylvania election authorities were out of line in giving some voters the opportunity to fix issues with their mail-in ballots while other voters went without this opportunity. The lawsuit suggests that no Pennsylvania voters should have gotten this opportunity to fix mail-in ballot issues, although authorities give voters this opportunity elsewhere. Notably, Trump’s side has taken the exact opposite approach elsewhere — in an Arizona case, Republicans argued that Election Day voters didn’t get an appropriate chance to fix issues with their ballots. The Trump campaign has since withdrawn that Arizona case.
The claim that Pennsylvania voters should not have gotten a chance to “cure” their mail-in ballots — meaning fix any issues — has emerged in a previous court case over the election. On November 4 — the day after Election Day — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Savage cast doubt on an argument that a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling should be construed as a ban on letting voters fix mail-in ballot problems. Savage suggested that the implication of the ruling in question was that local election authorities were not required to give voters the opportunity to fix mail-in ballot issues, not that these authorities were outright banned from extending this chance to voters.
In Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — one of the counties targeted by that earlier post-Election Day lawsuit — Chief Operating Officer Lee Soltysiak indicated earlier this month that less than 100 votes seemed to fall into the group of challenged “cured” ballots. That number is exponentially lower than the total number of votes that would need to be thrown out to swing the state to Trump, and adding other counties to the mix likely would not change this conclusion.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Michigan County Reverses Course & Votes To Certify Election

One of Trump ’ s last-ditch efforts to overturn a democratic election fell apart on Tuesday night , as yet another of his ridiculous conspiracy theories was exposed as just one more lie .
Earlier in the evening , the Wayne County Canvassing Board in Michigan had been split along party lines , with two Republicans voting against certifying the election results in their state and the two Democrats voting to certify them .
‘ I am proud that , due to the efforts of the Michigan Republican Party , the Republican National Committee and the Trump Campaign , enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was uncovered resulting in the Wayne County Board of Canvassers refusing to certify their election results .
This action will allow more time for us to get to the bottom of these deeply troubling irregularities.
’ After discussion , they changed course later in the evening and unanimously voted to certify the elections .
The controversy in Michigan ’ s elections began with Trump insisting that widespread voter fraud had occurred , as more votes than registered voters was counted .
Republicans in Michigan went along with the ruse for a short time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move forward and admit that Joe Biden won the electoral college votes in Michigan .

One of Trump’s last-ditch efforts to overturn a democratic election fell apart on Tuesday night, as yet another of his ridiculous conspiracy theories was exposed as just one more lie.
The popular outcry against the absurd 2-2 vote of the Wayne County Canvassing Board just led the Board to come to its senses and certify the county for Biden 4-4. He won there by over 300,000 votes! Shows that local democracy can work — but only when the people remain vigilant. — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 18, 2020
Earlier in the evening, the Wayne County Canvassing Board in Michigan had been split along party lines, with two Republicans voting against certifying the election results in their state and the two Democrats voting to certify them.
Michigan’s GOP party chair, Laura Cox, supported the split:
‘I am proud that, due to the efforts of the Michigan Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and the Trump Campaign, enough evidence of irregularities and potential voter fraud was uncovered resulting in the Wayne County Board of Canvassers refusing to certify their election results. This action will allow more time for us to get to the bottom of these deeply troubling irregularities.’
After discussion, they changed course later in the evening and unanimously voted to certify the elections. The controversy in Michigan’s elections began with Trump insisting that widespread voter fraud had occurred, as more votes than registered voters was counted. Republicans in Michigan went along with the ruse for a short time, and then made the decision to move forward and admit that Joe Biden won the electoral college votes in Michigan.
‘Mark Brewer, a leading Democratic election lawyer in Michigan, called the initial vote “outrageous, unprecedented and racist.”
‘He said the two White Republicans on the Wayne County board “have essentially disenfranchised Black voters.”
‘He said the Republicans on the board failed the county, state and their legal obligation. “They had a legal duty to certify” a vote that was fair he said.’
Michigan’s 2020 presidential election was secure, transparent, and the results are an accurate reflection of the will of the people. Tired of the misguided efforts trying distort that reality? Respond to misinformation with the truth. Get the facts at https://t.co/hKx7F2FycB pic.twitter.com/STdlY4wcz7 — Jocelyn Benson (@JocelynBenson) November 17, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--GOP Senators Abandon Trump Over Firing Of Chris Krebs

Trump has made it clear since the beginning of his presidency when he became the first president to require his staff to sign non-disclosure agreements that he ’ s not a fan of whistleblowers or truth-tellers .
On Tuesday night , he fired the Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs after he dared to say that the 2020 elections were secure , which would mean that Donald Trump simply lost the election .
After his firing , a few Republican senators came forward to criticize Trump for the firing , saying that he had done a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures and that Trump was wrong to fire him .
Ben Sasse ( R-NE ) , who has frequently pushed back against Trump over the course of his presidency , said : Sen. Richard Burr ( R-NC ) , who hadn ’ t so far challenged much of Trump ’ s actions or policies , was also critical , standing up for Krebs .
‘ Chris Krebs is a dedicated public servant who has done a remarkable job during a challenging time .
Chris and his team at CISA have worked diligently to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shore up vulnerabilities and build trust between State and Federal Governments .
The creative and innovative campaign CISA developed to promote cybersecurity should serve as a model for other government agencies .
Their efforts were essential in protecting the 2020 U.S. presidential election against threats of foreign interference .
I ’ m grateful for all Chris has done and I wish him the best in his next chapter.
’ Rob Portman ( R-OH ) , was more succinct , telling reporters that : Trump ’ s firing of Krebs took place , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it clear that he was firing Krebs for committing the ultimate sin : refusing to say the election was rigged and Donald Trump was the real winner .
He told the truth and for that , he was fired .
Krebs didn ’ t seem too surprised by the news , tweeting shortly after his firing that he felt his team had done the right thing and that he was honored to have served his country in the Department of Homeland Security .

Trump has made it clear since the beginning of his presidency when he became the first president to require his staff to sign non-disclosure agreements that he’s not a fan of whistleblowers or truth-tellers. On Tuesday night, he fired the Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs after he dared to say that the 2020 elections were secure, which would mean that Donald Trump simply lost the election.
After his firing, a few Republican senators came forward to criticize Trump for the firing, saying that he had done a good job investigating the vote counts and security measures and that Trump was wrong to fire him.
Ben Sasse (R-NE), who has frequently pushed back against Trump over the course of his presidency, said:
‘Chris Krebs did a really good job – as state election officials all across the nation will tell you – and he obviously should not be fired.’
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), who hadn’t so far challenged much of Trump’s actions or policies, was also critical, standing up for Krebs.
‘Chris Krebs is a dedicated public servant who has done a remarkable job during a challenging time. Chris and his team at CISA have worked diligently to strengthen our election infrastructure, helping to shore up vulnerabilities and build trust between State and Federal Governments. The creative and innovative campaign CISA developed to promote cybersecurity should serve as a model for other government agencies. Their efforts were essential in protecting the 2020 U.S. presidential election against threats of foreign interference. I’m grateful for all Chris has done and I wish him the best in his next chapter.’
Rob Portman (R-OH), was more succinct, telling reporters that:
‘I know Chris, I’ve worked well with him. I think he’s a real professional.’
Trump’s firing of Krebs took place, of course, on Twitter. Trump made it clear that he was firing Krebs for committing the ultimate sin: refusing to say the election was rigged and Donald Trump was the real winner. He told the truth and for that, he was fired.
Krebs didn’t seem too surprised by the news, tweeting shortly after his firing that he felt his team had done the right thing and that he was honored to have served his country in the Department of Homeland Security.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Chris Krebs Responds To Trump’s Firing Like A True Patriot

As the impeached , one-term president who lost the popular vote twice ranted on Twitter about election fraud and a stolen election , his Department of Homeland Security released a joint statement saying that the elections were fair and that there was no basis for claims of voter fraud .
For that , Donald Trump fired Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs via Twitter on Tuesday night .
In that statement , signed by members of the Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees , said that the 2020 presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in American history .
‘ When states have close elections , many will recount ballots .
All of the states with close results in the 2020 presidential race have paper records of each vote , allowing the ability to go back and count each ballot if necessary .
This is an added benefit for security and resilience .
This process allows for the identification and correction of any mistakes or errors .
There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s claims that he didn ’ t really lose the 2020 presidential election despite the fact that his challenger won 306 electoral votes and nearly five million more votes nationwide , Trump did what he always does to those who disagree with him .
Apparently , Krebs isn ’ t bothered by the firing , saying “ we did it right.
” For telling the truth , he lost his job .
But at least he can sleep well at night .
Twitter offered their support to Krebs .
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As the impeached, one-term president who lost the popular vote twice ranted on Twitter about election fraud and a stolen election, his Department of Homeland Security released a joint statement saying that the elections were fair and that there was no basis for claims of voter fraud. For that, Donald Trump fired Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs via Twitter on Tuesday night.
In that statement, signed by members of the Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees, said that the 2020 presidential elections were “the most secure” in American history.
‘When states have close elections, many will recount ballots. All of the states with close results in the 2020 presidential race have paper records of each vote, allowing the ability to go back and count each ballot if necessary. This is an added benefit for security and resilience. This process allows for the identification and correction of any mistakes or errors. There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.’
Since this runs counter to Trump’s claims that he didn’t really lose the 2020 presidential election despite the fact that his challenger won 306 electoral votes and nearly five million more votes nationwide, Trump did what he always does to those who disagree with him.
Apparently, Krebs isn’t bothered by the firing, saying “we did it right.” For telling the truth, he lost his job. But at least he can sleep well at night.
Twitter offered their support to Krebs. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Lindsey Graham Hit With Formal Request For Ethics Investigation

Three high-profile figures in the world of ethics have formally requested an investigation into Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) from the Senate Ethics Committee .
The request centers on the recent revelation that Graham had personally spoken with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ( R ) , who says that Graham asked about the possibility of throwing out legally cast votes in the state , which President-elect Biden won by a thin margin .
Although Graham has denied the allegation that he asked about throwing out totally valid ballots , those behind the complaint insist that there “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judiciary Committee ’ s chairman to call a top election official regarding an ongoing vote count ” in the first place .
In short , Graham ’ s behavior seems to constitute a potential attempt to intimidate a top state elections official .
Graham , who was recently re-elected , currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee .
The potential power imbalance between Graham and Raffensperger is obvious .
Former Office of Government Ethics chief Walter Shaub , former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter , and Claire Finkelstein , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Pennsylvania ’ s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law , are responsible for the new request for an investigation into Graham .
Acknowledging the conflicting accounts of the questionable interaction , they said , in part , as follows : ‘ If these allegations are true , Senator Graham ’ s conduct constitutes an abuse of office and conduct unbecoming of a senator .
For the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to suggest to a state Secretary of State that he refrain from counting lawful votes threatens the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Senate Select Committee should investigate this matter and , if it finds Chairman Graham committed the alleged misconduct , seek an appropriate sanction or any other appropriate remedy.
’ In The Washington Post ‘ s description , Graham “ asked whether Raffensperger had the power to toss all mail ballots in counties found to have higher rates of nonmatching signatures , ” according to Georgia ’ s Secretary of State .
According to the Post , Raffensperger “ said he was stunned that Graham appeared to suggest that he find a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has denied Raffensperger ’ s characterization of their conversation — as the Post summarizes , he said that he merely wanted to “ understand the state ’ s signature-matching requirements.
” Graham does know how to use Google , right ?

Three high-profile figures in the world of ethics have formally requested an investigation into Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) from the Senate Ethics Committee. The request centers on the recent revelation that Graham had personally spoken with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), who says that Graham asked about the possibility of throwing out legally cast votes in the state, which President-elect Biden won by a thin margin. Although Graham has denied the allegation that he asked about throwing out totally valid ballots, those behind the complaint insist that there “can be no legitimate reason for the Judiciary Committee’s chairman to call a top election official regarding an ongoing vote count” in the first place.
In short, Graham’s behavior seems to constitute a potential attempt to intimidate a top state elections official. Graham, who was recently re-elected, currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The potential power imbalance between Graham and Raffensperger is obvious.
Former Office of Government Ethics chief Walter Shaub, former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter, and Claire Finkelstein, who works as the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, are responsible for the new request for an investigation into Graham. Acknowledging the conflicting accounts of the questionable interaction, they said, in part, as follows:
‘If these allegations are true, Senator Graham’s conduct constitutes an abuse of office and conduct unbecoming of a senator. For the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to suggest to a state Secretary of State that he refrain from counting lawful votes threatens the electoral process and damages representative democracy. The Senate Select Committee should investigate this matter and, if it finds Chairman Graham committed the alleged misconduct, seek an appropriate sanction or any other appropriate remedy.’
In The Washington Post‘s description, Graham “asked whether Raffensperger had the power to toss all mail ballots in counties found to have higher rates of nonmatching signatures,” according to Georgia’s Secretary of State. According to the Post, Raffensperger “said he was stunned that Graham appeared to suggest that he find a way to toss legally cast ballots.” Graham has denied Raffensperger’s characterization of their conversation — as the Post summarizes, he said that he merely wanted to “understand the state’s signature-matching requirements.” Graham does know how to use Google, right?


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--GOP Texas A.G Put Under FBI Investigation For Multiple Felonies

Now that the Democrats have voted in the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket , retain the House , and may win the Senate , law and order has come to town .
Donald Trump was an errant model riding on a wave of treachery .
Over the four years that he was in office , numerous Republicans have indulged in various forms of treachery and a betrayal of their oaths of office .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating Texas ’ Attorney General Ken Paxton , the Associated Press ( AP ) .
reported .
It started an investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s former top aides that the AG used his office , which employees 4,000 , to advantage a political donor .
The “ high-profile Republican ” allegedly committed “ bribery , abuse of office , and other crimes.
” These offenses were committed in the act of helping a donor to his own reelection campaign , Austin real estate developer and AG friend Nate Paul .
He donated $ 25,000 to Paxton ’ s campaign .
Seven top attorneys in Paxton ’ s office plus the attorney general ’ s head of law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was Paxton hiring an attorney not affiliated with the AG ’ s office to investigate an FBI search of his friend ’ s home and offices .
Ever since the people in Paxton ’ s office alleged his crimes , they have either “ resigned , been put on leave , or been fired.
” Four of them filed a Texas whistleblower lawsuit against the attorney general .
They accused him of terminating them as an act of retribution .
In a deposition , the donor said Paxton had also suggested he hire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company .
In 2018 , the attorney general acknowledged that he was having an “ extramarital affair ” with her .
The attorney general released a statement to the Austin American-Stateman that read : The case has been deadlocked for over five years following legal challenges .
Paxton insists that he is innocent of charges and an indictment regarding securities fraud charges .
The AG has not stood trial as of yet .
He also refused calls for his resignation .
Hilder had no comment for AP reporters .
The Texas attorney general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to The Texas Tribune : The whistleblowers claim that Paxton also tried to assist Paul regarding a pair of open-records disputes .
Those records should have remained confidential : In addition , the AG was accused of another Paul assist : Top GOP officials said that they were troubled .
The federal agents have not revealed the status of the case against Paxton .
An FBI spokesperson in San Antonio had no comment .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Now that the Democrats have voted in the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket, retain the House, and may win the Senate, law and order has come to town. Donald Trump was an errant model riding on a wave of treachery. Over the four years that he was in office, numerous Republicans have indulged in various forms of treachery and a betrayal of their oaths of office.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating Texas’ Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Associated Press (AP). reported. It started an investigation into allegations by eight of the AG’s former top aides that the AG used his office, which employees 4,000, to advantage a political donor.
The “high-profile Republican” allegedly committed “bribery, abuse of office, and other crimes.” These offenses were committed in the act of helping a donor to his own reelection campaign, Austin real estate developer and AG friend Nate Paul. He donated $25,000 to Paxton’s campaign.
Seven top attorneys in Paxton’s office plus the attorney general’s head of law enforcement made the charges. Especially egregious was Paxton hiring an attorney not affiliated with the AG’s office to investigate an FBI search of his friend’s home and offices.
Ever since the people in Paxton’s office alleged his crimes, they have either “resigned, been put on leave, or been fired.” Four of them filed a Texas whistleblower lawsuit against the attorney general. They accused him of terminating them as an act of retribution.
In a deposition, the donor said Paxton had also suggested he hire a woman for a job within his company. In 2018, the attorney general acknowledged that he was having an “extramarital affair” with her.
The attorney general released a statement to the Austin American-Stateman that read:
‘[A]fter reviewing the claims made by former employees of this office, their allegations are overblown, based upon assumptions, and to a large degree misrepresent the facts.’
The case has been deadlocked for over five years following legal challenges. Paxton insists that he is innocent of charges and an indictment regarding securities fraud charges. The AG has not stood trial as of yet. He also refused calls for his resignation. Hilder had no comment for AP reporters. The Texas attorney general’s office did not respond either.
According to The Texas Tribune:
‘[Paxton] has dismissed the charges as politically motivated and entered a not guilty plea.’
The whistleblowers claim that Paxton also tried to assist Paul regarding a pair of open-records disputes. Those records should have remained confidential:
‘The attorney general’s office] also took the highly unusual step of intervening in a lawsuit between Paul and an Austin-area charity.’
In addition, the AG was accused of another Paul assist:
‘The attorney general rushed a legal opinion on foreclosure sales during the coronavirus pandemic, which helped Paul avoid such sales on several of his properties.’
Top GOP officials said that they were troubled.
The federal agents have not revealed the status of the case against Paxton. An FBI spokesperson in San Antonio had no comment.
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Judge Delivers Trump’s 27th Court Loss With Wednesday Rejection

‘ The ballots at issue here are sufficient even without a voter supplied date .
They were processed in the @ @ @ @ @ ( “ SURE ” ) system and timestamped when they were timely delivered to the @ @ @ @ @ 3 , 2020 .
They were signed and have been otherwise properly completed by a @ @ @ @ @ how many times Trump insists that rampant fraud has happened , no evidence of fraud @ @ @ @ @ of these cases .
Judge James confirmed that there was no fraud involved in these @ @ @ @ @ fraud was even being alleged .
In that case , the ballots must count .

‘The ballots at issue here are sufficient even without a voter supplied date. They were processed in the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (“SURE”) system and timestamped when they were timely delivered to the Board on or before November 3, 2020. They were signed and have been otherwise properly completed by a qualified elector.’
🚨PA Supreme Court just rejected Trump’s claim that Philly violated election law! You phucked around. You found out. Don’t mess with Philly, phools Rudy Giuliani is now 1-25https://t.co/xOEQfEBnFr — Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 17, 2020
No matter how many times Trump insists that rampant fraud has happened, no evidence of fraud has turned up in any of these cases. Judge James confirmed that there was no fraud involved in these ballots, and that no fraud was even being alleged. In that case, the ballots must count.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Judge Emmet Sullivan Negates Racist Trump Policy As Presidency Implodes

Donald Trump will forever be remembered as the president who took immigrant babies from their mothers ’ arms and locked them in cages .
The COVID-19 pandemic made it easier for him to commit his cruelty against black and brown children ; now , he simply has them deported before they have a chance to make a plea before an immigration court .
Prior to the COVID pandemic , there were procedures in place for processing unaccompanied minors ’ asylum cases in order to protect them from the harm they might face if returned to their home countries .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration .
‘ Unaccompanied children from countries that share borders with the United States were initially screened to determine that the unaccompanied child : ( 1 ) was not a victim of trafficking ; ( 2 ) did not have “ a credible fear of persecution ” ; and ( 3 ) was “ able to make an independent decision ” about their admission into the United States .
Id .
§ 1232 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( A ) …These unaccompanied children also had access to “ counsel to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect them from mistreatment , exploitation , and trafficking , ” id .
§ 1232 ( c ) ( 5 ) ; and some were provided “ independent child advocates .
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to effectively advocate for the [ ir ] best interest.
” Id .
§ 1232 ( c ) ( 6 ) .
’ Judge Sullivan ruled to allow the boy to stay , thereby setting a legal precedent that will no longer allow the Trump administration the right to deport unaccompanied minors without giving them their day in court .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ observed as they are for all travelers coming in from foreign countries , they can not be sent back into danger without being heard .

Donald Trump will forever be remembered as the president who took immigrant babies from their mothers’ arms and locked them in cages. The COVID-19 pandemic made it easier for him to commit his cruelty against black and brown children; now, he simply has them deported before they have a chance to make a plea before an immigration court.
DC-based Judge Emmet Sullivan blocked expulsions of unaccompanied children caught crossing into the US – the latest legal setback for Trump as the clock ticks on his administration https://t.co/RdeZwz4dh5 — Ted Hesson (@tedhesson) November 18, 2020
On Wednesday, Judge Emmet Sullivan heard the case of “a 15-year-old minor from Guatemala who entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor in August 2020” and whose father is currently residing in the U.S. with citizenship proceedings in progress. The boy told the judge that he had ample opportunity to quarantine and socially distance even at a local youth shelter, where residence is far below capacity, but that he and other minors who had come to the U.S. unaccompanied were denied the right to file for asylum. In the judge’s ruling, he spelled out the situation in which the boy found himself. ‘At the time he filed his motion for preliminary injunction, Plaintiff alleged that the DHS had “already expelled at least 2,000 unaccompanied children pursuant to the CDC Order[s],” Pl.’s Prelim. Inj. Mem., ECF No. 15-1 at 10; but Plaintiff now alleges that the number of expelled unaccompanied children had “exceeded 13,000 by the end of October.” Pl.’s Notice of November 17, 2020, ECF No. 78.’
A Judge Has Blocked The Trump Administration From Turning Back Unaccompanied Children At The Border https://t.co/GLmp382jYr — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) November 18, 2020
Prior to the COVID pandemic, there were procedures in place for processing unaccompanied minors’ asylum cases in order to protect them from the harm they might face if returned to their home countries. Those procedures have been violated repeatedly under the Trump administration.
‘Unaccompanied children from countries that share borders with the United States were initially screened to determine that the unaccompanied child: (1) was not a victim of trafficking; (2) did not have “a credible fear of persecution”; and (3) was “able to make an independent decision” about their admission into the United States. Id. § 1232(a)(2)(A)…These unaccompanied children also had access to “counsel to represent them in legalproceedings or matters and protect them from mistreatment, exploitation, and trafficking,” id. § 1232(c)(5); and some were provided “independent child advocates . . . to effectively advocate for the[ir] best interest.” Id. § 1232(c)(6).’
‘In addition, all unaccompanied children retained their rights under the INA to (1) apply for asylum, id. § 1158(a)(1); contest their removal to a country where their “life or freedom would be threatened . . . because of [their] race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion,” id. § 1231(b)(3) (“withholding of removal”); or, pursuant to FARRA, (3) make a case that “he or she would be tortured if removed to the proposed country of removal.” Id. § 1231.’
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can’t immediately expel unaccompanied immigrant children who cross the southern border illegally and deny them a chance to request asylum under a public-health emergency the government declared in March https://t.co/AL3K7PBJsj — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 18, 2020
Judge Sullivan ruled to allow the boy to stay, thereby setting a legal precedent that will no longer allow the Trump administration the right to deport unaccompanied minors without giving them their day in court. While quarantining measures will need to be observed as they are for all travelers coming in from foreign countries, they cannot be sent back into danger without being heard.
‘Having addressed the Government’s sole objection to this recommendation, and finding no clear error in this portion of the R. & R., the Court ADOPTSMagistrate Judge Harvey’s recommendation, and PROVISIONALLY GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for class certification.’
On Wednesday, a U.S. judge ordered the Trump administration to stop deporting immigrant children who cross the border alone. The Trump administration has expelled over 8,000 unaccompanied children since March. https://t.co/CR1a116TQN — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) November 18, 2020