bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Star Trump Witness Flops So Hard At ‘Hearing’ That It Goes Viral

Any time Rudy Giuliani is shushing you , it might be a mile past time to stop talking .
Contract IT worker Melissa Carone was chosen by the Trump campaign to serve as a witness for the president .
Can we just say , it was soon evident that might have been a very bad idea ?
Melissa Carone claimed in interviews with right-learning media that ballots had been smuggled into the vote-counting centers inside food vans .
Even Lou Dobbs was not buying it , though , and he will buy almost anything .
Then , a couple of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , indicating that the woman ’ s allegations were “ simply not credible , according to The Washington Post .
But there she was once again a month later .
Giuliani had pulled Carone out again and dusted her off for the Michigan House and Michigan Senate Oversight Committees ’ hearing .
She was sitting next to Donald Trump ’ s fixer on Wednesday .
Carone said : Without warning , she began going after a Republican legislator .
Her voice started breaking the sound barrier as she claimed as many as tens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then one more time .
That was when the president ’ s attorney shushed her .
Those who thought Mr. My-Hair-Isn ’ t-Dyed was beyond all reason were surprised .
The video of this event went viral as soon as it was posted .
Here was how it went .
Carone told Michigan state Representative Steven Johnson ( R ) : On Election Day , Carone claimed she worked 24 hours straight at Detroit ’ s vote-counting operation at TCF Center .
Her job was IT support for Dominion ’ s machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her statement that 30,000 voters were counted numerous times , but did not appear in the poll book , which is the record of how many absentee ballots were cast and in which precincts .
A second legislator mildly suggested that Carone should be “ under oath ” while she testified .
That was when the fireworks really started : It appeared then , that Giuliani had scrapped the bottom of the barrel for this witness , and she was all he had left .
Then , too , the Rudy and Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ female versions of themselves .
What she did was no more bizarre than what Donald Trump has been doing .
His messages have been so bad that he had to tape his last 45-minute rant at the White House and post it on Facebook .
None of the networks have been able to carry these diatribes , because POTUS tells so many lies .
Of course , he has noticed that now he is a lame-duck president , there have not been as many names on his dance card .
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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 .
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Any time Rudy Giuliani is shushing you, it might be a mile past time to stop talking. Contract IT worker Melissa Carone was chosen by the Trump campaign to serve as a witness for the president. Can we just say, it was soon evident that might have been a very bad idea?
Melissa Carone claimed in interviews with right-learning media that ballots had been smuggled into the vote-counting centers inside food vans. Even Lou Dobbs was not buying it, though, and he will buy almost anything. Then, a couple of days later a Wayne County judge ruled, indicating that the woman’s allegations were “simply not credible, according to The Washington Post.
But there she was once again a month later. Giuliani had pulled Carone out again and dusted her off for the Michigan House and Michigan Senate Oversight Committees’ hearing. She was sitting next to Donald Trump’s fixer on Wednesday. Carone said:
‘Everything that happened at that TCF Center was fraud. Every single thing.’
Without warning, she began going after a Republican legislator. Her voice started breaking the sound barrier as she claimed as many as tens of thousands of votes were counted once, then one more time. That was when the president’s attorney shushed her. Those who thought Mr. My-Hair-Isn’t-Dyed was beyond all reason were surprised.
The video of this event went viral as soon as it was posted. Here was how it went. Carone told Michigan state Representative Steven Johnson (R):
”I know what I saw. And I signed something saying if I’m wrong, I can go to prison. Did you?’
On Election Day, Carone claimed she worked 24 hours straight at Detroit’s vote-counting operation at TCF Center. Her job was IT support for Dominion’s machines. The Republican legislator asked her about her statement that 30,000 voters were counted numerous times, but did not appear in the poll book, which is the record of how many absentee ballots were cast and in which precincts.
The lawmaker said:
‘We’re not seeing the poll book off by 30,000 votes.’
Carone’s lit firecracker went off:
‘What’d you guys do, take it and do something crazy to it?’
A second legislator mildly suggested that Carone should be “under oath” while she testified. That was when the fireworks really started:
“I am a mother, I have two children, I have two degrees. I don’t know any woman in the world that would write an affidavit under oath just to write it. You can go to prison for this.’
Then, the woman complained:
‘My life has been completely destroyed because of this.’
It appeared then, that Giuliani had scrapped the bottom of the barrel for this witness, and she was all he had left. Then, too, the Rudy and Donald show does not deal well with the female versions of themselves.
What she did was no more bizarre than what Donald Trump has been doing. His messages have been so bad that he had to tape his last 45-minute rant at the White House and post it on Facebook. None of the networks have been able to carry these diatribes, because POTUS tells so many lies.
Of course, he has noticed that now he is a lame-duck president, there have not been as many names on his dance card.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Trump Has Thursday Night Hissy-Fit After Day Of Court Losses

One of the only interesting ( and entertaining ) pieces of the Donald Trump tantrum over losing the election , or the only entertainment other than his legal team , has been watching Trump and his supporters turn on their own party .
On Thursday , Trump hinted that Gov .
Doug Ducey ( R-AZ ) and Gov .
Brian Kemp ( R-GA ) are somehow involved in the conspiracy to steal the election from him .
At this point , we can add to the list of co-conspirators in the plot to remove Donald Trump from office vote counters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Deep State , the entire states of Georgia , Arizona , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , Ohio , and Michigan , state legislators , his own Department of Justice , his own Department of Homeland Security , Democrats , Hugo Chavez , and Republican governors in swing states .
It ’ s easier for Trump ’ s supporters to believe that than to believe that the majority of Americans were desperate to unseat Donald Trump while in the middle of a pandemic , a recession , and heightened tensions over racial inequality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently 1-41 in legal battles to stop the certification of Joe Biden as America ’ s 46th president , with his one victory being temporary and changing nothing .
No matter how many Twitter tantrums he throws , he ’ s been voted out of office by 80 million Americans and remains the impeached , one-term president who lost the popular vote twice .
Twitter was clearly frustrated with Trump ’ s lies about the democratic election they participated in and cast their votes in 2020 .
Read some of their comments below @

One of the only interesting (and entertaining) pieces of the Donald Trump tantrum over losing the election, or the only entertainment other than his legal team, has been watching Trump and his supporters turn on their own party. On Thursday, Trump hinted that Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) and Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) are somehow involved in the conspiracy to steal the election from him.
At this point, we can add to the list of co-conspirators in the plot to remove Donald Trump from office vote counters, election officials, Dominion voting machines, the Deep State, the entire states of Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, state legislators, his own Department of Justice, his own Department of Homeland Security, Democrats, Hugo Chavez, and Republican governors in swing states.
It’s easier for Trump’s supporters to believe that than to believe that the majority of Americans were desperate to unseat Donald Trump while in the middle of a pandemic, a recession, and heightened tensions over racial inequality in interactions with police.
Trump is currently 1-41 in legal battles to stop the certification of Joe Biden as America’s 46th president, with his one victory being temporary and changing nothing. No matter how many Twitter tantrums he throws, he’s been voted out of office by 80 million Americans and remains the impeached, one-term president who lost the popular vote twice.
Twitter was clearly frustrated with Trump’s lies about the democratic election they participated in and cast their votes in 2020. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-03--Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Allies Yet Again

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has now denied a Republican request to put one of their own recent rulings on hold .
On November 28 , the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a challenge to electoral procedure in the state in which the plaintiffs , including incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Kelly , sought to block the certification of Pennsylvania ’ s election results .
Kelly and others challenged the mail-in voting procedures in place in the state , but the original legislation establishing the mail-in voting procedures in question is from 2019 , long before the plaintiffs brought their lawsuit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania Supreme Court to put their Nov. 28 ruling on hold , and on Thursday , the court denied this request .
The request denial isn ’ t lengthy .
In their original lawsuit , the Republican plaintiffs — including , again , a sitting Congressman — had advocated for the dismissal of millions of mail-in votes in the state from voters who ’ d used the mail-in voting procedures established by the 2019 state legislation in question .
The plaintiffs proposed the alternative solution to their concocted problem of tasking the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the electoral college , regardless of the outcome of Pennsylvania ’ s popular vote , which would be an authoritarian affront to democracy — although Trump allies have floated the possibility of appointing Trump-allied members of the electoral college , no matter the winner of respective states ’ popular votes .
Legislatures have not taken up this proposal .
Originally , Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices concluded that the Republican plaintiffs in the newly re-rejected case displayed “ complete failure to act with due diligence in commencing their facial constitutional challenge , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the original mail-in voting procedures ( contained in legislation called Act 77 ) back in 2019 .
The plaintiffs filed their challenge days before the Pennsylvania deadline for county-level certifications of results .
The justices explained , in part , as follows : ‘ The want of due diligence demonstrated in this matter is unmistakable .
Petitioners filed this facial challenge to the mail-in voting statutory provisions more than one year after the enactment of Act 77 .
At the time this action was filed on November 21 , 2020 , millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in both the June 2020 Primary Election and the November 2020 General Election and the final ballots in the 2020 General Election were being tallied , with the results becoming seemingly apparent.
’ The new Pennsylvania Supreme Court loss for Trump ’ s allies emerged on the same day that another state Supreme Court loss for the GOP emerged in Wisconsin .
That state ’ s conservative-majority Supreme Court declined to take up a case that the Trump campaign brought against the state ’ s election results , which the campaign wanted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process .

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has now denied a Republican request to put one of their own recent rulings on hold. On November 28, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a challenge to electoral procedure in the state in which the plaintiffs, including incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Kelly, sought to block the certification of Pennsylvania’s election results. Kelly and others challenged the mail-in voting procedures in place in the state, but the original legislation establishing the mail-in voting procedures in question is from 2019, long before the plaintiffs brought their lawsuit. The plaintiffs filed a request with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to put their Nov. 28 ruling on hold, and on Thursday, the court denied this request.
🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court DENIES Congressmen Kelly's application to stay his prior losing effort to block certification of election results (including his own). Trump and his allies are 1-41 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/KgtT3qohX9 — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 3, 2020
The request denial isn’t lengthy. In their original lawsuit, the Republican plaintiffs — including, again, a sitting Congressman — had advocated for the dismissal of millions of mail-in votes in the state from voters who’d used the mail-in voting procedures established by the 2019 state legislation in question. The plaintiffs proposed the alternative solution to their concocted problem of tasking the state legislature of choosing Pennsylvania’s members of the electoral college, regardless of the outcome of Pennsylvania’s popular vote, which would be an authoritarian affront to democracy — although Trump allies have floated the possibility of appointing Trump-allied members of the electoral college, no matter the winner of respective states’ popular votes. Legislatures have not taken up this proposal.
Originally, Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices concluded that the Republican plaintiffs in the newly re-rejected case displayed “complete failure to act with due diligence in commencing their facial constitutional challenge, which was ascertainable upon” the enactment of the original mail-in voting procedures (contained in legislation called Act 77) back in 2019. The plaintiffs filed their challenge days before the Pennsylvania deadline for county-level certifications of results. The justices explained, in part, as follows:
‘The want of due diligence demonstrated in this matter is unmistakable. Petitioners
filed this facial challenge to the mail-in voting statutory provisions more than one year
after the enactment of Act 77. At the time this action was filed on November 21, 2020,
millions of Pennsylvania voters had already expressed their will in both the June 2020
Primary Election and the November 2020 General Election and the final ballots in the
2020 General Election were being tallied, with the results becoming seemingly apparent.’
The new Pennsylvania Supreme Court loss for Trump’s allies emerged on the same day that another state Supreme Court loss for the GOP emerged in Wisconsin. That state’s conservative-majority Supreme Court declined to take up a case that the Trump campaign brought against the state’s election results, which the campaign wanted the court to consider before a legally-mandated lower-court process.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court DENIES Trump petition to bring original action to challenge the results of the recount in state Supreme Court. Trump and his allies are 1-41 in court.https://t.co/7xFoB99MvN — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 3, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-05--Trump Suffers 45th & 46th Court Losses In Friday Night Massacre

Donald Trump may claim that everyone will be “ tired of winning ” under his presidency , but he doesn @ @ @ @ @ getting tired of losing .
In Wisconsin and Arizona on Friday , the Trump legal @ @ @ @ @ , brining their record of victory at 1-46 .
Trump ’ s lawyers requested that @ @ @ @ @ considered invalid and thrown out , which is nothing more than an attempt to install @ @ @ @ @ the will of the people .
The court balked at the action they were being @ @ @ @ @ the Wisconsin legal case , the judges on the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that : @ @ @ @ @ presented with witnesses who claim to have seen voter fraud happening in front of their @ @ @ @ @ evidence .
Unfortunately for Trump , his rabid supporters making up stories in court won @ @ @ @ @ the presidency , either .
Under a section of the Arizona Municipal Court ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Does Not Show Fraud or Misconduct , ” the judges stated that :

Donald Trump may claim that everyone will be “tired of winning” under his presidency, but he doesn’t appear to be getting tired of losing. In Wisconsin and Arizona on Friday, the Trump legal team lost two more cases, brining their record of victory at 1-46.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court DENIES application by conservative group to invalidate results of the election. Trump and his allies have now lost 45 post election cases and won 1.https://t.co/xVhV7iMW3t — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 4, 2020
Trump’s lawyers requested that the vote in Wisconsin be considered invalid and thrown out, which is nothing more than an attempt to install Trump in office and ignore the will of the people. The court balked at the action they were being asked to take.
In the Wisconsin legal case, the judges on the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that:
‘Such a move would appear to be unprecedented in American history. One might expect that this solemn request would be paired with evidence of serious errors tied to a substantial and demonstrated set of illegal votes. Instead, the evidentiary support rests almost entirely on the unsworn expert report1 of a former campaign employee that offers statistical estimates based on call center samples and social media research. ‘This petition falls far short of the kind of compelling evidence and legal support we would undoubtedly need to countenance the court-ordered disenfranchisement of every Wisconsin voter. The petition does not even justify the exercise of our original jurisdiction.’
🚨🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court DENIES Election Contest. Court: "Plaintiff has not proven that the Biden/Harris ticket did not receive the highest number of votes." Trump and his allies have now lost 46 post-election lawsuits.https://t.co/gXiCj2xUR1 — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 4, 2020
In Arizona, judges were presented with witnesses who claim to have seen voter fraud happening in front of their eyes, but no other evidence. Unfortunately for Trump, his rabid supporters making up stories in court won’t get him to the presidency, either.
Under a section of the Arizona Municipal Court’s ruling entitled “The Evidence Does Not Show Fraud or Misconduct,” the judges stated that:
‘The duplication process prescribed by the Legislature necessarily requires manual action and human judgment, which entail a risk of human error. Despite that, the duplication process for the presidential election was 99.45% accurate. And there is no evidence that the inaccuracies were intentional or part of a fraudulent scheme. They were mistakes. And given both the small number of duplicate ballots and the low error rate, the evidence does not show any impact on the outcome.’ Twitter was delighted to hear that America is one step closer to seeing the vote for president in 2020 certified. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Georgia Judge Issues Trump’s 44th Humiliating Court Loss

For anyone who thought a presidential candidate only had to win a state once to chalk it up as a @ @ @ @ @ For Joe Biden , he ’ s had to win at least 45 times in @ @ @ @ @ as the incumbent president has challenged his win over and over , and so far @ @ @ @ @ original call was correct : Biden won Georgia .
Today , he did it again @ @ @ @ @ an actual courtroom had to explain to the president ’ s attorneys that he can @ @ @ @ @ that he doesn ’ t even have jurisdiction to do so .
In the written @ @ @ @ @ that :

For anyone who thought a presidential candidate only had to win a state once to chalk it up as a win in their column. For Joe Biden, he’s had to win at least 45 times in a handful of states, as the incumbent president has challenged his win over and over, and so far has only proven that the original call was correct: Biden won Georgia. Today, he did it again.
🚨BREAKING: 11th Circuit DISMISSES Georgia Kraken appeal. 🐙 Trump and his allies remain 1-44 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/QjoooN47HA — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 4, 2020
An actual judge in an actual courtroom had to explain to the president’s attorneys that he cannot overturn an election and that he doesn’t even have jurisdiction to do so. In the written decision, the judge states that:
‘This appeal arises from last-minute litigation that alleges widespread election-related misconduct and seeks sweeping relief. The issue before us, however, is a narrow question of appellate jurisdiction: has the district court entered an order that we have jurisdiction to review? Because the answer to that question is “no,” we must dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction and allow the proceedings to continue in the district court.’ The case brought by the president’s legal team was dismissed with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be brought back to his court for another review. It is the second time that a judge has had to do so, no matter how many times Trump insists he’s going to win these cases. At this point, he’s lost 44 election fraud-related cases, with one temporary procedural win. He still doesn’t appear to be giving up. Twitter had a lot of fun with Trump’s 44th loss. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Minnesota Supreme Court Issues 43rd Defeat To Trump In Friday Rebuff

On Friday , the Minnesota Supreme Court threw out a case in which Republicans sought to block the certification of election results in the state .
The Republican plaintiffs filed their original complaint on November 24 , less than 24 hours before the Minnesota state canvassing board was slated to gather and officially certify the election results in the state , and well after the electoral processes themselves had completed .
The plaintiffs hinged part of their complaint on a challenge to the suspension of the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the state , but the witness requirement was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and yet , the plaintiffs waited until the final stretch to file their challenge .
The Minnesota Supreme Court noted this glaring delay in their dismissal of the Republicans ’ case .
The court stated , in part , as follows : ‘ Given the undisputed public record regarding the suspension of the witness requirement for absentee and mail ballots , petitioners had a duty to act well before November 3 , 2020 , to assert claims that challenged that procedure ; asserting these claims 2 months after voting started , 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 24 hours before the State Canvassing Board met to certify the election results is unreasonable.
’ The Minnesota Supreme Court also singled out plaintiffs ’ failure to actually serve targeted local election officials with copies of their complaint .
The court notes that “ petitioners were required to serve county election officials with a copy of the petition , ” but the plaintiffs “ did not file proof that shows any county election officials were served with the petition.
” This failure solidified the Republican plaintiffs ’ loss in the state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The plaintiffs originally requested a recount of “ the entirety of the 2020 general election results , ” the court explains , but this proposed full recount “ would cast an unacceptable degree of uncertainty over the election , potentially leaving Minnesotans without adequate elected representation , ” the court added .
Minnesota was not particularly close in the presidential race — Biden won the state by a little over 7 percent .
Trump-allied court challenges in closer states have also failed , and Trump allies have not come remotely close to overturning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anywhere in the entire country .

On Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court threw out a case in which Republicans sought to block the certification of election results in the state. The Republican plaintiffs filed their original complaint on November 24, less than 24 hours before the Minnesota state canvassing board was slated to gather and officially certify the election results in the state, and well after the electoral processes themselves had completed. The plaintiffs hinged part of their complaint on a challenge to the suspension of the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the state, but the witness requirement was suspended well before early voting got underway — and yet, the plaintiffs waited until the final stretch to file their challenge.
🚨BREAKING: Minnesota Supreme Court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit seeking to delay the certification of the election. Trump and his allies are 1-43 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/azKtOZ5xdF — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 4, 2020
The Minnesota Supreme Court noted this glaring delay in their dismissal of the Republicans’ case. The court stated, in part, as follows:
‘Given the undisputed public record regarding the suspension of the witness requirement for absentee and mail ballots, petitioners had a duty to act well before November 3, 2020, to assert claims that challenged that procedure; asserting these claims 2 months after voting started, 3 weeks after voting ended, and less than 24 hours before the State Canvassing Board met to certify the election results is unreasonable.’
The Minnesota Supreme Court also singled out plaintiffs’ failure to actually serve targeted local election officials with copies of their complaint. The court notes that “petitioners were required to serve county election officials with a copy of the petition,” but the plaintiffs “did not file proof that shows any county election officials were served with the petition.” This failure solidified the Republican plaintiffs’ loss in the state, according to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The plaintiffs originally requested a recount of “the entirety of the 2020 general election results,” the court explains, but this proposed full recount “would cast an unacceptable degree of uncertainty over the election, potentially leaving Minnesotans without adequate elected representation,” the court added.
Minnesota was not particularly close in the presidential race — Biden won the state by a little over 7 percent. Trump-allied court challenges in closer states have also failed, and Trump allies have not come remotely close to overturning the election outcome in a single state anywhere in the entire country.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Trump Blows A Gasket With Delirious Friday Afternoon Rant Against Media

President Donald Trump has shown no indication of any willingness to admit to the breadth of his lies anytime soon .
He ’ s spent the aftermath of Election Day claiming that systematic fraud plagued the process , but there ’ s no meaningful evidence for this claim .
The Department of Homeland Security , Attorney General Bill Barr , and local election officials of both major parties around the country have confirmed that there ’ s simply no meaningful evidence of systematic fraud .
Possibly responding to some hesitation on the part of credible news organizations to give uninterrupted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yelled on Twitter on Friday that the “ only thing more RIGGED than the 2020 Presidential Election is the FAKE NEWS SUPPRESSED MEDIA.
” Trump tweeted the following message on Friday : Trump is simply incorrect .
There is no meaningfully conclusive evidence of any kind of conspiracy among news organizations to suppress stories that might make Trump and his allies look good .
There ’ s no media blackout effort targeting certain swathes of stories , and claims to the contrary are simply not grounded in facts .
Media organizations have amply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine , which the Trump administration has financially supported , a step that could , arguably , make the current White House look good ( or at least not as bad as it could ) .
News organizations have covered the rises and falls in the job and stock markets .
On the flip side , they ’ ve shied away from covering Trump ’ s claims that the election was rigged and that the COVID-19 crisis might not be that bad because these claims are false .
Basic fact-checking is not some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Friday , among other retweets , Trump also retweeted one of his own messages stating that the “ best way to insure a [ Kelly Loeffler ] and [ David Perdue ] VICTORY is to allow signature checks in the Presidential race , which will insure a Georgia Presidential win.
” His claim that a signature check would reveal enough invalid ballots to hand him a win in Georgia is false — a signature check for mail-in ballots in the presidential race has already been completed .
A meaningful re-check is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ verification , envelopes ( with signatures ) and ballots are separated .

President Donald Trump has shown no indication of any willingness to admit to the breadth of his lies anytime soon. He’s spent the aftermath of Election Day claiming that systematic fraud plagued the process, but there’s no meaningful evidence for this claim. The Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General Bill Barr, and local election officials of both major parties around the country have confirmed that there’s simply no meaningful evidence of systematic fraud. Possibly responding to some hesitation on the part of credible news organizations to give uninterrupted airtime to his election lies, Trump yelled on Twitter on Friday that the “only thing more RIGGED than the 2020 Presidential Election is the FAKE NEWS SUPPRESSED MEDIA.”
Trump tweeted the following message on Friday:
‘The only thing more RIGGED than the 2020 Presidential Election is the FAKE NEWS SUPPRESSED MEDIA. No matter how big or important the story, if it is even slightly positive for “us”, or negative for “them”, it will not be reported!’
The only thing more RIGGED than the 2020 Presidential Election is the FAKE NEWS SUPPRESSED MEDIA. No matter how big or important the story, if it is even slightly positive for “us”, or negative for “them”, it will not be reported! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2020
Trump is simply incorrect. There is no meaningfully conclusive evidence of any kind of conspiracy among news organizations to suppress stories that might make Trump and his allies look good. There’s no media blackout effort targeting certain swathes of stories, and claims to the contrary are simply not grounded in facts.
Media organizations have amply covered the race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine, which the Trump administration has financially supported, a step that could, arguably, make the current White House look good (or at least not as bad as it could). News organizations have covered the rises and falls in the job and stock markets. On the flip side, they’ve shied away from covering Trump’s claims that the election was rigged and that the COVID-19 crisis might not be that bad because these claims are false. Basic fact-checking is not some global conspiracy against Donald Trump in particular.
On Friday, among other retweets, Trump also retweeted one of his own messages stating that the “best way to insure a [Kelly Loeffler] and [David Perdue] VICTORY is to allow signature checks in the Presidential race, which will insure a Georgia Presidential win.” His claim that a signature check would reveal enough invalid ballots to hand him a win in Georgia is false — a signature check for mail-in ballots in the presidential race has already been completed. A meaningful re-check is not physically possible, because after initial verification, envelopes (with signatures) and ballots are separated.
Check out Trump’s posts below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Sidney ‘The Kraken’ Powell Blows It Again With Humiliating Mistake

Hilariously , a new filing in a Georgia case by lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood alleges that “ machine-controlled algorithms deliberately run by Dominion Voting Systems… generally took more than 2.5 % of the votes from Mr. Biden and flipped them to Mr. Trump.
” In other words , their filing — as written — alleges that the supposedly oh-so-nefarious Dominion Voting Systems flipped votes away from Biden !
In other words , that part of the filing on its own would suggest that Powell and Wood have alleged fraud on behalf of Trump in Georgia .
The next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swapped the names of Trump and Biden , because they allege that the votes switched away from Biden somehow helped Biden , which… isn ’ t how math works .
If they ’ d meant to say , however , that Dominion switched votes away from Trump to help Biden , then that would make more sense , on some level .
Foundationally , there is no meaningfully conclusive evidence whatsoever for their underlying assertion that Dominion switched any votes at all .
The Department of Homeland Security itself has unequivocally confirmed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised.
” Attorney General Bill Barr , a Trump loyalist , has also joined the chorus of those confirming that there ’ s no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud , but that development hasn ’ t stopped the frenzied pace of claims to the contrary from Trump and his allies .
The election was not rigged , period — there ’ s just no meaningfully conclusive evidence for this claim , at all .
Nevertheless , in Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to decertify the presidential election results in the state , and they ’ ve also sought an order for state authorities to “ preserve all data on the Dominion System ” so that “ Republican Electors can audit the Dominion System.
” It ’ s unclear that prospective Republican members of the electoral college have any legally meaningful standing to conduct such an “ audit.
” Powell and Wood have taken their claims of fraud to such an extreme that , at a recent rally in Georgia , both of them suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upcoming Senate elections in the state at all over their baseless fraud concerns .
According to Georgia state authorities , the duo ’ s Georgia lawsuit threatens the ability of officials to effectively handle those elections , because in Cobb , Gwinnett , and Cherokee Counties , a judge has ordered the preservation of voting machines and their software as-is — but local authorities have another election to run with the same equipment just around the corner .

Hilariously, a new filing in a Georgia case by lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood alleges that “machine-controlled algorithms deliberately run by Dominion Voting Systems… generally took more than 2.5% of the votes from Mr. Biden and flipped them to Mr. Trump.” In other words, their filing — as written — alleges that the supposedly oh-so-nefarious Dominion Voting Systems flipped votes away from Biden!
Whoops. The latest legal filing from former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in her Georgia lawsuit accuses Dominion voting machines of flipping votes from Biden to Trump — which would mean the president gained fraudulent votes. One GOP attorney calls it an “epic fail.” #gapol pic.twitter.com/B93oTqwVQb — Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) December 4, 2020
In other words, that part of the filing on its own would suggest that Powell and Wood have alleged fraud on behalf of Trump in Georgia. The next part seems to indicate that they accidentally swapped the names of Trump and Biden, because they allege that the votes switched away from Biden somehow helped Biden, which… isn’t how math works. If they’d meant to say, however, that Dominion switched votes away from Trump to help Biden, then that would make more sense, on some level. Foundationally, there is no meaningfully conclusive evidence whatsoever for their underlying assertion that Dominion switched any votes at all. The Department of Homeland Security itself has unequivocally confirmed that there is “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.”
Attorney General Bill Barr, a Trump loyalist, has also joined the chorus of those confirming that there’s no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud, but that development hasn’t stopped the frenzied pace of claims to the contrary from Trump and his allies. The election was not rigged, period — there’s just no meaningfully conclusive evidence for this claim, at all. Nevertheless, in Georgia, Powell and Wood sought a court order to decertify the presidential election results in the state, and they’ve also sought an order for state authorities to “preserve all data on the Dominion System” so that “Republican Electors can audit the Dominion System.” It’s unclear that prospective Republican members of the electoral college have any legally meaningful standing to conduct such an “audit.”
Powell and Wood have taken their claims of fraud to such an extreme that, at a recent rally in Georgia, both of them suggested that Republicans shouldn’t vote in upcoming Senate elections in the state at all over their baseless fraud concerns. According to Georgia state authorities, the duo’s Georgia lawsuit threatens the ability of officials to effectively handle those elections, because in Cobb, Gwinnett, and Cherokee Counties, a judge has ordered the preservation of voting machines and their software as-is — but local authorities have another election to run with the same equipment just around the corner.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Matt Gaetz Banned From State Of New Jersey By Governor Murphy

Originally , the Republican Party was all about “ state ’ s rights.
” When the issue was desegregating schools , conservatives demanded the right to keep kids segregated according to what people in the state wanted .
More recently , during the fight for same-sex marriage legalization , states wanted the right to ban it according to the wishes of the people of their state , because they believed those states had the right to pass their own laws .
These days , Republicans not only don ’ t seem to believe that governors should have the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constituents , they just refuse to follow the laws passed by Democratic governors .
Rep. Matt Gaetz ( R-FL ) participated in a secret fundraiser gathering in New Jersey , violating the state ’ s restrictions on public gatherings .
Gov .
Phil Murphy ( D-NJ ) said on Friday that he ’ d rather Gaetz never come back to his state .
‘ Last night , the @ NYYRC allegedly snuck into Jersey City to hold a “ gala fundraiser ” – ignoring our social distancing and mask rules .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endanger people in another state .
Jersey City law enforcement is investigating this matter .
‘ It is also beyond the pale that Rep Matt Putz – I mean @ RepMattGaetz – would participate in this .
What a fool .
Matt – You are not welcome in New Jersey , and frankly I don ’ t ever want you back in this state.
’ The COVID infection rate is at an all-time high , while hospital bed capacity is at an all-time low .
Gaetz , who once wore a gas mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID restrictions , which in turn mocked every family who had lost a loved one to the virus .
No wonder no one wants him around .
Twitter was divided along party lines in the comments on Gov .
Murphy ’ s tweet .
Read some of their responses below :

Originally, the Republican Party was all about “state’s rights.” When the issue was desegregating schools, conservatives demanded the right to keep kids segregated according to what people in the state wanted. More recently, during the fight for same-sex marriage legalization, states wanted the right to ban it according to the wishes of the people of their state, because they believed those states had the right to pass their own laws.
Last night, the @NYYRC allegedly snuck into Jersey City to hold a “gala fundraiser” – ignoring our social distancing and mask rules. It is beyond the pale that anyone would willingly endanger people in another state. Jersey City law enforcement is investigating this matter. pic.twitter.com/OX2ug8S1e3 — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 4, 2020
It is also beyond the pale that Rep Matt Putz – I mean @RepMattGaetz – would participate in this. What a fool. Matt – You are not welcome in New Jersey, and frankly I don’t ever want you back in this state. pic.twitter.com/j67x9Z2lAf — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 4, 2020
These days, Republicans not only don’t seem to believe that governors should have the right to determine what’s best for their constituents, they just refuse to follow the laws passed by Democratic governors. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) participated in a secret fundraiser gathering in New Jersey, violating the state’s restrictions on public gatherings. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) said on Friday that he’d rather Gaetz never come back to his state.
‘Last night, the @NYYRC allegedly snuck into Jersey City to hold a “gala fundraiser” – ignoring our social distancing and mask rules. It is beyond the pale that anyone would willingly endanger people in another state. Jersey City law enforcement is investigating this matter. ‘It is also beyond the pale that Rep Matt Putz – I mean @RepMattGaetz – would participate in this. What a fool. Matt – You are not welcome in New Jersey, and frankly I don’t ever want you back in this state.’
The COVID infection rate is at an all-time high, while hospital bed capacity is at an all-time low. Gaetz, who once wore a gas mask on the floor of Congress to mock COVID restrictions, which in turn mocked every family who had lost a loved one to the virus. No wonder no one wants him around.
Twitter was divided along party lines in the comments on Gov. Murphy’s tweet. Read some of their responses below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--‘The Lincoln Project’ Smokes Mitch McConnell In Viral New Ad

On November 3 , 2020 , Americans made their voices heard at the ballot box , sending Donald Trump packing .
There is , however , one more battle to be won : the U.S. Senate , led by Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) .
The Lincoln Project , a group of former Republican strategists , reminded voters in Georgia what exactly is at stake in the special elections .
McConnell , the man who is currently holding up a COVID relief package and has tried desperately for years to take healthcare away from Americans , is still in charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The self-proclaimed “ grim reaper ” of policies passed by the House of Representatives because there are too many Democrats there , meaning that absolutely nothing gets done except the confirmation of Trump ’ s many appointed judges .
After the November elections , the Senate now has 50 members of the Senate while Democrats have 48 .
A run-off will happen in Georgia in January , with candidates Jon Ossoff ( D-GA ) and Rev .
Raphael Warnock ( D-GA ) face off against their opponents , Kelly Loeffler ( R-GA ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Should Democrats win big in Georgia , just as Joe Biden did , the Senate could balanced , with only the Vice President to decide a tie .
For Joe Biden , or for any president , no real work can be done with a Senate determined to oppose even the most bipartisan bills .
Now that President-elect Biden is about to take over , the most important thing Americans can do to make changes in this country is vote and get Trump ’ s lapdogs out of office .
Twitter had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitch McConnell and The Lincoln Project .
Read some of their comments below :

On November 3, 2020, Americans made their voices heard at the ballot box, sending Donald Trump packing. There is, however, one more battle to be won: the U.S. Senate, led by Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
You won’t see McConnell’s name on the ballot. But he’s there. pic.twitter.com/WLfP138eyi — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 2, 2020
The Lincoln Project, a group of former Republican strategists, reminded voters in Georgia what exactly is at stake in the special elections. McConnell, the man who is currently holding up a COVID relief package and has tried desperately for years to take healthcare away from Americans, is still in charge of the Senate at this point. The self-proclaimed “grim reaper” of policies passed by the House of Representatives because there are too many Democrats there, meaning that absolutely nothing gets done except the confirmation of Trump’s many appointed judges.
After the November elections, the Senate now has 50 members of the Senate while Democrats have 48. A run-off will happen in Georgia in January, with candidates Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) face off against their opponents, Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA). Should Democrats win big in Georgia, just as Joe Biden did, the Senate could balanced, with only the Vice President to decide a tie.
For Joe Biden, or for any president, no real work can be done with a Senate determined to oppose even the most bipartisan bills. Now that President-elect Biden is about to take over, the most important thing Americans can do to make changes in this country is vote and get Trump’s lapdogs out of office.
Twitter had a lot to add to the conversation about Mitch McConnell and The Lincoln Project. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Federal Judge Pours Cold Water On Trump’s Flynn Pardon

On Friday , U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton suggested that fellow federal Judge Emmet Sullivan could conclude that President Donald Trump ’ s recent pardon of Michael Flynn was “ too broad.
” As Walton put it , Sullivan could take “ the position that the wording of the pardon is too broad , in that it provides protections beyond the date of the pardon.
” Specifically , Trump ’ s pardon for Flynn covers “ any and all possible offenses ” stemming from information that the federal government has gathered against him .
Trump issued this pardon some time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Attorney General Bill Barr , moved to drop its case against Flynn altogether , but Sullivan has not granted this motion .
Walton said , in part , as follows : ‘ I don ’ t know what impact that would have , what decision [ Sullivan ] would make , if he makes that determination that the pardon of Mr. Flynn is for a period that the law does not permit .
I don ’ t know if that ’ s correct or not .
Theoretically , the decision could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to be very , very broad .
It could be construed , I think , as extending protections against criminal prosecutions after the date the pardon was issued .
I don ’ t know if Judge Sullivan will make that determination or not.
’ Walton made his comments in a public records case in which CNN and Buzzfeed News “ want the records from Flynn ’ s FBI interviews to be reprocessed in light of the pardon , revealing information that was initially shielded due to an exemption tied to ongoing prosecutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordered the release of re-processed Flynn records by January 15 , insisting that he wanted the records handled with the Trump administration in place .
Courtney Enlow , an attorney with the Department of Justice , had asked for a deadline of February .
Recently , a report emerged in The New York Times stating that President Trump had discussed the possibility of issuing preemptive pardons for his three oldest children — meaning Ivanka , Donald Jr. , and Eric — along with his prominent ally , Rudy Giuliani , who has participated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s election results fight .
Were Sullivan to determine that Trump ’ s pardon of Flynn was too broad , then a similar determination could — maybe — apply to preemptive pardons that Trump might issue for his family members .
It ’ s unclear what potential criminal proceedings against Ivanka , Rudy , and the others that the president might even have in mind .
What crimes might he think that they could be charged with ?
What does he know ?

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton suggested that fellow federal Judge Emmet Sullivan could conclude that President Donald Trump’s recent pardon of Michael Flynn was “too broad.” As Walton put it, Sullivan could take “the position that the wording of the pardon is too broad, in that it provides protections beyond the date of the pardon.” Specifically, Trump’s pardon for Flynn covers “any and all possible offenses” stemming from information that the federal government has gathered against him. Trump issued this pardon some time after the Justice Department, as led by Attorney General Bill Barr, moved to drop its case against Flynn altogether, but Sullivan has not granted this motion.
Walton said, in part, as follows:
‘I don’t know what impact that would have, what decision [Sullivan] would make, if he makes that determination that the pardon of Mr. Flynn is for a period that the law does not permit. I don’t know if that’s correct or not. Theoretically, the decision could be reached because the wording in the pardon seems to be very, very broad. It could be construed, I think, as extending protections against criminal prosecutions after the date the pardon was issued. I don’t know if Judge Sullivan will make that determination or not.’
Walton made his comments in a public records case in which CNN and Buzzfeed News “want the records from Flynn’s FBI interviews to be reprocessed in light of the pardon, revealing information that was initially shielded due to an exemption tied to ongoing prosecutions,” as Law.com explains. Walton ordered the release of re-processed Flynn records by January 15, insisting that he wanted the records handled with the Trump administration in place. Courtney Enlow, an attorney with the Department of Justice, had asked for a deadline of February.
Recently, a report emerged in The New York Times stating that President Trump had discussed the possibility of issuing preemptive pardons for his three oldest children — meaning Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric — along with his prominent ally, Rudy Giuliani, who has participated in the Trump’s campaign’s election results fight. Were Sullivan to determine that Trump’s pardon of Flynn was too broad, then a similar determination could — maybe — apply to preemptive pardons that Trump might issue for his family members. It’s unclear what potential criminal proceedings against Ivanka, Rudy, and the others that the president might even have in mind. What crimes might he think that they could be charged with? What does he know?


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Giuliani’s Crazed Witness Just Got Off Probation For Computer Crimes

Melissa Carone , 33 , is Donald Trump ’ s and his closest adviser attorney Rudy Giuliani ’ s top witness .
The former New York mayor reached down into the bottom of the barrel , pulled her out , and dusted her off so she can testify about voter fraud .
There is just one problem .
Unfortunately , Carone was on probation for computer crimes .
This mother of two made a plea deal with Wayne County , Michigan prosecutors .
In a plea deal , the “ first-degree obscenity ” charge was dropped .
She was supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voter fraud after she claimed to see thousands and thousands of ballots hauled into the counting room in food trucks , according to The Deadline Detroit news organization .
Contracted as an IT Dominion machine support worker , she claimed this was how the Democrats brought in all these so-called pro-President-elect Joe Biden ballots .
In an exclusive , the British newspaper , The Daily Mail , with New York-stationed journalists found court records under Carone ’ s maiden name , Mellissa Wright : Rudy Giuliani took her to Michigan ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacking one of the legislators .
The president ’ s attorney made an attempt to shush her to no avail .
Carone was so bad that the video of her performance went viral as soon as it was posted .
One of her problems was that she tweeted from an account that the court-ordered closed , and she claimed to have “ got rid of.
” Apparently , this was not true .
When one of the Republican state representatives suggested the panel put her under oath , Carone went off and began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed that being a mother was equivalent to being under oath .
People compared to the Cecily Strong character on SNL in her powerful but inappropriate appearance before the panel .
Carone has a four-month-old daughter with her fiance and a three-year-old from a previous relationship .
She worked for Ford IT before being laid off .
Her car has its fair share of Recall Meghan Whitmer bumper stickers .
Since her layoff , she has become a loud Trump supporter .
At the time of the recount , she was working as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unfortunately , Carone recently completed her probation for committing computer crimes .
She had been sentenced to 12 months of probation for computer crimes committed in November 2018 .
Her first-degree obscenity crime was dropped .
This woman was a non-discriminating attacker , going after both the Republicans and the Democrats : A Republican member of the panel asked if she had been drinking , and her voice shot up “ Absolutely not !
” This was not Giuliani ’ s first screwup .
Not only did he miss Carone ’ s criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press conference .
Instead of holding it at the Four Seasons Hotel , everyone landed up at Four Seasons Total Landscaping , located between a sex shop and a crematorium .
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 .

Melissa Carone, 33, is Donald Trump’s and his closest adviser attorney Rudy Giuliani’s top witness. The former New York mayor reached down into the bottom of the barrel, pulled her out, and dusted her off so she can testify about voter fraud. There is just one problem.
Unfortunately, Carone was on probation for computer crimes. This mother of two made a plea deal with Wayne County, Michigan prosecutors. In a plea deal, the “first-degree obscenity” charge was dropped.
She was supposed to seal the president’s claims of voter fraud after she claimed to see thousands and thousands of ballots hauled into the counting room in food trucks, according to The Deadline Detroit news organization. Contracted as an IT Dominion machine support worker, she claimed this was how the Democrats brought in all these so-called pro-President-elect Joe Biden ballots.
In an exclusive, the British newspaper, The Daily Mail, with New York-stationed journalists found court records under Carone’s maiden name, Mellissa Wright:
Rudy Giuliani took her to Michigan’s state assembly, but she was suddenly attacking one of the legislators. The president’s attorney made an attempt to shush her to no avail. Carone was so bad that the video of her performance went viral as soon as it was posted.
One of her problems was that she tweeted from an account that the court-ordered closed, and she claimed to have “got rid of.” Apparently, this was not true.
When one of the Republican state representatives suggested the panel put her under oath, Carone went off and began attacking the lawmaker. Somehow, she believed that being a mother was equivalent to being under oath.
People compared to the Cecily Strong character on SNL in her powerful but inappropriate appearance before the panel. Carone has a four-month-old daughter with her fiance and a three-year-old from a previous relationship.
She worked for Ford IT before being laid off. Her car has its fair share of Recall Meghan Whitmer bumper stickers. Since her layoff, she has become a loud Trump supporter. At the time of the recount, she was working as a contractor for Dominion Voting Systems.
Unfortunately, Carone recently completed her probation for committing computer crimes. She had been sentenced to 12 months of probation for computer crimes committed in November 2018. Her first-degree obscenity crime was dropped.
This woman was a non-discriminating attacker, going after both the Republicans and the Democrats:
‘Democrats ruin your life. I know what I saw. I know what I saw. If I’m wrong I can go to prison.’
A Republican member of the panel asked if she had been drinking, and her voice shot up “Absolutely not!”
This was not Giuliani’s first screwup. Not only did he miss Carone’s criminal past, he also screwed up a press conference. Instead of holding it at the Four Seasons Hotel, everyone landed up at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, located between a sex shop and a crematorium.
And the circus continued.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-04--Giuliani & Jenna Ellis Suffer Embarrassing Friday Meltdowns As Their Case Collapses

There is no meaningful evidence of systematic , outcome-altering fraud in the recent presidential election , period .
The Department of Homeland Security , local election officials of both major parties from around the country , and even Attorney General Bill Barr have all confirmed as much — but neither Donald Trump nor some of his top allies have seemed at all deterred in their belligerent quest to prove that the election was “ rigged ” against Trump .
Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis have helmed the president ’ s so-called legal team , and on Friday , the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter .
On Thursday , at a so-called hearing covering supposed fraud in Georgia , Trump allies presented a video that they alleged showed unsupervised ballot-counting in Fulton County , Georgia .
In reality , an observer from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is visible in the footage .
Trump allies also claim that the tape also shows workers moving ballots in so-called “ suitcases ” from under a table to elsewhere in the ballot-counting room… but where were the election workers supposed to store the ballots ?
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cars ?
On the moon ?
Suggesting that footage showing election workers moving ballots from one place to another within the same room confirms fraud or “ ballot-stuffing ” or whatever else is just laughable .
What do Trump ’ s allies think that election workers would be doing in ballot-counting rooms ?
Eating sandwiches ?
Giuliani tweeted the following laughably unhinged message on Friday : A video of people moving ballots from one place to another does not look like a bank heist !
Rudy is ridiculous .
No , states are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team has not come remotely close to actually changing the election outcome in a single state , and the official electoral college vote is just around the corner .
On Twitter , Giuliani insisted that the Georgia legislature “ has no choice but to assume its powers under the US Constitution , article II ( 1 ) [ 2 ] and select Trump electors.
” In other words , he wants officials to throw out the will of the people entirely , like an authoritarian fever dream .
Jenna Ellis also talked about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear , this video shows people moving things from one place to another within a ballot-counting room… the end .
It ’ s not fraud proof .
Ellis insisted that “ No honest person can look at the testimony from all of these witnesses across six states—how many laws were ignored and broken , and the video from Georgia—and conclude that we should just proceed as a nation with the false certified results.
” Affidavits and testimony from people who simply don ’ t know what they ’ re talking about do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They just don ’ t .

There is no meaningful evidence of systematic, outcome-altering fraud in the recent presidential election, period. The Department of Homeland Security, local election officials of both major parties from around the country, and even Attorney General Bill Barr have all confirmed as much — but neither Donald Trump nor some of his top allies have seemed at all deterred in their belligerent quest to prove that the election was “rigged” against Trump. Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis have helmed the president’s so-called legal team, and on Friday, the two of them suffered embarrassing public meltdowns on Twitter.
On Thursday, at a so-called hearing covering supposed fraud in Georgia, Trump allies presented a video that they alleged showed unsupervised ballot-counting in Fulton County, Georgia. In reality, an observer from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is visible in the footage. Trump allies also claim that the tape also shows workers moving ballots in so-called “suitcases” from under a table to elsewhere in the ballot-counting room… but where were the election workers supposed to store the ballots? On shelves in another room? In their cars? On the moon? Suggesting that footage showing election workers moving ballots from one place to another within the same room confirms fraud or “ballot-stuffing” or whatever else is just laughable. What do Trump’s allies think that election workers would be doing in ballot-counting rooms? Eating sandwiches?
Giuliani tweeted the following laughably unhinged message on Friday:
‘The Georgia middle of the night theft of thousands of votes changes everything. Watch it and Biden is not-elect anything. Looks like Biden Democrats doing a bank heist. In 5 states there are 800 sworn statements of eyewitnesses to Democrat cheating. States changing.’
The Georgia middle of the night theft of thousands of votes changes everything. Watch it and Biden is not-elect anything. Looks like Biden Democrats doing a bank heist. In 5 states there are 800 sworn statements of eyewitnesses to Democrat cheating. States changing. — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) December 4, 2020
A video of people moving ballots from one place to another does not look like a bank heist! Rudy is ridiculous. No, states are not “changing” — the Trump team has not come remotely close to actually changing the election outcome in a single state, and the official electoral college vote is just around the corner. On Twitter, Giuliani insisted that the Georgia legislature “has no choice but to assume its powers under the US Constitution, article II (1) [2] and select Trump electors.” In other words, he wants officials to throw out the will of the people entirely, like an authoritarian fever dream.
The “Bank Heist tape changes the result in Georgia. The State Legislature has no choice but to assume its powers under the US Constitution, article II (1) [2] and select Trump electors. More important it seems th have the courage to do so. — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) December 4, 2020
Jenna Ellis also talked about the Georgia video on Friday. To be clear, this video shows people moving things from one place to another within a ballot-counting room… the end. It’s not fraud proof. Ellis insisted that “No honest person can look at the testimony from all of these witnesses across six states—how many laws were ignored and broken, and the video from Georgia—and conclude that we should just proceed as a nation with the false certified results.” Affidavits and testimony from people who simply don’t know what they’re talking about do not equal actual conclusive evidence of fraud. They just don’t.
It is never too late to do the right thing.#CountAllLegalVotes — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 4, 2020
No honest person can look at the testimony from all of these witnesses across six states—how many laws were ignored and broken, and the video from Georgia—and conclude that we should just proceed as a nation with the false certified results. — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 4, 2020
How can YOU help protect election integrity? Call your legislators in PA, AZ, MI, GA, WI, and NV. They are the authority our Constitution designated to protect against corruption in presidential elections. — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 4, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-05--Federal Judge Hits Trump While Down & Reinstates DACA

Donald Trump ’ s supporters might get excited over his racist rhetoric , but a judge ruled today that one of his most racist and cruel actions as president must end immediately .
It was a win for immigration advocates and a loss for those who are scared of brown people .
Trump was told by the U.S. Supreme Court that he could not just end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program implemented by President Barack Obama .
However , he ordered his Department of Homeland Security to stop processing applications and to let the protections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the program expire .
According to CBS , the judge ruled that : Judge Nicholas Garaufis is the same judge who ruled earlier that Trump ’ s DHS Secretary Chad Wolf was serving in his post illegally .
Wolf has not been confirmed by the Senate , which keeps his title as “ acting secretary , ” and that trying to take away protections for those under the DACA program was done illegally .
Not only did the judge order the Trump administration to reinstate the DACA program , he insisted they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , young immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be sent back to a country where they have no ties and no resources .
‘ He also ordered DHS to post a public notice by Monday prominently on its website to accept first-time applications , renewal requests and advance parole requests based on Obama-era rules and to ensure that work permits are valid for two years .
‘ This is the latest blow to the Trump ’ s administration ’ s efforts to halt the program .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration wrongly tried to shut down the program .
The president ’ s administration then began rejecting new applicants to the program this summer about a month after the High Court blocked the White House from ending the program completely .
’

Donald Trump’s supporters might get excited over his racist rhetoric, but a judge ruled today that one of his most racist and cruel actions as president must end immediately. It was a win for immigration advocates and a loss for those who are scared of brown people.
BREAKING: Federal judge reinstates DACA, orders U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to start accepting first-time applicants beginning next week. https://t.co/9Gwv0MXYzc — MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 5, 2020
Trump was told by the U.S. Supreme Court that he could not just end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program implemented by President Barack Obama. However, he ordered his Department of Homeland Security to stop processing applications and to let the protections covering those who were already part of the program expire.
According to CBS, the judge ruled that:
‘U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said in his six-page ruling that he was fully reinstating the DACA program based on the terms established under former President Barack Obama’s administration. Trump tried to end the program in September 2017, and this past July Chad Wolf, the acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, suspended DACA pending a “comprehensive” review.’
🚨🏛BREAKING: A NY-based federal judge ordered Trump admin to reinstate DACA, the Obama-era deportation shield for young undocumented immigrants, to its original 2012 status. Follows Scotus' 5-4 decision last term blocking the Trump admin from ending program pic.twitter.com/6hnBSiGHVA — John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) December 4, 2020
Judge Nicholas Garaufis is the same judge who ruled earlier that Trump’s DHS Secretary Chad Wolf was serving in his post illegally. Wolf has not been confirmed by the Senate, which keeps his title as “acting secretary,” and that trying to take away protections for those under the DACA program was done illegally.
‘Garaufis also ruled in November that Wolf has not been acting lawfully as the chief of Homeland Security and that, as such, his suspension of protections for a class of migrants brought to the United States illegally as children is invalid.’
BREAKING — US Judge Nicholas Garaufis has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore DACA, instructing DHS to open the Obama-era program to new applicants for the first time since 2017. Follow @CBSNews for more. pic.twitter.com/QpExWvY4WS — Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) December 4, 2020
Not only did the judge order the Trump administration to reinstate the DACA program, he insisted they do so immediately. After months of waiting, young immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be sent back to a country where they have no ties and no resources.
‘He also ordered DHS to post a public notice by Monday prominently on its website to accept first-time applications, renewal requests and advance parole requests based on Obama-era rules and to ensure that work permits are valid for two years. ‘This is the latest blow to the Trump’s administration’s efforts to halt the program. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Trump administration wrongly tried to shut down the program. The president’s administration then began rejecting new applicants to the program this summer about a month after the High Court blocked the White House from ending the program completely.’
The Trump administration must accept new DACA applications and return to two-year renewals, a federal judge has ordered https://t.co/aPvMvvgToS — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 4, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-06--Trump & Kemp Go Back & Forth In Saturday Twitter Fight

President Donald Trump lives in a world of cultish delusion .
As President-elect Joe Biden ’ s inauguration approaches , Trump is continuing to claim that widespread fraud plagued the recent presidential election , and there ’ s still absolutely no meaningfully conclusive evidence whatsoever for this claim .
Amidst his quest to prove otherwise , Trump singled out Georgia ’ s Republican Governor Brian Kemp for criticism on Twitter on Saturday .
Addressing his comments to Kemp directly , Trump claimed that Georgia “ never got the signature verification ” — which just isn ’ t true .
An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every single mail-in ballot in Georgia has been completed .
Meaningful re-checks are physically impossible because election workers separated envelopes ( with signatures ) and ballots after the initial verifications , although Kemp has said that he supports re-examining the signatures on the envelopes anyway .
Replying directly to a post in which Kemp noted that he supports re-examining envelopes , Trump said as follows : ‘ But you never got the signature verification !
Your people are refusing to do what you ask .
What are they hiding ?
At least immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Legislature .
That you can easily , and immediately , do .
# Transparency ’ Trump ’ s ignorance is just stunning .
He ’ s ignorantly insinuating some kind of wide-ranging conspiracy that simply does not exist .
Rudy Giuliani , a top Trump ally , has repeatedly insisted that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy to commit election fraud unfolded during the recent presidential election — but he might as well be claiming that aliens made of intergalactic cheese have taken over Montana and are coming for the rest of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meaningful evidence .
It ’ s not there .
In a follow-up to his above-cited angry rant against Kemp , Trump insisted that if Kemp and Arizona ’ s Republican Governor Doug Ducey were “ with ” the Trump campaign , then the president would have “ already won ” both states .
Trump claimed that he “ received more LEGAL votes by far , ” which is just not true .
He is asserting otherwise on the basis of his self-obsessed conjecture , which he ’ s treating as fact and trumpeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , none of his allies have come anywhere remotely close to overturning the election outcome in any state .
They ’ re a goon squad of failures .
The Department of Homeland Security , local election officials around the country , and Attorney General Bill Barr have all confirmed that there ’ s no hard evidence of election outcome-altering fraud .

President Donald Trump lives in a world of cultish delusion. As President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration approaches, Trump is continuing to claim that widespread fraud plagued the recent presidential election, and there’s still absolutely no meaningfully conclusive evidence whatsoever for this claim. Amidst his quest to prove otherwise, Trump singled out Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp for criticism on Twitter on Saturday. Addressing his comments to Kemp directly, Trump claimed that Georgia “never got the signature verification” — which just isn’t true. An initial round of comprehensive signature verification for every single mail-in ballot in Georgia has been completed. Meaningful re-checks are physically impossible because election workers separated envelopes (with signatures) and ballots after the initial verifications, although Kemp has said that he supports re-examining the signatures on the envelopes anyway.
Replying directly to a post in which Kemp noted that he supports re-examining envelopes, Trump said as follows:
‘But you never got the signature verification! Your people are refusing to do what you ask. What are they hiding? At least immediately ask for a Special Session of the Legislature. That you can easily, and immediately, do. #Transparency’
But you never got the signature verification! Your people are refusing to do what you ask. What are they hiding? At least immediately ask for a Special Session of the Legislature. That you can easily, and immediately, do. #Transparency https://t.co/h73ZfjrDt3 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2020
Trump’s ignorance is just stunning. He’s ignorantly insinuating some kind of wide-ranging conspiracy that simply does not exist. Rudy Giuliani, a top Trump ally, has repeatedly insisted that a centrally planned Democratic conspiracy to commit election fraud unfolded during the recent presidential election — but he might as well be claiming that aliens made of intergalactic cheese have taken over Montana and are coming for the rest of the country next. There’s just no meaningful evidence. It’s not there.
In a follow-up to his above-cited angry rant against Kemp, Trump insisted that if Kemp and Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey were “with” the Trump campaign, then the president would have “already won” both states. Trump claimed that he “received more LEGAL votes by far,” which is just not true. He is asserting otherwise on the basis of his self-obsessed conjecture, which he’s treating as fact and trumpeting out to his followers. In reality, none of his allies have come anywhere remotely close to overturning the election outcome in any state. They’re a goon squad of failures. The Department of Homeland Security, local election officials around the country, and Attorney General Bill Barr have all confirmed that there’s no hard evidence of election outcome-altering fraud.
…We received more LEGAL votes by far. All I can do is run, campaign, and be a good (great!) President – it is 100% up to the states to manage the election. Republicans will NEVER forget this. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-05--Brazen Trump Attempt To Steal Georgia Election Leaked To WaPost

On Saturday , President Donald Trump personally called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp , a Republican , and demanded personal intervention in the election outcome .
According to The Washington Post , Trump “ [ urged Kemp ] to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory in the state and asked the governor to order an audit of absentee ballot signatures , ” which is a galling intervention in the electoral process on the part of the sitting president of the United States .
According to a source for the Post , Trump wanted Kemp to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislature , where Georgia legislators would appoint members of the electoral college that back the president , regardless of the popular vote outcome in the state .
According to the Post , lawyers for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , a Republican , have “ determined that current law gives Georgia legislators no role in seating electors , ” although Trump doesn ’ t seem particularly fazed by local legal concerns in his frenzied fight against the election results .
Kemp has previously publicly called for an audit of the signatures that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state , although these signatures can ’ t be matched to any actual ballots , because frontline workers separated the envelopes and mail-in ballots after the first round of signature verification .
Thus , a meaningful re-verification of actual ballots can ’ t be done .
Comprehensive signature verification for every single mail-in ballot in the state already took place .
Kemp rejected Trump ’ s request to call a special session of the state legislature , and he has no legal power to actually compel an audit of signatures on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Raffensperger “ has oversight over elections that can not be overrriden by executive order , ” the governor ’ s spokesperson recently noted .
Kemp addressed the president ’ s complaints in a Saturday afternoon Twitter post , where he said as follows : In his original post , which Kemp was replying to , Trump insisted that he would “ easily & quickly win Georgia ” if authorities would “ permit a simple signature verification , ” but on a basic level , signature verification has already taken place in the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are impossible .
Trump ’ s antagonism towards Kemp and fellow top Georgia Republicans could have electoral consequences for the GOP , because two critical Senate elections are around the corner in the state – but what if Trump ’ s supporters don ’ t trust authorities and the process because of the president ’ s lies about the electoral process ?
There is no meaningfully conclusive evidence , at all , for the president ’ s claims of widespread fraud .

On Saturday, President Donald Trump personally called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, and demanded personal intervention in the election outcome. According to The Washington Post, Trump “[urged Kemp] to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state and asked the governor to order an audit of absentee ballot signatures,” which is a galling intervention in the electoral process on the part of the sitting president of the United States. According to a source for the Post, Trump wanted Kemp to call a special session of the state legislature, where Georgia legislators would appoint members of the electoral college that back the president, regardless of the popular vote outcome in the state.
According to the Post, lawyers for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, have “determined that current law gives Georgia legislators no role in seating electors,” although Trump doesn’t seem particularly fazed by local legal concerns in his frenzied fight against the election results. Kemp has previously publicly called for an audit of the signatures that are on the envelopes for mail-in ballots in the state, although these signatures can’t be matched to any actual ballots, because frontline workers separated the envelopes and mail-in ballots after the first round of signature verification. Thus, a meaningful re-verification of actual ballots can’t be done. Comprehensive signature verification for every single mail-in ballot in the state already took place.
Kemp rejected Trump’s request to call a special session of the state legislature, and he has no legal power to actually compel an audit of signatures on mail-in ballot envelopes in the state. Raffensperger “has oversight over elections that cannot be overrriden by executive order,” the governor’s spokesperson recently noted. Kemp addressed the president’s complaints in a Saturday afternoon Twitter post, where he said as follows:
‘As I told the President this morning, I’ve publicly called for a signature audit three times (11/20, 11/24, 12/3) to restore confidence in our election process and to ensure that only legal votes are counted in Georgia.’
As I told the President this morning, I’ve publicly called for a signature audit three times (11/20, 11/24, 12/3) to restore confidence in our election process and to ensure that only legal votes are counted in Georgia. #gapol https://t.co/xdXrhf1vI2 — Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) December 5, 2020
In his original post, which Kemp was replying to, Trump insisted that he would “easily & quickly win Georgia” if authorities would “permit a simple signature verification,” but on a basic level, signature verification has already taken place in the state. As mentioned, meaningful signature re-checks are impossible. Trump’s antagonism towards Kemp and fellow top Georgia Republicans could have electoral consequences for the GOP, because two critical Senate elections are around the corner in the state – but what if Trump’s supporters don’t trust authorities and the process because of the president’s lies about the electoral process? There is no meaningfully conclusive evidence, at all, for the president’s claims of widespread fraud.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-05--Trump Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Fraudulent Business Practices

On his way out of office , Donald Trump has been hit by a class action lawsuit alleging a fraud scheme underlying rent increases at Trump Organization properties .
The lawsuit alleges that , beginning in the 1990s , the Trump Organization artificially spiked the costs of improvements at New York apartment properties , and , under state law , these high apartment improvement costs gave the company a green light to significantly raise rents .
The lawsuit covers “ more than 30 buildings previously owned and managed by the Trumps in Brooklyn , Queens and Staten Island , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , besides Donald , his deceased brother Robert and his sister , Maryanne Trump Barry , along with companies that are presently in charge at the properties , on account of their alleged profiteering from the fraud that the Trumps allegedly perpetrated .
Staggeringly , the new lawsuit covers alleged fraud at a whopping at least 14,000 apartments involving “ several hundred thousand tenants , ” according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs .
Lawyer Jerrold S. Parker , who ’ s representing tenants in the new case against the Trumps , commented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive fraud spanning 28 years , victimizing several hundred thousand tenants in Trump regulated apartments and needs to be addressed .
These regulated tenants , many of whom struggle just to pay the rent and put food on the table , must be made whole for the money that was unlawfully and unknowingly taken from them by the Trump family for their own personal gain.
’ According to the Post , the new lawsuit against the Trumps alleges that “ Trump and his family used All County Building Supply to create doctored invoices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ items such as stoves and refrigerators to themselves for more money than they were worth.
” Allegedly , Donald ’ s own late cousin John Walter crafted the allegedly fraudulent All County Building Supply invoices that underpinned the Trumps ’ scheme .
Allegedly reselling appliances “ to themselves ” for spiked prices in order to artificially drive up improvement costs is galling fraud against tenants on the part of the Trumps .
They could owe millions if determined to be at fault .
Besides this case , which plaintiffs filed in the New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald also faces potential legal challenges including a civil investigation from New York state Attorney General Letitia James and a criminal investigation from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance , both of whom are looking into potential financial fraud at the Trump Organization .
Once out of office , Trump will no longer have the potential protections from criminal proceedings provided by the presidency .

On his way out of office, Donald Trump has been hit by a class action lawsuit alleging a fraud scheme underlying rent increases at Trump Organization properties. The lawsuit alleges that, beginning in the 1990s, the Trump Organization artificially spiked the costs of improvements at New York apartment properties, and, under state law, these high apartment improvement costs gave the company a green light to significantly raise rents. The lawsuit covers “more than 30 buildings previously owned and managed by the Trumps in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island,” The Washington Post explains. Defendants include, besides Donald, his deceased brother Robert and his sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, along with companies that are presently in charge at the properties, on account of their alleged profiteering from the fraud that the Trumps allegedly perpetrated.
Staggeringly, the new lawsuit covers alleged fraud at a whopping at least 14,000 apartments involving “several hundred thousand tenants,” according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs. Lawyer Jerrold S. Parker, who’s representing tenants in the new case against the Trumps, commented as follows:
‘This is a massive fraud spanning 28 years, victimizing several hundred thousand tenants in Trump regulated apartments and needs to be addressed. These regulated tenants, many of whom struggle just to pay the rent and put food on the table, must be made whole for the money that was unlawfully and unknowingly taken from them by the Trump family for their own personal gain.’
According to the Post, the new lawsuit against the Trumps alleges that “Trump and his family used All County Building Supply to create doctored invoices reflecting inflated costs of improvements and resold items such as stoves and refrigerators to themselves for more money than they were worth.” Allegedly, Donald’s own late cousin John Walter crafted the allegedly fraudulent All County Building Supply invoices that underpinned the Trumps’ scheme. Allegedly reselling appliances “to themselves” for spiked prices in order to artificially drive up improvement costs is galling fraud against tenants on the part of the Trumps. They could owe millions if determined to be at fault.
Besides this case, which plaintiffs filed in the New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, Donald also faces potential legal challenges including a civil investigation from New York state Attorney General Letitia James and a criminal investigation from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, both of whom are looking into potential financial fraud at the Trump Organization. Once out of office, Trump will no longer have the potential protections from criminal proceedings provided by the presidency.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-05--Trump Tweets Delirious Afternoon Meltdown About Winning Election

The presidential election is over , and President-elect Joe Biden won .
Outgoing President Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge these basic facts , however .
On Saturday , as the date of Biden ’ s inauguration drew closer , Trump rushed to Twitter to suggest that there ’ s still a possibility of a Trump victory .
This notion is pie-in-the-sky nonsense .
Across weeks of court battles , Trump ’ s allies have not come remotely close to overturning the election outcome in a single state , and no real evidence of systematic fraud has emerged .
On Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blocking a signature verification process for mail-in ballots from taking place , but that ’ s just not true .
On Saturday , Trump tweeted the following message : ‘ I will easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor [ Brian Kemp ] or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification .
Has not been done and will show large scale discrepancies .
Why are these two “ Republicans ” saying no ?
If we win Georgia , everything else falls in place !
’ Trump insinuates that checking the signatures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud to hand him a victory in Georgia , where Biden scored a narrow win .
There ’ s no legitimate evidence for this claim – and , critically , a signature verification process for mail-in ballots already took place across the state .
The signature for every mail-in ballot was verified before tabulation .
After that initial round of verification , envelopes ( containing the signatures ) and mail-in ballots are separated , making a meaningful signature re-check physically impossible .
There ’ s no longer any apparent way to connect any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump sounds – yet again – like he ’ s being purposefully dense .
Saturday isn ’ t the first time that Trump and his allies have targeted Georgia .
Recently , allies including Rudy Giuliani attended a so-called hearing covering supposed fraud in the state , where someone presented video footage purportedly showing unsupervised ballot-counting in Fulton County , Georgia .
In reality , the footage that they themselves presented shows an observer from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on site .
Gabriel Sterling , who manages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly insisted that the conspiratorial rhetoric about election workers “ has to stop ” amidst a flurry of threats against top officials .
Trump hasn ’ t tempered down his rhetoric .
On Saturday , in response to an article from The Washington Post about the subject , Trump also whined on Twitter about Republican members of Congress who acknowledge that Biden won the election .

The presidential election is over, and President-elect Joe Biden won. Outgoing President Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge these basic facts, however. On Saturday, as the date of Biden’s inauguration drew closer, Trump rushed to Twitter to suggest that there’s still a possibility of a Trump victory. This notion is pie-in-the-sky nonsense. Across weeks of court battles, Trump’s allies have not come remotely close to overturning the election outcome in a single state, and no real evidence of systematic fraud has emerged. On Saturday, Trump claimed that Georgia leaders were blocking a signature verification process for mail-in ballots from taking place, but that’s just not true.
On Saturday, Trump tweeted the following message:
‘I will easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor [Brian Kemp] or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification. Has not been done and will show large scale discrepancies. Why are these two “Republicans” saying no? If we win Georgia, everything else falls in place!’
I will easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor @BrianKempGA or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification. Has not been done and will show large scale discrepancies. Why are these two “Republicans” saying no? If we win Georgia, everything else falls in place! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2020
Trump insinuates that checking the signatures submitted with mail-in ballots would reveal enough fraud to hand him a victory in Georgia, where Biden scored a narrow win. There’s no legitimate evidence for this claim – and, critically, a signature verification process for mail-in ballots already took place across the state. The signature for every mail-in ballot was verified before tabulation. After that initial round of verification, envelopes (containing the signatures) and mail-in ballots are separated, making a meaningful signature re-check physically impossible. There’s no longer any apparent way to connect any of the ballots to any particular envelopes. Trump sounds – yet again – like he’s being purposefully dense.
Saturday isn’t the first time that Trump and his allies have targeted Georgia. Recently, allies including Rudy Giuliani attended a so-called hearing covering supposed fraud in the state, where someone presented video footage purportedly showing unsupervised ballot-counting in Fulton County, Georgia. In reality, the footage that they themselves presented shows an observer from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on site. Gabriel Sterling, who manages voting system implementation in Georgia, recently publicly insisted that the conspiratorial rhetoric about election workers “has to stop” amidst a flurry of threats against top officials. Trump hasn’t tempered down his rhetoric.
On Saturday, in response to an article from The Washington Post about the subject, Trump also whined on Twitter about Republican members of Congress who acknowledge that Biden won the election.
25, wow! I am surprised there are so many. We have just begun to fight. Please send me a list of the 25 RINOS. I read the Fake News Washington Post as little as possible! https://t.co/cEBM0bYuQ9 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-05--Federal Appeals Court Deals Saturday Loss To Trump Allies In Georgia

On Saturday , voting rights lawyer Marc Elias reported that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge from conservative attorney Lin Wood against the presidential election results in Georgia .
Wood challenged “ the inclusion of absentee ballots for the general election in Georgia , ” Elias ’ s organization explains .
Specifically , Wood challenged updates to the procedures for handling mail-in ballots in Georgia , which were implemented well before the 2020 general election actually got underway , making Wood ’ s lawsuit seem late .
The procedure update demanded a review by at least three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over signature mismatch concerns .
To set the ballot aside , two out of the three individuals had to agree .
In an original underlying complaint , Wood insisted that the update to signature matching procedures for mail-in ballots in the state should have gone through the Georgia legislature .
As he put it , “ Allowing a single party to write rules for reviewing signatures is not ‘ conducive to the fair…conduct of primaries and elections ’ or ‘ consistent with law . '
” Wood alleged that with the increased level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place , election workers “ would be more likely to miss a bad ballot as they work to complete the process as quickly as possible since the new requirements made the process more difficult , ” a Florida CBS affiliate explains .
Shortly after the conservative attorney and Trump ally originally filed his lawsuit , Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs refuted Wood ’ s claims that the signature matching process had been compromised in the state .
Fuchs said as follows : ‘ Signature match is intact and the General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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.
’ President Donald Trump himself has singled out Georgia election practices for scrutiny .
On Saturday , Trump insisted on Twitter that he would “ easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor [ Brian Kemp ] or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification.
” A signature verification process has already taken place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and claiming otherwise is simply false .
A meaningful signature re-check is physically impossible , because after the initial round of verification , envelopes ( with the signatures ) and ballots are separated , which helps protect the secrecy of voters ’ decisions .

On Saturday, voting rights lawyer Marc Elias reported that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge from conservative attorney Lin Wood against the presidential election results in Georgia. Wood challenged “the inclusion of absentee ballots for the general election in Georgia,” Elias’s organization explains. Specifically, Wood challenged updates to the procedures for handling mail-in ballots in Georgia, which were implemented well before the 2020 general election actually got underway, making Wood’s lawsuit seem late. The procedure update demanded a review by at least three individuals before setting aside a mail-in ballot over signature mismatch concerns. To set the ballot aside, two out of the three individuals had to agree.
🚨BREAKING: 11th Circuit AFFIRMS denial of Lin Wood effort to block Georgia certification. Trump and his allies remain 1-46 in post election litigation.https://t.co/nOMwMTYhjI pic.twitter.com/V9YYyyBrec — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 5, 2020
In an original underlying complaint, Wood insisted that the update to signature matching procedures for mail-in ballots in the state should have gone through the Georgia legislature. As he put it, “Allowing a single party to write rules for reviewing signatures is not ‘conducive to the fair…conduct of primaries and elections’ or ‘consistent with law.'” Wood alleged that with the increased level of scrutiny for the signature verification process in place, election workers “would be more likely to miss a bad ballot as they work to complete the process as quickly as possible since the new requirements made the process more difficult,” a Florida CBS affiliate explains.
Shortly after the conservative attorney and Trump ally originally filed his lawsuit, Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs refuted Wood’s claims that the signature matching process had been compromised in the state. 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.’
President Donald Trump himself has singled out Georgia election practices for scrutiny. On Saturday, Trump insisted on Twitter that he would “easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor [Brian Kemp] or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification.” A signature verification process has already taken place for mail-in ballots in the state, and claiming otherwise is simply false. A meaningful signature re-check is physically impossible, because after the initial round of verification, envelopes (with the signatures) and ballots are separated, which helps protect the secrecy of voters’ decisions.
I will easily & quickly win Georgia if Governor @BrianKempGA or the Secretary of State permit a simple signature verification. Has not been done and will show large scale discrepancies. Why are these two “Republicans” saying no? If we win Georgia, everything else falls in place! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2020