bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Judge Rejects GOP’s Last Ditch Efforts In Wednesday Rebuke

Pennsylvania Judge Joseph James has rejected a challenge from a Republican state Senate candidate against 2,349 mail-in ballots in Allegheny County , Pennsylvania , which includes Pittsburgh .
The ballots in question arrived back to election authorities without dates included alongside voters ’ signatures on the outside of the ballot envelopes .
State election law directs voters to include dates alongside their signatures when returning mail-in ballots , but Judge James concluded that this direction does not constitute a mandatory requirement that necessitates throwing out a ballot if a voter did not complete the steps .
The judge said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that election laws should be construed liberally in favor of voters ” and the “ lack of a written date on an otherwise qualified ballot is a minor technical defect that does not render it deficient.
” Allegheny County went heavily for President-elect Joe Biden in the recently concluded presidential race , when Biden also won the state of Pennsylvania as a whole .
Across elections across the country , Democrats have tended to favor mail-in voting , due in part to the Republican Party ’ s consistent institutional refusal to take the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation demands .
Thus , an affront against mail-in votes could disproportionately impact Democratic voters .
President Donald Trump and his allies have consistently failed to secure major victories in their election-related court challenges around the country .
In Pennsylvania , the Trump campaign has argued that authorities were out of line in providing the opportunity to fix ballot issues to some voters while other voters went without this same opportunity .
In a court hearing in a separate case shortly after Election Day , U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Savage suggested that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had claimed barred fixing issues with mail-in ballots actually established that the provision of the opportunity to fix ballot issues simply wasn ’ t mandatory .
Notably , in a Tuesday hearing in a court challenge that the Trump team brought , Rudy Giuliani — who joined the Trump campaign ’ s legal team — said that the challenge “ is not a fraud case.
” Without alleging specific instances of specific fraud in the state as part of the case , the judge concluded that a previously scheduled evidentiary hearing was not @ @ @

Pennsylvania Judge Joseph James has rejected a challenge from a Republican state Senate candidate against 2,349 mail-in ballots in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which includes Pittsburgh. The ballots in question arrived back to election authorities without dates included alongside voters’ signatures on the outside of the ballot envelopes. State election law directs voters to include dates alongside their signatures when returning mail-in ballots, but Judge James concluded that this direction does not constitute a mandatory requirement that necessitates throwing out a ballot if a voter did not complete the steps.
The judge said that it “is well settled Pennsylvania law that election laws should be construed liberally in favor of voters” and the “lack of a written date on an otherwise qualified ballot is a minor technical defect that does not render it deficient.” Allegheny County went heavily for President-elect Joe Biden in the recently concluded presidential race, when Biden also won the state of Pennsylvania as a whole. Across elections across the country, Democrats have tended to favor mail-in voting, due in part to the Republican Party’s consistent institutional refusal to take the COVID-19 pandemic with the seriousness that the situation demands. Thus, an affront against mail-in votes could disproportionately impact Democratic voters.
President Donald Trump and his allies have consistently failed to secure major victories in their election-related court challenges around the country. In Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign has argued that authorities were out of line in providing the opportunity to fix ballot issues to some voters while other voters went without this same opportunity. In a court hearing in a separate case shortly after Election Day, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Savage suggested that a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that plaintiffs had claimed barred fixing issues with mail-in ballots actually established that the provision of the opportunity to fix ballot issues simply wasn’t mandatory.
Notably, in a Tuesday hearing in a court challenge that the Trump team brought, Rudy Giuliani — who joined the Trump campaign’s legal team — said that the challenge “is not a fraud case.” Without alleging specific instances of specific fraud in the state as part of the case, the judge concluded that a previously scheduled evidentiary hearing was not actually needed.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Congressman Calls For Prosecution Of Trump Over Treason

New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell ( D-NJ ) does not mess around .
He is the House Ways and Means Committee ’ s Oversight Subcommittee Chair until the end of this House ’ s session .
As such , he is demanding the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) investigate Donald Trump for treason , but that is not all .
He has called for Trump ’ s entire administration to be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution , as soon as President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office .
The subcommittee conducts oversight on tax , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a remarkably strong replacement for the late Representative John Biden ( D-GA ) .
Pascrell said Trump “ has engaged in treachery , in treason , ” according to NJ.com : The New Jersey representative continued listing the Trump administration ’ s many failures : Pascrell was not the only Democrat requesting an investigation .
Others have claimed that Trump and his “ inner circle ” need investigation .
They believe that these individuals have used their top-level positions for personal gain .
Leading that group , Trump has allegedly broken the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profiteering by members of the government .
Certainly , Trump has profited from his Washington DC hotel housing numerous foreign officials and hosting a significant number of private meetings .
Trump ’ s first Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) head Scott Pruitt , had to resign for ethical reasons in 2018 but he was not alone , by far .
Following Representative John Lewis ’ time in office , Pascrell released a statement that read : Pascrell came to Congress in 1996 and has served on the Ways and Means Committee .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s tax returns .
Trump ’ s Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke had expensive tastes , which included private jets with interesting side-trips , very expensive meals , and a 24/7 security detail .
Those were only a few of his transgressions .
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) Dr. Ben Carson had expensive tastes in office furniture , and the Environment Protection Agency ( EPA ) Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned after ethics scandals .
This graph from The Brookings Institute , Education Division consists of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nature of Departure.
” The acronym RUP stands for “ Resigned Under Pressure .
The chart also indicates what the person ’ s prior job was and where they went after serving this president .
This chart consists of the members of Trump ’ s inner circle .
The turnover was heavy .
For example , the president ’ s Communications Director position had an especially high turnover : “ Original , ” “ Replacement 2 , ” Replacement 3 , ” Replacement 4 , ” and even Replacement 5 : ” Additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chart below : All charts via The Brookings Institute , Education Division .
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 .

New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) does not mess around. He is the House Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee Chair until the end of this House’s session. As such, he is demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate Donald Trump for treason, but that is not all.
He has called for Trump’s entire administration to be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution, as soon as President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office. The subcommittee conducts oversight on tax, trade, and health issues. He is a remarkably strong replacement for the late Representative John Biden (D-GA).
Pascrell tweeted:
‘Tonight I’m calling for the eventual prosecution of donald (sic) trump (sic) and his enablers for their many crimes against the United States.’
Pascrell said Trump “has engaged in treachery, in treason,” according to NJ.com:
‘[The president] has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy. He was rightly impeached by the House of Representatives. He has engaged in treachery, in treason. He has all but given up on governing and protecting our nation and if he had a shred of dignity he would resign today.’
The New Jersey representative continued listing the Trump administration’s many failures:
‘Failure to hold financial and political wrongdoing accountable in the past has invited greater malfeasance by bad actors. A repeat of those failures in 2021 further emboldens criminality by our national leaders and continues America down the path of lawlessness and authoritarianism. There must be accountability.’
Trump’s acolyte Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was not pleased:
Pascrell was not the only Democrat requesting an investigation. Others have claimed that Trump and his “inner circle” need investigation. They believe that these individuals have used their top-level positions for personal gain.
Leading that group, Trump has allegedly broken the Emoluments Clause numerous times. It forbids profiteering by members of the government. Certainly, Trump has profited from his Washington DC hotel housing numerous foreign officials and hosting a significant number of private meetings.
Trump’s first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt, had to resign for ethical reasons in 2018 but he was not alone, by far.
Following Representative John Lewis’ time in office, Pascrell released a statement that read:
‘[It is] an enormous honor and responsibility…Exposing the public and private corruption left in the wake of the Trump government will take all the labor of cleaning up after the circus leaves town. I’m eager to grab a shovel and get to work.’
Pascrell came to Congress in 1996 and has served on the Ways and Means Committee. He led the way in calling for Trump’s tax returns.
Trump’s Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke had expensive tastes, which included private jets with interesting side-trips, very expensive meals, and a 24/7 security detail. Those were only a few of his transgressions. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson had expensive tastes in office furniture, and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned after ethics scandals.
This graph from The Brookings Institute, Education Division consists of the president’s secretaries and the “Nature of Departure.” The acronym RUP stands for “Resigned Under Pressure. The chart also indicates what the person’s prior job was and where they went after serving this president.
This chart consists of the members of Trump’s inner circle. The turnover was heavy. For example, the president’s Communications Director position had an especially high turnover: “Original,” “Replacement 2,” Replacement 3,” Replacement 4,” and even Replacement 5:”
Additional Trump A-Team members are listed on the chart below:
All charts via The Brookings Institute, Education Division.
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--Trump’s Claim Another Dead Woman Voted For Biden Gets Debunked

Donald Trump has pushed some fairly incredible stories of voter fraud in the 2020 elections .
Unfortunately for him , none of them turn out to be true .
Those out of state voters who illegally cast ballots ?
Turns out they ’ re military families voting from overseas .
The investigation into the 2020 elections by the Department of Homeland Security that Trump promised would reveal fraud ?
It didn ’ t , and Trump fired the official in charge of that investigation for saying there was no fraud .
That proof of voter fraud found by Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman named Deborah Jean Christiansen cast a ballot months after she had died ?
She answered the door when CNN came to investigate .
It turns out that Deborah Jean Christiansen , a Georgia voter who registered in October 2020 and cast her vote legally later that month , has the same name as another woman , who was born in the same month and year but on another day , who died in May 2019 .
Trump ’ s supporters apparently never considered the fact that two people may have the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tucker Carlson pushed the theory without ever actually investigating its veracity .
‘ The campaign and Carlson said this vote was a fraud because Deborah Jean Christiansen died last year .
In fact , the vote was legally cast by a living woman who also happens to be named Deborah Jean Christiansen , born in the same year and month but on a different day .
‘ Christiansen answered the door when CNN showed up on Tuesday evening.
’ Mrs. Deborah Jean Christiansen of Roswell , Georgia was registered to vote on October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
The only problem ?
She passed away a year and a half ago , in May 2019 .
Christiansen called the allegation “ ridiculous , ” which is the understatement of the year considering the allegation that she died was being refuted by a living woman .
She told CNN that she voted for Trump in 2016 but has since come to regret her decision .
She likely regrets it even more now that the president of the United States made a public spectacle of her name .
Christiansen said Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refusal to admit he ’ s lost than any real concern about voter fraud .
‘ The guy lost the election .
He should be worried more about taking care of people , with this Covid-19 going on .
He ’ s got a pandemic .
Come on .
Biden won .
Let ’ s move on .
Let ’ s help him transition.
’ Here ’ s what Deborah Jean Christiansen had to say about the president ’ s campaign falsely claiming that her vote was a fraud : https : //t.co/kXbqHb8mST @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story by Fox News or Tucker Carlson , who had to apologize for another claim of a dead person voting in the 2020 elections earlier this month , has upended Christiansen ’ s life .
But it wasn ’ t even necessary to go and find her to determine that she ’ s very much a living woman who voted for Biden in 2020 .
‘ You do not need to knock on the living Christiansen ’ s door in Cobb County , near Atlanta , to figure out that the fraud claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Janine Eveler told CNN that while the two Deborah Jean Christiansens were both born in 1954 , they have different birthdays and different Social Security numbers .
Also , she said , the deceased woman “ is marked as deceased ” in the state ’ s system .
‘ Eveler said Cobb County records confirm the living Deborah Jean Christiansen registered to vote on October 5 — the date the Trump campaign wrongly claimed someone registered in the name of the deceased woman — and voted in person on October 28 , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checked.
’ My latest : The Trump campaign 's pressure on GA Sec .
of State started in Jan. , when they asked him to endorse and he declined .
They did n't stop asking .
In one meeting , a Trump campaign official told staffers : `` We 'll see how helpful you are in November . ''
https : //t.co/rZEyFR9FvO

Donald Trump has pushed some fairly incredible stories of voter fraud in the 2020 elections. Unfortunately for him, none of them turn out to be true. Those out of state voters who illegally cast ballots? Turns out they’re military families voting from overseas. The investigation into the 2020 elections by the Department of Homeland Security that Trump promised would reveal fraud? It didn’t, and Trump fired the official in charge of that investigation for saying there was no fraud. That proof of voter fraud found by Trump and Fox News Tucker Carlson when a dead woman named Deborah Jean Christiansen cast a ballot months after she had died? She answered the door when CNN came to investigate.
The Trump campaign and Tucker Carlson declared Deborah Jean Christiansen’s Georgia vote a fraud, since a woman by that name is dead. Except a different Deborah Jean Christiansen is alive a county over. She answered her door when CNN’s @KToropin knocked: https://t.co/kXbqHb8mST — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 18, 2020
It turns out that Deborah Jean Christiansen, a Georgia voter who registered in October 2020 and cast her vote legally later that month, has the same name as another woman, who was born in the same month and year but on another day, who died in May 2019. Trump’s supporters apparently never considered the fact that two people may have the same name, but even more disturbing, Tucker Carlson pushed the theory without ever actually investigating its veracity.
CNN reports that:
‘The campaign and Carlson said this vote was a fraud because Deborah Jean Christiansen died last year. In fact, the vote was legally cast by a living woman who also happens to be named Deborah Jean Christiansen, born in the same year and month but on a different day. ‘Christiansen answered the door when CNN showed up on Tuesday evening.’ Mrs. Deborah Jean Christiansen of Roswell, Georgia was registered to vote on October 5. Then she voted in the election. The only problem? She passed away a year and a half ago, in May 2019. Sadly, Mrs. Christiansen is a victim of voter fraud. pic.twitter.com/6UcJ7hqEui — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) November 11, 2020 Christiansen called the allegation “ridiculous,” which is the understatement of the year considering the allegation that she died was being refuted by a living woman. She told CNN that she voted for Trump in 2016 but has since come to regret her decision. She likely regrets it even more now that the president of the United States made a public spectacle of her name. Christiansen said Trump’s accusations were more about his refusal to admit he’s lost than any real concern about voter fraud. ‘The guy lost the election. He should be worried more about taking care of people, with this Covid-19 going on. He’s got a pandemic. Come on. Biden won. Let’s move on. Let’s help him transition.’ Here’s what Deborah Jean Christiansen had to say about the president’s campaign falsely claiming that her vote was a fraud: https://t.co/kXbqHb8mST pic.twitter.com/flYHfGS2Fh — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 18, 2020 The failure to actually investigate this story by Fox News or Tucker Carlson, who had to apologize for another claim of a dead person voting in the 2020 elections earlier this month, has upended Christiansen’s life. But it wasn’t even necessary to go and find her to determine that she’s very much a living woman who voted for Biden in 2020. ‘You do not need to knock on the living Christiansen’s door in Cobb County, near Atlanta, to figure out that the fraud claim is false. Cobb County elections director Janine Eveler told CNN that while the two Deborah Jean Christiansens were both born in 1954, they have different birthdays and different Social Security numbers. Also, she said, the deceased woman “is marked as deceased” in the state’s system. ‘Eveler said Cobb County records confirm the living Deborah Jean Christiansen registered to vote on October 5 — the date the Trump campaign wrongly claimed someone registered in the name of the deceased woman — and voted in person on October 28, when she would have had her photo identification checked.’ My latest: The Trump campaign's pressure on GA Sec. of State started in Jan., when they asked him to endorse and he declined. They didn't stop asking. In one meeting, a Trump campaign official told staffers: "We'll see how helpful you are in November." https://t.co/rZEyFR9FvO — Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) November 18, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Pennsylvania Judge Embarrasses Giuliani & Cancels Hearing

Pennsylvania federal Judge Matthew Brann has formally cancelled a previously scheduled evidentiary hearing that had been set for this Thursday as part of a challenge from the Trump campaign against the state ’ s election results .
Brann concluded that the hearing was no longer needed after longtime Trump ally Rudy Giuliani , who joined the Trump campaign ’ s legal team in court , had said that the ongoing Pennsylvania court challenge “ is not a fraud case.
” Instead , the Trump team ’ s allegations resemble smoke and mirrors — and smoke and mirrors don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence in court .
Brann also denied a request from Trump ’ s legal team to sanction the other side over what one of Trump ’ s lawyers , Linda Ann Kearns , claimed to be threatening phone calls .
During a hearing in the case on Tuesday , Brann said that “ the word I would use would be ‘ mockery ' ” to describe the tone of the calls , which he admitted were “ regrettable ” but simply did not rise to the level of threat that the Trump legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Pennsylvania case , Giuliani went on a lengthy rant in which he alleged that fraud had plagued electoral processes all across the United States — but the president ’ s team has not produced meaningful evidence in support of this claim .
At one point during Tuesday ’ s hearing , Giuliani claimed that Republican observers saw “ zero ” ballots , which is false , but he insisted that when this imaginary Republican exclusion was taking place , there was a “ wonderful opportunity to hold back and even produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
Nothing of the sort took place .
The Department of Homeland Security itself recently noted that there is “ no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised , ” which covers some of the fraud scenarios that the Trump team has alleged unfolded .
In the Pennsylvania case , the Trump team was originally seeking the invalidation of hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots , but they have since dropped this request .
They originally based the request on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systematically excluded from the ballot-counting process .
In a Tuesday ruling in a separate election-related challenge , the Pennsylvania Supreme Court poured cold water on the Republican claims of observer mistreatment , concluding that Philadelphia authorities had followed the law in demanding significant distance between election workers and observers .
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated extra concern for physical safety .

Pennsylvania federal Judge Matthew Brann has formally cancelled a previously scheduled evidentiary hearing that had been set for this Thursday as part of a challenge from the Trump campaign against the state’s election results. Brann concluded that the hearing was no longer needed after longtime Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, who joined the Trump campaign’s legal team in court, had said that the ongoing Pennsylvania court challenge “is not a fraud case.” Instead, the Trump team’s allegations resemble smoke and mirrors — and smoke and mirrors don’t need a hearing at which to present evidence in court.
Brann also denied a request from Trump’s legal team to sanction the other side over what one of Trump’s lawyers, Linda Ann Kearns, claimed to be threatening phone calls. During a hearing in the case on Tuesday, Brann said that “the word I would use would be ‘mockery'” to describe the tone of the calls, which he admitted were “regrettable” but simply did not rise to the level of threat that the Trump legal team claimed.
Judge Brann puts in writing what he said in court: Tomorrow's previously scheduled evidentiary hearing is unnecessary and now off. He also rejects an effort by Trump's counsel to sanction the lawyers on the other side for what she claimed to be a harassing phone call. 🔽 https://t.co/J2gFIjNukB — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) November 18, 2020
During the Tuesday hearing in the Pennsylvania case, Giuliani went on a lengthy rant in which he alleged that fraud had plagued electoral processes all across the United States — but the president’s team has not produced meaningful evidence in support of this claim. At one point during Tuesday’s hearing, Giuliani claimed that Republican observers saw “zero” ballots, which is false, but he insisted that when this imaginary Republican exclusion was taking place, there was a “wonderful opportunity to hold back and even produce votes” to sway the election to Biden. Nothing of the sort took place. The Department of Homeland Security itself recently noted that there is “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” which covers some of the fraud scenarios that the Trump team has alleged unfolded.
In the Pennsylvania case, the Trump team was originally seeking the invalidation of hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots, but they have since dropped this request. They originally based the request on the lie that Republican observers had been systematically excluded from the ballot-counting process. In a Tuesday ruling in a separate election-related challenge, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court poured cold water on the Republican claims of observer mistreatment, concluding that Philadelphia authorities had followed the law in demanding significant distance between election workers and observers. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated extra concern for physical safety.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Trump Goes Ballistic After Seeing Wednesday News Of Legal Failures

Donald Trump is a liar .
He ’ s spent the time after Election Day lying to the American people about what went on during the election , claiming that widespread fraud plagued the process , despite the total lack of meaningfully conclusive evidence to back him up .
On Wednesday , he claimed that “ FAR MORE VOTES THAN PEOPLE ” were recorded in Detroit , but by all indications , this claim is false .
Nevertheless , in the same post , he laughably added : “ I win Michigan !
” The level of self-absorbed arrogance here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t speak an election win into existence , no matter how feverishly that he complains !
Trump tweeted the following Wednesday message about Michigan : Trump is misrepresenting reality on a quite basic level — again .
His complaints about Michigan emerged shortly after a controversy over the certification of election results in Wayne County , Michigan , which includes the city of Detroit , which went overwhelmingly for Biden in the recent presidential election .
For a time , two Republican members of the Board of County Canvassers in Wayne County refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irregularities in election records as a reason for their hesitation .
The irregularities emerged in absentee ballot poll books at Detroit absentee counting boards .
These poll books reflected a number of voters that was occasionally different than the corresponding number of ballots recorded for that same jurisdiction .
Here ’ s the kicker : according to The Detroit News , “ mismatches varied anywhere from one to more than four votes ” — and that ’ s it .
There are 134 absentee counting boards in Detroit , and if every one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( which isn ’ t what took place , but is a convenient reference ) , then merely 630 ballots could be at issue .
As of Wednesday , Biden ’ s lead in Michigan stood at ~145,000 votes .
Critically , these kinds of clerical discrepancies don ’ t provide conclusive evidence of any kind of fraud at all .
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ( D ) noted that the issues are “ not an indication that any votes were improperly cast or tabulated.
” Issues in county and state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improperly cast ballots .
For example , some Republicans have spotlighted records that have seemed to indicate that ballots were cast in the names of deceased voters , but easy clerical explanations underpinned the records issues .
In one Michigan case , a ballot had been accidentally attributed to a man ’ s late father who had the same name .
These potentially awry records do not confirm improperly cast ballots .
Records are distinct from the actual ballots .
View more from Trump below :

Donald Trump is a liar. He’s spent the time after Election Day lying to the American people about what went on during the election, claiming that widespread fraud plagued the process, despite the total lack of meaningfully conclusive evidence to back him up. On Wednesday, he claimed that “FAR MORE VOTES THAN PEOPLE” were recorded in Detroit, but by all indications, this claim is false. Nevertheless, in the same post, he laughably added: “I win Michigan!” The level of self-absorbed arrogance here is just stunning. He can’t speak an election win into existence, no matter how feverishly that he complains!
Trump tweeted the following Wednesday message about Michigan:
‘In Detroit, there are FAR MORE VOTES THAN PEOPLE. Nothing can be done to cure that giant scam. I win Michigan!’
In Detroit, there are FAR MORE VOTES THAN PEOPLE. Nothing can be done to cure that giant scam. I win Michigan! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020
Trump is misrepresenting reality on a quite basic level — again. His complaints about Michigan emerged shortly after a controversy over the certification of election results in Wayne County, Michigan, which includes the city of Detroit, which went overwhelmingly for Biden in the recent presidential election. For a time, two Republican members of the Board of County Canvassers in Wayne County refused to certify their results, pointing to irregularities in election records as a reason for their hesitation.
The irregularities emerged in absentee ballot poll books at Detroit absentee counting boards. These poll books reflected a number of voters that was occasionally different than the corresponding number of ballots recorded for that same jurisdiction. Here’s the kicker: according to The Detroit News, “mismatches varied anywhere from one to more than four votes” — and that’s it. There are 134 absentee counting boards in Detroit, and if every one of these boards recorded five extra votes (which isn’t what took place, but is a convenient reference), then merely 630 ballots could be at issue. As of Wednesday, Biden’s lead in Michigan stood at ~145,000 votes.
Critically, these kinds of clerical discrepancies don’t provide conclusive evidence of any kind of fraud at all. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) noted that the issues are “not an indication that any votes were improperly cast or tabulated.” Issues in county and state election records simply do not automatically indicate improperly cast ballots. For example, some Republicans have spotlighted records that have seemed to indicate that ballots were cast in the names of deceased voters, but easy clerical explanations underpinned the records issues. In one Michigan case, a ballot had been accidentally attributed to a man’s late father who had the same name. These potentially awry records do not confirm improperly cast ballots. Records are distinct from the actual ballots.
View more from Trump below:
“The numbers have not improved, it is still 71% out of balance”, stated Wayne County, Michigan, Canvassers. “There is widespread irregularities in poll numbers.” There are “more votes than people”. The two harassed patriot Canvassers refuse to sign the papers! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020
The Great State of Michigan, with votes being far greater than the number of people who voted, cannot certify the election. The Democrats cheated big time, and got caught. A Republican WIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-18--Cindy McCain Returns To Publicly Repudiate Donald Trump

In a new post-Election Day interview , Cindy McCain — the widow of the late John McCain — explains some of her opposition to outgoing President Donald Trump .
Prior to Election Day , Cindy endorsed Joe Biden , who has since become the president-elect , and her endorsement followed frenzied attacks on the McCain family from Trump , who sounded like he couldn ’ t stand even slightly sharing the spotlight with just about anyone .
Trump ’ s obsessive antagonism of the McCains has seemed pathological .
Now , Cindy explains that prior to her endorsement of Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she found defending the U.S. to the world increasingly difficult .
Cindy explained that , eventually , there was “ no explanation anymore ” — the behavior of the Trump administration couldn ’ t be explained away .
Cindy explains that she concluded that Donald doesn ’ t “ really understand what it means to serve.
” She recently said the following to The Washington Post : ‘ I was overseas at least once a month , if not more .
I ’ d watch the demise of respect of our country around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allies on the battlefield , watch us throw away our treaties , etc .
You say , ‘ Well , we ’ re better than that.
’ But finally , there comes a time when there ’ s no explanation anymore , and that was very much the case with me .
There were so many people like my husband and so many millions of other people who served so nobly .
And then to have it tossed away by someone who I don ’ t believe really understands what it means to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infamous early attacks on the McCains was his 2015 complaint that he likes “ people who weren ’ t captured , ” deriding McCain ’ s status as a de facto military hero following his years of captivity as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War era .
This time around , Trump lost Arizona , which hadn ’ t gone to a Democratic presidential nominee since the 1990s , when Bill Clinton was running for re-election .
Meghan McCain — John and Cindy ’ s daughter — posted a cheery image @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Arizona loss that had been captioned with the message : “ I like people who don ’ t lose Arizona.
” As for Cindy , she says that a breaking point for her connection to the Trump wing of the Republican Party came with the publication of a report from The Atlantic saying that Trump had referred to fallen American service members as “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” Trump has denied making the comments , but they mirror his public behavior .
‘ I thought , ‘ My God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this about our young people who are willing to fight and die for this country without being asked ?
’ And somehow he thought that they were losers and suckers .
And I ’ d listened to the rants against the Gold Star families , and each blow was a little worse than the last .
That was all it took for me.
’ Trump has claimed that widespread fraud plagued the recent election , which he claims that he won , which simply did not happen .
His claims have no meaningful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the president anymore following Biden ’ s inauguration , whether he likes it or not .

In a new post-Election Day interview, Cindy McCain — the widow of the late John McCain — explains some of her opposition to outgoing President Donald Trump. Prior to Election Day, Cindy endorsed Joe Biden, who has since become the president-elect, and her endorsement followed frenzied attacks on the McCain family from Trump, who sounded like he couldn’t stand even slightly sharing the spotlight with just about anyone. Trump’s obsessive antagonism of the McCains has seemed pathological. Now, Cindy explains that prior to her endorsement of Biden, while completing overseas charity work, she found defending the U.S. to the world increasingly difficult.
Cindy explained that, eventually, there was “no explanation anymore” — the behavior of the Trump administration couldn’t be explained away. Cindy explains that she concluded that Donald doesn’t “really understand what it means to serve.” She recently said the following to The Washington Post:
‘I was overseas at least once a month, if not more. I’d watch the demise of respect of our country around the globe, watch us leave our allies on the battlefield, watch us throw away our treaties, etc. You say, ‘Well, we’re better than that.’ But finally, there comes a time when there’s no explanation anymore, and that was very much the case with me. There were so many people like my husband and so many millions of other people who served so nobly. And then to have it tossed away by someone who I don’t believe really understands what it means to serve.’
One of Trump’s infamous early attacks on the McCains was his 2015 complaint that he likes “people who weren’t captured,” deriding McCain’s status as a de facto military hero following his years of captivity as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War era. This time around, Trump lost Arizona, which hadn’t gone to a Democratic presidential nominee since the 1990s, when Bill Clinton was running for re-election.
Meghan McCain — John and Cindy’s daughter — posted a cheery image of her father on Twitter after Trump’s Arizona loss that had been captioned with the message: “I like people who don’t lose Arizona.”
In light of tonight’s news…. *sorry I had to, the meme is too funny. pic.twitter.com/lo6xHqCbk0 — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) November 13, 2020
As for Cindy, she says that a breaking point for her connection to the Trump wing of the Republican Party came with the publication of a report from The Atlantic saying that Trump had referred to fallen American service members as “losers” and “suckers.” Trump has denied making the comments, but they mirror his public behavior.
As Cindy put it:
‘I thought, ‘My God, how could somebody say something like this about our young people who are willing to fight and die for this country without being asked?’ And somehow he thought that they were losers and suckers. And I’d listened to the rants against the Gold Star families, and each blow was a little worse than the last. That was all it took for me.’
Trump has claimed that widespread fraud plagued the recent election, which he claims that he won, which simply did not happen. His claims have no meaningful merit, and he won’t be the president anymore following Biden’s inauguration, whether he likes it or not.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Ivanka Trump Blindsided By NY State Tax Evasion Investigation

No wonder Donald Trump is fighting tooth-and-nail to stay in office .
The minute he walks out that door , @ @ @ @ @ over $ 400 million in due debt .
Not only that , two attorney generals @ @ @ @ @ separate fraud investigations , a civil one and a criminal one .
Ever the loyal @ @ @ @ @ right into the hot mess that is his life .
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. @ @ @ @ @ criminal case .
New York Attorney General Letitia James is pursuing a parallel civil investigation @ @ @ @ @ subpoenas to the Trump Organization for records related to these investigations .
After a number @ @ @ @ @ ’ s middle son Eric Trump gave a deposition , but called the investigation “ @ @ @ @ @ ”

No wonder Donald Trump is fighting tooth-and-nail to stay in office. The minute he walks out that door, he will be hit with over $400 million in due debt. Not only that, two attorney generals have been investigating him in separate fraud investigations, a civil one and a criminal one. Ever the loyal father, POTUS dragged Ivanka right into the hot mess that is his life.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is handling the criminal case. New York Attorney General Letitia James is pursuing a parallel civil investigation. They are both issuing subpoenas to the Trump Organization for records related to these investigations. After a number of delays, the president’s middle son Eric Trump gave a deposition, but called the investigation “a continued political vendetta.”


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Wisconsin Election Leader Publicly Shames Trump & Republicans

Wisconsin just got hit with a recount order .
The law states that after Trump paid three million dollars , it must do a ballot recount .
The Elections Commission sent out the order to recount over 800,000 ballots .
Those are in two very liberal counties with the largest Black population per Donald Trump ’ s request .
Imagine that .
Milwaukee County is Wisconsin ’ s largest state , and of course , it contains Milwaukee which is made up of a 27 percent Black population The Associated Press ( AP ) reported .
That is more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dane County contains the state ’ s capitol , Madison , and is a primarily liberal city .
The University of Wisconsin is located there .
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris won Wisconsin by 20,608 votes .
Still , the Trump campaign outlandishly claimed “ irregularities ” in some of the counties .
There has been absolutely zero evidence of any illegal activity in the state .
Democratic Commissioner Mark Thomsen claimed that the president was undercutting the validity of the election .
Funny thing , POTUS had no problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 23,000 votes .
The commission is divided in half , three Democrats and three Republicans .
Well into the debate over the recount , Thomsen said : Biden polled 2-to-1 over Trump in Milwaukee and Dane counties .
The recount begins Friday and has to be completed by December 1 .
In spite of its size , Milwaukee County officials intend to finish the recount by Wednesday .
Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell has not given a public ETA date .
Board Chair Ann Jacobs ( D ) said that Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of absentee ballots ” through the mail system to people who did not ask for them was “ absurd.
” She added it was “ absurd , ” “ factually bizarre ” and a “ vague , paranoid conspiracy : ” Two commissioners in the Republican party : Republican Commissioner Knudson also questioned whether the absentee ballots requested via the elections commission ’ s Wisconsin state website were valid .
His issue was due to how those requested ballots were recorded .
He said : The Democrats considered Knudson ’ s worries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ in place unchallenged for years.
” Formerly , Knudson was a state lawmaker and served on the commission beginning 2017 .
Like other government officials in his state , he urged voters to request absentee ballots via the website .
Then last August , he sent a tweet with a link to the actual site and urged them to “ request absentee ballot now.
” The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Wisconsin just got hit with a recount order. The law states that after Trump paid three million dollars, it must do a ballot recount. The Elections Commission sent out the order to recount over 800,000 ballots. Those are in two very liberal counties with the largest Black population per Donald Trump’s request. Imagine that.
Milwaukee County is Wisconsin’s largest state, and of course, it contains Milwaukee which is made up of a 27 percent Black population The Associated Press (AP) reported. That is more than any other county in the state. Dane County contains the state’s capitol, Madison, and is a primarily liberal city. The University of Wisconsin is located there.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris won Wisconsin by 20,608 votes. Still, the Trump campaign outlandishly claimed “irregularities” in some of the counties. There has been absolutely zero evidence of any illegal activity in the state.
Democratic Commissioner Mark Thomsen claimed that the president was undercutting the validity of the election. Funny thing, POTUS had no problem winning Wisconsin in 2016 by fewer than 23,000 votes.
The commission is divided in half, three Democrats and three Republicans. Well into the debate over the recount, Thomsen said:
‘It’s just remarkable the six of us in a civilized fashion can’t agree to this stuff.’
Biden polled 2-to-1 over Trump in Milwaukee and Dane counties. The recount begins Friday and has to be completed by December 1. In spite of its size, Milwaukee County officials intend to finish the recount by Wednesday. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell has not given a public ETA date.
Wisconsin’s head elections official Meagan Wolfe commented on Thursday:
‘We understand the eyes of the world will be on these Wisconsin counties over the next few weeks. We look forward to again demonstrating the strength, security, integrity and transparency of our election systems in Wisconsin.’
Board Chair Ann Jacobs (D) said that Trump’s charge that her election clerks sent “thousands of absentee ballots” through the mail system to people who did not ask for them was “absurd.” She added it was “absurd,” “factually bizarre” and a “vague, paranoid conspiracy:”
‘What we ought not be doing is watering that plant of baloney.’
Two commissioners in the Republican party:
‘[Dean Knudson and Bob Spindell doubted] whether election observers would be treated fairly by Democratic county clerks in Milwaukee and Madison.’
Republican Commissioner Knudson also questioned whether the absentee ballots requested via the elections commission’s Wisconsin state website were valid. His issue was due to how those requested ballots were recorded. He said:
‘I hope we haven’t created a system at WEC that entices people to request a ballot that actually isn’t in keeping with the law.’
The Democrats considered Knudson’s worries off-center, because that system has been “in place unchallenged for years.”
Formerly, Knudson was a state lawmaker and served on the commission beginning 2017. Like other government officials in his state, he urged voters to request absentee ballots via the website. Then last August, he sent a tweet with a link to the actual site and urged them to “request absentee ballot now.”
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Georgia Judge Decisively Hands Trump/GOP 32nd Court Loss

President Donald Trump and his allies have failed to establish any kind of firm evidentiary foundation for their claims that nationwide voter fraud plagued the recently concluded election .
According to a tally from voting rights lawyer Marc Elias , they ’ ve now lost in court at least 32 times in the time since Election Day , which doesn ’ t exactly bode well for their chances of coming up with a conclusive foundation for their claims anytime soon .
Two of the most recent court defeats for Trump and his allies emerged in Georgia and Pennsylvania , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a federal court rejected a lawsuit from attorney Lin Wood that sought to block the certification of election results in the state .
Wood argued that extra steps in the signature verification process for mail-in ballots had made the process untenable , but the Georgia Secretary of State ’ s office has roundly rejected this claim .
In response to Wood ’ s lawsuit , Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs said as follows : Trump has weighed in on the situation in Georgia .
He has claimed that a recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because workers aren ’ t re-verifying the signatures that voters submitted with their mail-in ballots — but there ’ s no way for them to actually do so .
After signatures are verified for the first time , election workers separate ballots from the envelopes that they arrived in , helping ensure that voters ’ choices remain as secret as possible .
Trump ’ s claim that the lack of signature re-checks is some kind of malpractice is totally ignorant of actual procedure .
Meanwhile , on Thursday , a Pennsylvania court rejected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballots in Bucks County , Pennsylvania , which sits just north of Philadelphia .
Republicans have challenged substantial numbers of ballots in various court cases , but their challenges have frequently come up short .
In another Pennsylvania case , a state Senate candidate had challenged the inclusion of 2,349 mail-in ballots in Allegheny County , which includes Pittsburgh .
The plaintiff — Nicole Ziccarelli — had alleged that these ballots should be rejected because voters didn ’ t include a date alongside their signature , as directed by state law .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the direction was just that : a direction , rather than a mandatory requirement .
Furthermore , he added , it “ is well settled Pennsylvania law that election laws should be construed liberally in favor of voters.
” ( A Commonwealth Court judge subsequently reversed James ’ s decision .
The case could continue . )

President Donald Trump and his allies have failed to establish any kind of firm evidentiary foundation for their claims that nationwide voter fraud plagued the recently concluded election. According to a tally from voting rights lawyer Marc Elias, they’ve now lost in court at least 32 times in the time since Election Day, which doesn’t exactly bode well for their chances of coming up with a conclusive foundation for their claims anytime soon.
Two of the most recent court defeats for Trump and his allies emerged in Georgia and Pennsylvania, both of which Biden won. In Georgia, a federal court rejected a lawsuit from attorney Lin Wood that sought to block the certification of election results in the state. Wood argued that extra steps in the signature verification process for mail-in ballots had made the process untenable, but the Georgia Secretary of State’s office has roundly rejected this claim. In response to Wood’s lawsuit, Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs said as follows:
‘Signature match is intact and the General Assembly passed legislation to allow voters who failed to include a signature time to add one. Fulton County only had one rejected ballot in 2018 and now they have thousands. We strengthened signature match, and will continue to do so, period.’
🚨🚨BREAKING: Georgia Federal Court REJECTS Republican effort to block certification of election results. There are no remaining lawsuits currently pending in Georgia. Trump and his allies are now 1-32 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/nOMwMTYhjI — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 19, 2020
Trump has weighed in on the situation in Georgia. He has claimed that a recently kickstarted recount in the state is meaningless because workers aren’t re-verifying the signatures that voters submitted with their mail-in ballots — but there’s no way for them to actually do so. After signatures are verified for the first time, election workers separate ballots from the envelopes that they arrived in, helping ensure that voters’ choices remain as secret as possible. Trump’s claim that the lack of signature re-checks is some kind of malpractice is totally ignorant of actual procedure.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, a Pennsylvania court rejected a Republican challenge to a number of mail-in ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which sits just north of Philadelphia.
Republicans have challenged substantial numbers of ballots in various court cases, but their challenges have frequently come up short. In another Pennsylvania case, a state Senate candidate had challenged the inclusion of 2,349 mail-in ballots in Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh. The plaintiff — Nicole Ziccarelli — had alleged that these ballots should be rejected because voters didn’t include a date alongside their signature, as directed by state law. Judge Joseph James concluded, however, that the direction was just that: a direction, rather than a mandatory requirement. Furthermore, he added, it “is well settled Pennsylvania law that election laws should be construed liberally in favor of voters.” (A Commonwealth Court judge subsequently reversed James’s decision. The case could continue.)
🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Court REJECTS Trump's appeal of the Bucks County Board of Elections decision to count certain mail-in ballots. Trump and his allies are now 1-31 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/OuDvf8OdYZ — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 19, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Arizona Judge Delivers 30th Defeat For Trump With Thursday Rebuke

The Arizona Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to expand the scope of the election audit in the state — and an Arizona court has now rejected their request .
The Arizona GOP had contended that state legislation required county-level authorities to conduct a hand count audit of a certain number of “ precincts , ” and they wanted the court to compel Maricopa County authorities to conduct this audit accordingly — rather than of a certain number of “ vote centers , ” which stood in place of the traditional precinct-specific polling places in the recently concluded election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ only about 175 “ vote centers ” in use during the recent election , the required audit double-checking tallies at 2 percent ( or more ) of polling places would have covered 15 precincts but only 3-4 vote centers , depending on which breakdown of the county was used .
Vote centers , of course , cover larger geographical areas than precinct-level polling places , so the Arizona Republican Party ’ s apparent implication that double-checking at least 3-4 vote centers would have provided a less complete picture of the county ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply doesn ’ t seem accurate .
According to voting rights lawyer Marc Elias , the Arizona court defeat marked the then-30th defeat for Trump and his allies in post-Election Day court cases .
Just this Thursday , the Trump campaign dropped their last election-related lawsuit in Michigan , where President-elect Joe Biden won by over 2 percent , and they ’ ve claimed to have seen their goals get accomplished outside of court — but they ’ re brazenly incorrect .
The case had been trying to block the certification of results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but those results are now certified .
Two Republican members of the county ’ s canvassing board have said that they want to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the results — but there ’ s no legal way for them to actually do so .
Despite these setbacks , the president and his allies don ’ t exactly sound deterred in their attempts to convince observers that widespread fraud plagued the recent election .
At a Thursday press conference , top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani claimed that a centrally-directed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swing the election to Biden had unfolded .
There ’ s zero meaningful evidence for this claim .
He may as well have claimed to be from Mars .

The Arizona Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to expand the scope of the election audit in the state — and an Arizona court has now rejected their request. The Arizona GOP had contended that state legislation required county-level authorities to conduct a hand count audit of a certain number of “precincts,” and they wanted the court to compel Maricopa County authorities to conduct this audit accordingly — rather than of a certain number of “vote centers,” which stood in place of the traditional precinct-specific polling places in the recently concluded election.
With 748 precincts in Maricopa County but only about 175 “vote centers” in use during the recent election, the required audit double-checking tallies at 2 percent (or more) of polling places would have covered 15 precincts but only 3-4 vote centers, depending on which breakdown of the county was used. Vote centers, of course, cover larger geographical areas than precinct-level polling places, so the Arizona Republican Party’s apparent implication that double-checking at least 3-4 vote centers would have provided a less complete picture of the county’s results than double-checking at least 15 precincts simply doesn’t seem accurate. According to voting rights lawyer Marc Elias, the Arizona court defeat marked the then-30th defeat for Trump and his allies in post-Election Day court cases.
🚨BREAKING: Arizona court DISMISSES lawsuit filed by the Arizona Republican Party seeking to expand the state’s election audit. Trump and his allies are now 1-30 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/BGgXavGgKq — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 19, 2020
Just this Thursday, the Trump campaign dropped their last election-related lawsuit in Michigan, where President-elect Joe Biden won by over 2 percent, and they’ve claimed to have seen their goals get accomplished outside of court — but they’re brazenly incorrect. The case had been trying to block the certification of results in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, but those results are now certified. Two Republican members of the county’s canvassing board have said that they want to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the results — but there’s no legal way for them to actually do so.
Despite these setbacks, the president and his allies don’t exactly sound deterred in their attempts to convince observers that widespread fraud plagued the recent election. At a Thursday press conference, top Trump defender Rudy Giuliani claimed that a centrally-directed, nationwide Democratic conspiracy to commit fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded. There’s zero meaningful evidence for this claim. He may as well have claimed to be from Mars.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Chris Krebs Tweets Instant Rebuttal To Giuliani Press Conference

Recently , President Donald Trump abruptly fired Chris Krebs from his post as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , which Trump himself had originally appointed Krebs to lead .
Trump flipped out over a statement that the Department of Homeland Security released recently in which officials declared that the recent election was the “ most secure in American history , ” which sounds like a totally unequivocal assessment .
Krebs was not the sole official responsible for the statement , but Trump seems to have made him the fall guy .
On Thursday , Krebs spoke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference from the Trump team at which they trumpeted baseless claims of widespread fraud .
The Trump team wants Americans to trust them — no matter the fact that they ’ re fumbling basic situational facts .
At the press conference , Giuliani claimed that election results in Wayne County , Michigan , had been decertified , but this claim just is not correct .
Republican members of the county canvassing board wanted to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the results , but there ’ s no legal way by which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mere mistake doesn ’ t explain the Trump team ’ s nonsense , however .
Giuliani also repeatedly insisted that a centralized , nationwide Democratic conspiracy to commit election fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded , but the real , tangible evidence for this claim isn ’ t there — although they keep sowing doubt in the democratic process anyway .
There are no unexplained meetings of top election authorities .
There ’ s no hard evidence of any unexplained boxes of ballots getting dropped off after midnight at polling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perpetrate the fraud that the Trump team alleges took place , those behind the scheme could have possibly required the cooperation of : frontline election workers , judges , county canvassing boards , state canvassing boards , local authorities like supervisors of elections , every worker in those supervisors of elections offices who may have come in close contact with the fraudulent information… and the list goes on .
Eventually , trying to fact-check the claims from the Trump team feels like trying to fact-check the existence of Santa Claus .
Check out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ :

Recently, President Donald Trump abruptly fired Chris Krebs from his post as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which Trump himself had originally appointed Krebs to lead. Trump flipped out over a statement that the Department of Homeland Security released recently in which officials declared that the recent election was the “most secure in American history,” which sounds like a totally unequivocal assessment. Krebs was not the sole official responsible for the statement, but Trump seems to have made him the fall guy. On Thursday, Krebs spoke out on Twitter, denouncing a bombastic press conference from the Trump team at which they trumpeted baseless claims of widespread fraud.
Krebs commented as follows:
‘That press conference was the most dangerous 1hr 45 minutes of television in American history. And possibly the craziest. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re lucky.’
That press conference was the most dangerous 1hr 45 minutes of television in American history. And possibly the craziest. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re lucky. — Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) November 19, 2020
The Trump team wants Americans to trust them — no matter the fact that they’re fumbling basic situational facts. At the press conference, Giuliani claimed that election results in Wayne County, Michigan, had been decertified, but this claim just is not correct. Republican members of the county canvassing board wanted to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the results, but there’s no legal way by which they could actually do so. A mere mistake doesn’t explain the Trump team’s nonsense, however. Giuliani also repeatedly insisted that a centralized, nationwide Democratic conspiracy to commit election fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded, but the real, tangible evidence for this claim isn’t there — although they keep sowing doubt in the democratic process anyway.
There are no unexplained meetings of top election authorities. There’s no hard evidence of any unexplained boxes of ballots getting dropped off after midnight at polling locations. In order to actually successfully perpetrate the fraud that the Trump team alleges took place, those behind the scheme could have possibly required the cooperation of: frontline election workers, judges, county canvassing boards, state canvassing boards, local authorities like supervisors of elections, every worker in those supervisors of elections offices who may have come in close contact with the fraudulent information… and the list goes on. Eventually, trying to fact-check the claims from the Trump team feels like trying to fact-check the existence of Santa Claus.
Check out Twitter’s response to Krebs below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Fox News Reporter Shames Giuliani Over Idiotic Press Conference

On Thursday , the Trump team — led by Rudy Giuliani — held a press conference at which they tried to establish a meaningful foundation for their claims that nationwide fraud plagued the recent presidential election , but they totally failed in this effort , by any reasonable estimation .
Giuliani claimed that a nationwide Democratic conspiracy to commit election fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded — but the meaningful evidence for this claim just isn ’ t there .
Following Giuliani ’ s unhinged press conference performance , Fox News reporter Kristin Fisher offered a blunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fisher said , in part , as follows : ‘ That was certainly a colorful news conference from Rudy Giuliani , but it was light on facts .
So much of what he said was simply not true , or has already been thrown out in court .
Giuliani opened by making this really bold and baseless claim that a lot of this alleged nationwide voter fraud that he ’ s referring to all came from one centralized place .
He called it a nationwide conspiracy — and yet , he failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that one specific claim — especially when you ’ re dealing with a claim that really cuts to the core of our democratic process.
’ Fisher also noted that Giuliani ’ s perspective seems to contradict what he ’ s said in court .
He recently joined the Trump campaign ’ s legal team in a Pennsylvania court case in which the president ’ s side alleges that authorities in the state handled the election improperly — but Giuliani admitted during proceedings in that case earlier this week that the court fight was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Another Trump-allied lawyer , Kory Langhofer , made a similar admission in a recent court fight in Arizona . )
Yet , Giuliani has continued to allege — in public , when he ’ s not under oath — that outright fraud plagued the election across the country .
They ’ re presenting smoke and mirrors .
The Trump team is getting basic facts wrong amidst this fight against the election results .
Giuliani claimed at the Thursday press conference that election results in Wayne County , Michigan , had been decertified , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two Republican members of the county ’ s canvassing board did say that they wanted to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the results — but now that they ’ ve already cast their votes to certify the results and the deadline has past , there ’ s no legal mechanism by which they can conclusively rescind their earlier vote for certifying the results .
Why should observers take the Trump team seriously if they can ’ t get basic situational facts straight ?

On Thursday, the Trump team — led by Rudy Giuliani — held a press conference at which they tried to establish a meaningful foundation for their claims that nationwide fraud plagued the recent presidential election, but they totally failed in this effort, by any reasonable estimation. Giuliani claimed that a nationwide Democratic conspiracy to commit election fraud and swing the election to Biden had unfolded — but the meaningful evidence for this claim just isn’t there. Following Giuliani’s unhinged press conference performance, Fox News reporter Kristin Fisher offered a blunt live fact-check, repudiating his remarks.
Fisher said, in part, as follows:
‘That was certainly a colorful news conference from Rudy Giuliani, but it was light on facts. So much of what he said was simply not true, or has already been thrown out in court. Giuliani opened by making this really bold and baseless claim that a lot of this alleged nationwide voter fraud that he’s referring to all came from one centralized place. He called it a nationwide conspiracy — and yet, he failed to provide any hard evidence to back up that one specific claim — especially when you’re dealing with a claim that really cuts to the core of our democratic process.’
Watch Fisher’s comments below:
Fisher also noted that Giuliani’s perspective seems to contradict what he’s said in court. He recently joined the Trump campaign’s legal team in a Pennsylvania court case in which the president’s side alleges that authorities in the state handled the election improperly — but Giuliani admitted during proceedings in that case earlier this week that the court fight was “not a fraud case.” (Another Trump-allied lawyer, Kory Langhofer, made a similar admission in a recent court fight in Arizona.) Yet, Giuliani has continued to allege — in public, when he’s not under oath — that outright fraud plagued the election across the country. They’re presenting smoke and mirrors.
The Trump team is getting basic facts wrong amidst this fight against the election results. Giuliani claimed at the Thursday press conference that election results in Wayne County, Michigan, had been decertified, but this claim is not correct. Two Republican members of the county’s canvassing board did say that they wanted to rescind their votes in favor of certifying the results — but now that they’ve already cast their votes to certify the results and the deadline has past, there’s no legal mechanism by which they can conclusively rescind their earlier vote for certifying the results. Why should observers take the Trump team seriously if they can’t get basic situational facts straight?


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Trump Staffers Caught Mocking Rudy On Hot Mic During Thursday Presser

President Donald Trump and his team frequently sound totally disconnected from truth .
At a Thursday press conference that the president touted ahead of time , Trump ’ s legal team — led by Rudy Giuliani — tried to establish some kind of foundation for the president ’ s team ’ s bombastic claims that widespread fraud plagued the recent presidential election .
Giuliani totally failed in this effort .
He claimed that Democrats centrally conspired to commit electoral fraud to swing the election to Biden — but claims like this one need evidence , not conspiratorial hunches .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s hair dye visibly ran down the side of his face , and a Trump staffer was caught mockingly commenting on the matter during a livestream .
During a livestream of the Thursday press conference on Donald Trump ’ s official YouTube account , someone who sounded like they were at some kind of control center for the Trump campaign ’ s channel commented : “ You see fuckin ’ Rudy ’ s hair dye dripping down his face ?
” The staffer made this comment moments after they and another staffer conferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the livestream .
They concluded that livestream viewers could not , in fact , hear them — but they were incorrect .
Check out the moment below : The bizarre moment underlines the ridiculousness of the whole event .
The Trump team does not have meaningful evidence for their claims , and this lack of meaningful evidence isn ’ t in question .
They have metaphorically shouted to high heaven that Republican observers were systematically denied sufficient access to watch post-Election Day ballot-processing — but this claim isn ’ t true .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican whose city has been one of the Trump campaign ’ s top targets , has confirmed that the claim isn ’ t true .
Over in Detroit , during ballot-counting shortly after Election Day , Republicans raised a ruckus after some of their observers were denied access to a ballot-processing center — but other Republicans were already inside , and those kept out were barred because the room had reached capacity .
There was no nefarious conspiracy present .
Some of Giuliani ’ s other latest claims proved more brazenly ridiculous .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ follows : ” Isn ’ t the logical conclusion , that I think any jury would accept as they heard this evidence , that somebody had this plan ?
Maybe that was always the plan — to do this very , very questionable form of voting.. ?
I think the logical conclusion is this is a common plan , a common scheme , that comes right directly from the Democrat Party , and it comes from the candidate… That ’ s the reason why he probably didn ’ t have to go out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did , in fact , campaign in the lead-up to Election Day is one of many problems with Giuliani ’ s unhinged remarks .
Watch his comments below :

President Donald Trump and his team frequently sound totally disconnected from truth. At a Thursday press conference that the president touted ahead of time, Trump’s legal team — led by Rudy Giuliani — tried to establish some kind of foundation for the president’s team’s bombastic claims that widespread fraud plagued the recent presidential election. Giuliani totally failed in this effort. He claimed that Democrats centrally conspired to commit electoral fraud to swing the election to Biden — but claims like this one need evidence, not conspiratorial hunches. During Thursday’s presser, Giuliani’s hair dye visibly ran down the side of his face, and a Trump staffer was caught mockingly commenting on the matter during a livestream.
During a livestream of the Thursday press conference on Donald Trump’s official YouTube account, someone who sounded like they were at some kind of control center for the Trump campaign’s channel commented: “You see fuckin’ Rudy’s hair dye dripping down his face?” The staffer made this comment moments after they and another staffer conferred about whether people could hear their voices on the livestream. They concluded that livestream viewers could not, in fact, hear them — but they were incorrect.
Check out the moment below:
On Trump's official YouTube page, just now: "Can they hear us on the stream? I guess not."
"I don't think so…"
"You see fuckin' Rudy's hair dye dripping down his face?" h/t to @Fer_Echavarri for catching pic.twitter.com/Fy0NvdNYGZ — 🎥 Mark Helenowski (@markhelenowski) November 19, 2020
The bizarre moment underlines the ridiculousness of the whole event. The Trump team does not have meaningful evidence for their claims, and this lack of meaningful evidence isn’t in question. They have metaphorically shouted to high heaven that Republican observers were systematically denied sufficient access to watch post-Election Day ballot-processing — but this claim isn’t true. Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, a Republican whose city has been one of the Trump campaign’s top targets, has confirmed that the claim isn’t true. Over in Detroit, during ballot-counting shortly after Election Day, Republicans raised a ruckus after some of their observers were denied access to a ballot-processing center — but other Republicans were already inside, and those kept out were barred because the room had reached capacity. There was no nefarious conspiracy present.
Some of Giuliani’s other latest claims proved more brazenly ridiculous. He said, in part, as follows:
”Isn’t the logical conclusion, that I think any jury would accept as they heard this evidence, that somebody had this plan? Maybe that was always the plan — to do this very, very questionable form of voting..? I think the logical conclusion is this is a common plan, a common scheme, that comes right directly from the Democrat Party, and it comes from the candidate… That’s the reason why he probably didn’t have to go out and campaign.’
The fact that Biden did, in fact, campaign in the lead-up to Election Day is one of many problems with Giuliani’s unhinged remarks. Watch his comments below:
"That's the reason why [Biden] probably didn't have to go out and campaign" — Giuliani's final argument (he has no evidence for this) is that the Democratic Party and Biden conspired to commit massive election fraud pic.twitter.com/5MJr2mZPRi — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 19, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Audio Of Rudy Giuliani Getting Schooled By A Judge Goes Viral

After 28 years away from the bench , Donald Trump sent his personal attorney and fixer Rudy Giuliani back to court .
Now , why would he do that ?
It may be that POTUS has run out of more reputable attorneys who refuse to take his business .
He is sending them to court to file off-the-rocker lawsuits they can not win .
Plus , he has a history of not paying his attorneys .
Not surprisingly though , it was Giuliani who committed the fatal error .
Apparently , the New York attorney charged Trump $ 20,000 a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That should have bought the president some top-of-the-line lawyering , but it did not .
Right out of the courtroom door , the former New York mayor screwed things up .
The presiding judge pressed the president ’ s personal attorney to explain what “ standard of scrutiny ” should be applied to the government ’ s action , and Giuliani said , according to The Washington Post : Here ’ s the thing , “ there is no normal standard : ” The judge gave the former New York mayor a helping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term meant : Giuliani , 76 , failed .
The Washington Post gave an explanation for why that might have occurred : ‘ As a culture , we like to believe that with age comes wisdom .
The truth of it may be that age only makes people more obviously what they ’ ve always been .
Freed of the urgent need to prove and define themselves for a future that ’ s yet to unfold , people can simply be .
Giuliani , at 76 , has revealed himself to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth from falsehoods , bend the law to his will and conjure whatever reality suits him simply by speaking his hopes and dreams aloud.
’ Later Giuliani confessed he truly did not get what “ strict scrutiny ” meant .
Listen in to Huffington Post ’ s Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly ’ s capture of how the blooper went down : Twitter world caught fire after this serious mistake .
Take a look at some of our favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

After 28 years away from the bench, Donald Trump sent his personal attorney and fixer Rudy Giuliani back to court. Now, why would he do that? It may be that POTUS has run out of more reputable attorneys who refuse to take his business. He is sending them to court to file off-the-rocker lawsuits they cannot win. Plus, he has a history of not paying his attorneys. Not surprisingly though, it was Giuliani who committed the fatal error.
Apparently, the New York attorney charged Trump $20,000 a day, not exactly chump change. That should have bought the president some top-of-the-line lawyering, but it did not.
Right out of the courtroom door, the former New York mayor screwed things up. The presiding judge pressed the president’s personal attorney to explain what “standard of scrutiny” should be applied to the government’s action, and Giuliani said, according to The Washington Post:
‘The normal one.’
Here’s the thing, “there is no normal standard:”
‘Strict scrutiny is the highest and most stringent standard of judicial review, above the lesser standards of rational basis review and exacting or intermediate scrutiny, but there is no “normal” standard.’
Giuliani’s stumble was reminiscent of the late Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) running mate and former half-term governor Sarah Palin (R-AK). When Katie Couric, then with CBS Evening News asked her what newspapers and magazines she read, Palin responded, according to the YouTube video capturing the moment:
‘Most of them, all of ‘em, and any of ‘em.’ After the error, Palin went all politician:
‘I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news too. Alaska isn’t a foreign country, where, it’s kind of suggested and it seems like, “Wow, how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, D.C. may be thinking and doing when you live up there in Alaska? Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.’
The judge gave the former New York mayor a helping hand, explaining for him what the term meant:
‘For strict scrutiny to apply, a fundamental right needs to be burdened.’
Giuliani, 76, failed. The Washington Post gave an explanation for why that might have occurred:
‘As a culture, we like to believe that with age comes wisdom. The truth of it may be that age only makes people more obviously what they’ve always been. Freed of the urgent need to prove and define themselves for a future that’s yet to unfold, people can simply be. Giuliani, at 76, has revealed himself to be a man who believes that he can summon truth from falsehoods, bend the law to his will and conjure whatever reality suits him simply by speaking his hopes and dreams aloud.’
Later Giuliani confessed he truly did not get what “strict scrutiny” meant.
Listen in to Huffington Post’s Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly’s capture of how the blooper went down:
‘Here it is: Rudy Giuliani — an attorney for the president of the United States and a former U.S. Attorney — botches a basic question about “strict scrutiny.” ‘”The normal one.”‘
Here it is: Rudy Giuliani — an attorney for the president of the United States and a former U.S. Attorney — botches a basic question about “strict scrutiny.” “The normal one.” [edited out an interruption in the middle] pic.twitter.com/e56SGzTGgo — Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 19, 2020
Twitter world caught fire after this serious mistake. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Giuliani Humiliates Himself, Trump, & GOP At Thursday Press Conference Debacle

On Thursday , top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani led a press conference at which the president ’ s team attempted to make the case for their allegation that widespread fraud plagued the recent presidential election .
Giuliani totally failed in this effort , although Trump and his allies don ’ t exactly seem as though they ’ re deterred in their mission to prove the existence of this imaginary election fraud .
Giuliani zeroed in on what he characterized as statistical near-impossibilities in post-Election Day changes in the vote tallies , but he and the rest of the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point have consistently failed to acknowledge the fact that mail-in ballots , which were counted after Election Day ballots in some areas , often leaned Democratic partly because of the president ’ s own open hostility towards mail-in voting .
In the time after Election Day , vote tallies changed against the president ’ s favor because valid votes were getting counted .
The suggestion that at least some post-Election Day changes to vote tallies are unexplained or dubious is totally false .
Before Election Day arrived , the delay in counting mail-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broadcast far and wide , because of legal requirements to hold off on counting these mail-in ballots .
There ’ s no mysterious conspiracy here .
Giuliani , however , was not done .
At his Thursday press conference , he pushed the idea that there was some kind of centrally-coordinated , national conspiracy on the part of Democrats to commit electoral fraud and swing the election to Joe Biden .
The utter disconnection of this claim from reality feels difficult to overstate .
No — there was no secret cabal of Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to commit fraud and get away with it , and there ’ s nothing at all that meaningfully points to this scenario as a possibility .
The so-called evidence “ would suggest that there was a plan from a centralized place to execute these various acts of voter fraud , specifically focused on big cities , and specifically focused on , as you would imagine , big cities controlled by Democrats , ” Giuliani claimed .
Giuliani added that because of the Democratic leadership in these cities , “ they can get away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These statements are conspiratorial conjecture .
He ’ s openly conflating his conspiratorial “ hunches ” with basic , duly documented reality .
There ’ s no meaningful evidence — it ’ s just not there .
Nevertheless , he added the following : ‘ Isn ’ t the logical conclusion , that I think any jury would accept as they heard this evidence , that somebody had this plan ?
Maybe that was always the plan — to do this very , very questionable form of voting , which has been criticized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by most experts on election reform ?
I think the logical conclusion is this is a common plan , a common scheme , that comes right directly from the Democrat Party , and it comes from the candidate… That ’ s the reason why he probably didn ’ t have to go out and campaign.
’ Biden — no matter how many times that the Trump team claims otherwise !
— did not hide in his basement before Election Day .
His campaign merely stayed away from holding large , in-person rallies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Biden campaign frequently held smaller events , some of which were geared towards getting broadcast live in order to extend their reach .
Watch some of Giuliani ’ s comments below :

On Thursday, top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani led a press conference at which the president’s team attempted to make the case for their allegation that widespread fraud plagued the recent presidential election. Giuliani totally failed in this effort, although Trump and his allies don’t exactly seem as though they’re deterred in their mission to prove the existence of this imaginary election fraud. Giuliani zeroed in on what he characterized as statistical near-impossibilities in post-Election Day changes in the vote tallies, but he and the rest of the president’s allies who’ve raised this point have consistently failed to acknowledge the fact that mail-in ballots, which were counted after Election Day ballots in some areas, often leaned Democratic partly because of the president’s own open hostility towards mail-in voting.
In the time after Election Day, vote tallies changed against the president’s favor because valid votes were getting counted. The suggestion that at least some post-Election Day changes to vote tallies are unexplained or dubious is totally false. Before Election Day arrived, the delay in counting mail-in ballots in some areas had been openly broadcast far and wide, because of legal requirements to hold off on counting these mail-in ballots. There’s no mysterious conspiracy here.
Giuliani, however, was not done. At his Thursday press conference, he pushed the idea that there was some kind of centrally-coordinated, national conspiracy on the part of Democrats to commit electoral fraud and swing the election to Joe Biden. The utter disconnection of this claim from reality feels difficult to overstate. No — there was no secret cabal of Democratic leaders meeting in back rooms plotting ways to commit fraud and get away with it, and there’s nothing at all that meaningfully points to this scenario as a possibility.
The so-called evidence “would suggest that there was a plan from a centralized place to execute these various acts of voter fraud, specifically focused on big cities, and specifically focused on, as you would imagine, big cities controlled by Democrats,” Giuliani claimed. Giuliani added that because of the Democratic leadership in these cities, “they can get away with anything they wanna do.”
Watch these unhinged Giuliani comments below:
Giuliani, shorter: Black votes in big cities were fraudulent pic.twitter.com/Ht1zAviEbN — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 19, 2020
These statements are conspiratorial conjecture. He’s openly conflating his conspiratorial “hunches” with basic, duly documented reality. There’s no meaningful evidence — it’s just not there. Nevertheless, he added the following:
‘Isn’t the logical conclusion, that I think any jury would accept as they heard this evidence, that somebody had this plan? Maybe that was always the plan — to do this very, very questionable form of voting, which has been criticized by President Carter, by Secretary Baker, by most experts on election reform? I think the logical conclusion is this is a common plan, a common scheme, that comes right directly from the Democrat Party, and it comes from the candidate… That’s the reason why he probably didn’t have to go out and campaign.’
Biden — no matter how many times that the Trump team claims otherwise! — did not hide in his basement before Election Day. His campaign merely stayed away from holding large, in-person rallies because of the COVID-19 threat. Instead, the Biden campaign frequently held smaller events, some of which were geared towards getting broadcast live in order to extend their reach.
Watch some of Giuliani’s comments below:
Giuliani's reenacts a scene from "My Cousin Vinny" and then casually accuses Biden of crimes. Unhinged. pic.twitter.com/3RKJeX8cWs — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 19, 2020
"That's the reason why [Biden] probably didn't have to go out and campaign" — Giuliani's final argument (he has no evidence for this) is that the Democratic Party and Biden conspired to commit massive election fraud pic.twitter.com/5MJr2mZPRi — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 19, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-19--Lindsey Graham Snaps & Flies Into Deranged Thursday Meltdown

Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) has faced tough criticism recently for covertly contacting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ( R ) while that state ’ s post-Election Day ballot-tabulation processes were ongoing .
According to The Washington Post ‘ s summary , Raffensperger says that Graham “ asked whether Raffensperger had the power to toss all mail ballots in counties found to have higher rates of nonmatching signatures , ” and Raffensperger “ said he was stunned that Graham appeared to suggest that he find a way to toss legally cast ballots , ” the Post ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Raffensperger ’ s characterization of his remarks , has responded to criticism with even more belligerence .
As time has gone on , Graham has sounded increasingly committed to the bombastic self-aggrandizement of Trumpism .
He ’ s sounded ready and willing to villainize and totally dismiss his political opponents , as if he ’ s totally committed to pushing an agenda of “ my way or the highway.
” On Thursday , Graham ranted on Twitter along these lines against “ The Squad , ” a group of U.S. House members from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideals .
Alongside a screenshot of some criticism from Democratic House members , Graham posted the following angry , bellicose remarks : The original membership of this informal “ Squad ” included four U.S .
Representatives : Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) , Rashida Tlaib ( D-Mich. ) , Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn. ) , and Ayanna Pressley ( D-Mass. )
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal ( D-Wash. ) , whose criticism of Graham was included in his angry post , has never been widely considered a “ member ” of the informal group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s glib grouping of non-white members of Congress with “ The Squad ” as if they ’ re synonymous with one another reeks of racism .
To be clear : there is no covert conspiracy against Graham because of his ardent defense of conservative principles , or whatever .
The surge of opposition that he has recently faced is because of his Georgia meddling .
( And no , the members of Congress who he ’ s complaining about don ’ t aim for policies that would “ transform ” the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ridiculous statement on its face .
How would he even quantify this allegation in tangible terms ?
Does he mean to imply that the policies that “ Squad ” members support would lead to economic calamity in the United States ?
Economic calamity is already here , thanks in large part to the Trump administration ’ s failure to meaningfully control COVID-19 ! )
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Graham below :

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has faced tough criticism recently for covertly contacting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) while that state’s post-Election Day ballot-tabulation processes were ongoing. According to The Washington Post‘s summary, Raffensperger says that Graham “asked whether Raffensperger had the power to toss all mail ballots in counties found to have higher rates of nonmatching signatures,” and Raffensperger “said he was stunned that Graham appeared to suggest that he find a way to toss legally cast ballots,” the Post’s summary adds. Graham, who denies Raffensperger’s characterization of his remarks, has responded to criticism with even more belligerence.
As time has gone on, Graham has sounded increasingly committed to the bombastic self-aggrandizement of Trumpism. He’s sounded ready and willing to villainize and totally dismiss his political opponents, as if he’s totally committed to pushing an agenda of “my way or the highway.” On Thursday, Graham ranted on Twitter along these lines against “The Squad,” a group of U.S. House members from around the country who stand for progressive ideals. Alongside a screenshot of some criticism from Democratic House members, Graham posted the following angry, bellicose remarks:
‘I can understand why the Squad doesn’t want me in the Senate – because I’m going to bury your agenda. You’re a bunch of Socialists. You would transform America and make it Venezuela. I’m gonna stand in your way. I’m not going anywhere!’
I can understand why the Squad doesn't want me in the Senate – because I'm going to bury your agenda. You're a bunch of Socialists. You would transform America and make it Venezuela. I'm gonna stand in your way. I'm not going anywhere! pic.twitter.com/oLAMkwmyR4 — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) November 19, 2020
The original membership of this informal “Squad” included four U.S. Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), whose criticism of Graham was included in his angry post, has never been widely considered a “member” of the informal group — although she is non-white. Graham’s glib grouping of non-white members of Congress with “The Squad” as if they’re synonymous with one another reeks of racism.
To be clear: there is no covert conspiracy against Graham because of his ardent defense of conservative principles, or whatever. The surge of opposition that he has recently faced is because of his Georgia meddling. (And no, the members of Congress who he’s complaining about don’t aim for policies that would “transform” the United States into Venezuela. That’s a ridiculous statement on its face. How would he even quantify this allegation in tangible terms? Does he mean to imply that the policies that “Squad” members support would lead to economic calamity in the United States? Economic calamity is already here, thanks in large part to the Trump administration’s failure to meaningfully control COVID-19!)
Check out Twitter’s response to Graham below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-20--Nevada Judge Hands Trump/GOP 32nd Loss With Friday Dismissal

Donald Trump has taken a number of cases to court in an effort to turn over the presidential election .
In fact , he ’ s taken 40 cases to court so far that have been decided .
He ’ s won a grand total of two of them : one that allowed poll watchers to stand closer to ballot counters during a global pandemic and another that required vote counters in Pennsylvania to separate mail-in ballots that had arrived after Election Day from the rest temporarily .
He ’ s lost 38 cases .
Marc Elias , an American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted on Friday when Trump lost that 38th case , a case in which a Republican candidate in Nevada challenged the election results and attempted to demand that the court overturn the results and demand a new election .
That request was denied .
The allegation in this case wasn ’ t against Democrats or the Deep State or Big Pharma or Big Tech .
It was against vote counting machines , or rather , their use in tabulating election results .
The same issue was challenged in Georgia , where a hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurate to begin with .
Trump is trying desperately to steal an election , but so far the courts are not playing along with him .
His claims about widespread voter fraud and how it ’ s responsible for his election loss continue to fall flat , no matter who or what Trump chooses to blame today .
It ’ s long past time that Trump admit that the problem is not voting machines or poll watchers or Democrats or anyone else , it ’ s just that he ’ s been a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see him gone .
Elias got a lot of support on Twitter , where voters wondered what was next and how much longer all of this is going to take .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump has taken a number of cases to court in an effort to turn over the presidential election. In fact, he’s taken 40 cases to court so far that have been decided. He’s won a grand total of two of them: one that allowed poll watchers to stand closer to ballot counters during a global pandemic and another that required vote counters in Pennsylvania to separate mail-in ballots that had arrived after Election Day from the rest temporarily. He’s lost 38 cases.
🚨BREAKING: Nevada judge DISMISSES Republican congressional candidate's challenge to the use of a mail ballot processing machine in Nevada and request for new election. Trump and his allies are now 2-32 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/p8fUJKYz09 — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 20, 2020
Marc Elias, an American attorney who specializes in election law, tweeted on Friday when Trump lost that 38th case, a case in which a Republican candidate in Nevada challenged the election results and attempted to demand that the court overturn the results and demand a new election. That request was denied.
The allegation in this case wasn’t against Democrats or the Deep State or Big Pharma or Big Tech. It was against vote counting machines, or rather, their use in tabulating election results. The same issue was challenged in Georgia, where a hand recount showed that the vote count was accurate to begin with.
Trump is trying desperately to steal an election, but so far the courts are not playing along with him. His claims about widespread voter fraud and how it’s responsible for his election loss continue to fall flat, no matter who or what Trump chooses to blame today. It’s long past time that Trump admit that the problem is not voting machines or poll watchers or Democrats or anyone else, it’s just that he’s been a terrible president and Americans are ready to see him gone.
Elias got a lot of support on Twitter, where voters wondered what was next and how much longer all of this is going to take. Read some of their comments below: