bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Michael Flynn Returns With Utterly Bonkers Sunday Fox Interview

Retired General Michael Flynn — who recently received a pardon from President Donald Trump — appeared on the Fox program Sunday Morning Futures over the weekend , where he complained to host Maria Bartiromo about the supposed “ political persecution ” that he faced .
In reality , he faced criminal proceedings over his lies to federal investigators about his contacts with a then-Russian ambassador to the United States .
More acutely , at one point , Flynn also threateningly insisted that the “ country will not allow ” the “ false inauguration ” of Joe Biden as president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud that the president ’ s team has slung for weeks .
In a longer explanation , Flynn claimed that “ foreign interference ” plagued the recently concluded presidential election through the work of Dominion Voting Systems , a voting machines company that Trump ’ s allies have alleged has covert foreign ties .
Top Trump allies have alleged that Dominion has connections to Venezuela and is secretly owned by a company that participated in questioned elections in that country — but there is simply no legitimate evidence for these claims .
Nevertheless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There ’ s a whole number of paths that the president has , and , like I say , asked on a scale of 1-10 who will be the next president , I say 10 : Donald Trump .
Sidney Powell right now has four lawsuits pending at the Supreme Court , and there are other Supreme Court suits that are pending today and will probably be played out this week .
I would also add that we have conclusive evidence of foreign interference in our election , and it ’ s available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the things that I would recommend if I were the [ Director of National Intelligence ] or certainly if I were the national security adviser is I think that the president of the United States has to trigger his executive order , I think of 2018 , and probably appoint a special counsel to look into all this… We have serious , serious foreign influence problems with this Dominion voting machine.
’ Flynn ’ s comments sound laughably unhinged .
On November 12 , top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani claimed that Dominion — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a company that ’ s owned by another company called Smartmatic through an intermediary company named Indra , ” which is false — Dominion and Smartmatic “ have no active partnership or ownership deal , ” the Associated Press reported recently .
Indra doesn ’ t have any relationship with either company or role in the 2020 presidential election at all , that company says .
Amazingly , Flynn also characterized the preparations for the Senate run-off elections in Georgia as a “ falsehood that people shouldn ’ t even be considering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imaginary fraud is such a problem that the focus should be in the here-and-now .
If Republicans lose those Georgia Senate elections , then they ’ ll lose control of the Senate .
There ’ s no meaningful evidence for the idea that Donald Trump will somehow secure a second term in office , and these claims otherwise are simply delusional .
Late last week , the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that Trump supported in which plaintiffs sought the invalidation of the election outcome in swing states that Biden won , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ d have heard the case added that they would not have granted the invalidations that the plaintiffs were seeking .

Retired General Michael Flynn — who recently received a pardon from President Donald Trump — appeared on the Fox program Sunday Morning Futures over the weekend, where he complained to host Maria Bartiromo about the supposed “political persecution” that he faced. In reality, he faced criminal proceedings over his lies to federal investigators about his contacts with a then-Russian ambassador to the United States. More acutely, at one point, Flynn also threateningly insisted that the “country will not allow” the “false inauguration” of Joe Biden as president, trumpeting the unequivocally false claims of election fraud that the president’s team has slung for weeks.
In a longer explanation, Flynn claimed that “foreign interference” plagued the recently concluded presidential election through the work of Dominion Voting Systems, a voting machines company that Trump’s allies have alleged has covert foreign ties. Top Trump allies have alleged that Dominion has connections to Venezuela and is secretly owned by a company that participated in questioned elections in that country — but there is simply no legitimate evidence for these claims.
Nevertheless, Flynn ranted as follows:
‘There’s a whole number of paths that the president has, and, like I say, asked on a scale of 1-10 who will be the next president, I say 10: Donald Trump. Sidney Powell right now has four lawsuits pending at the Supreme Court, and there are other Supreme Court suits that are pending today and will probably be played out this week. I would also add that we have conclusive evidence of foreign interference in our election, and it’s available to the public right now… One of the things that I would recommend if I were the [Director of National Intelligence] or certainly if I were the national security adviser is I think that the president of the United States has to trigger his executive order, I think of 2018, and probably appoint a special counsel to look into all this… We have serious, serious foreign influence problems with this Dominion voting machine.’
Flynn’s comments sound laughably unhinged. On November 12, top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani claimed that Dominion — which he incorrectly called Canadian — “is a company that’s owned by another company called Smartmatic through an intermediary company named Indra,” which is false — Dominion and Smartmatic “have no active partnership or ownership deal,” the Associated Press reported recently. Indra doesn’t have any relationship with either company or role in the 2020 presidential election at all, that company says.
Amazingly, Flynn also characterized the preparations for the Senate run-off elections in Georgia as a “falsehood that people shouldn’t even be considering right now.” The implication is that imaginary fraud is such a problem that the focus should be in the here-and-now. If Republicans lose those Georgia Senate elections, then they’ll lose control of the Senate.
Watch Flynn below:
There’s no meaningful evidence for the idea that Donald Trump will somehow secure a second term in office, and these claims otherwise are simply delusional. Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that Trump supported in which plaintiffs sought the invalidation of the election outcome in swing states that Biden won, and the two justices who said that they’d have heard the case added that they would not have granted the invalidations that the plaintiffs were seeking.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Georgia Supreme Court Issues Rare Sunday Ruling To Rebuke Trump

The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Trump campaign in a case that the president ’ s team brought against the presidential election outcome in the state , where Biden won .
The court rejected the appeal on account of a lack of jurisdiction over the matter , they explained .
Specifically , the Trump campaign was appealing a lower-court order that stated that “ because in the underlying election contest petitioners had withdrawn their request for emergency injunctive relief , the case would proceed “ in the normal course.
” ” In other words , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in on the speed at which their case was moving and clamoring for a quicker review of their claims , no matter their own step back from an earlier request for “ emergency injunctive relief.
” In their Sunday order on the matter , the Georgia Supreme Court notes that they generally have jurisdiction over direct appeals of “ final judgments , ” but the order that the Trump campaign attempted to appeal does not fit this description .
As for the prospect of seeking review by the Georgia Supreme Court regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this scenario isn ’ t applicable either , because the Trump campaign did not prove the matter is “ one of those extremely rare cases ” that would fall under original jurisdiction of the court .
In their original lawsuit , Trump , his campaign , and David Shafer — the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party — sought a slew of actions from the court .
They alleged that “ many thousands of illegal votes were cast , counted , and included in the tabulations ” for the presidential election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this scope of election fraud .
The Department of Homeland Security , Attorney General Bill Barr , and local election officials from around the country have all confirmed that there ’ s no evidence of outcome-altering election fraud .
Nevertheless , Trump ’ s side in the case originally sought an entirely new presidential election in the state of Georgia .
Concurrently , they also wanted a court to declare that the results of the already held presidential election in Georgia are “ null and void.
” As time has gone on , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a block of the certification of the election results in Georgia have become even more obviously moot .
The results are certified , and the electoral college is meeting on Monday to confirm Biden ’ s victory .

The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Trump campaign in a case that the president’s team brought against the presidential election outcome in the state, where Biden won. The court rejected the appeal on account of a lack of jurisdiction over the matter, they explained. Specifically, the Trump campaign was appealing a lower-court order that stated that “because in the underlying election contest petitioners had withdrawn their request for emergency injunctive relief, the case would proceed “in the normal course.”” In other words, the Trump campaign appears to have been zeroing in on the speed at which their case was moving and clamoring for a quicker review of their claims, no matter their own step back from an earlier request for “emergency injunctive relief.”
🚨🚨BREAKING: Georgia Supreme Court DISMISSES Trump's cert petition in his contest of the election results. Trump and his allies are now 1-59 in post-election litigation.https://t.co/8BIZwCg6X7 — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 13, 2020
In their Sunday order on the matter, the Georgia Supreme Court notes that they generally have jurisdiction over direct appeals of “final judgments,” but the order that the Trump campaign attempted to appeal does not fit this description. As for the prospect of seeking review by the Georgia Supreme Court regardless of lower court action, the court says that this scenario isn’t applicable either, because the Trump campaign did not prove the matter is “one of those extremely rare cases” that would fall under original jurisdiction of the court.
In their original lawsuit, Trump, his campaign, and David Shafer — the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party — sought a slew of actions from the court. They alleged that “many thousands of illegal votes were cast, counted, and included in the tabulations” for the presidential election, but there is no legitimate evidence for this scope of election fraud. The Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General Bill Barr, and local election officials from around the country have all confirmed that there’s no evidence of outcome-altering election fraud. Nevertheless, Trump’s side in the case originally sought an entirely new presidential election in the state of Georgia. Concurrently, they also wanted a court to declare that the results of the already held presidential election in Georgia are “null and void.”
As time has gone on, points like Trump’s demand for a block of the certification of the election results in Georgia have become even more obviously moot. The results are certified, and the electoral college is meeting on Monday to confirm Biden’s victory.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Chris Christie Publicly Clowns On Trump’s Pathetic Legal Moves

Donald Trump will do anything , anything to steal the 2020 election — even now .
He filed a lawsuit via the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn his losing 2020 presidential election .
The scheme was to throw away all of the voters ’ ballots in four pivitol states ’ elections that went predominately for President-elect Joe Biden .
Well , that did not work .
The Supreme Court say no way or something to that effect .
This is why .
Former Governor Chris Christie ( R-NJ ) said that the president ’ s and his attorneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 presidential election was “ an absurdity.
” Apparently , the former governor did not think much of the president ’ s attorneys , and certainly , Trump would be seriously offended .
ABC ’ s This Week ’ s host Martha Raddatz asked Christie what he would tell the Republicans who continue to fight on for Trump .
He said their “ efforts are not credible : Raddatz tweeted her interview with Chris Christie on Sunday : ‘ .Chris Christie says the Trump legal team ’ s “ legal theory ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court is not taking this is not because of a lack of courage .
It ’ s for the same reason that every court has thrown this out — it ’ s a lack of evidence .
https : //abcn.ws/3qQZp5′ Trump said he would be standing by with a list of who was naughty ( to him , ergo an enemy ) and nice ( to him , ergo a friend ) .
That was when the number of House Republicans putting their support behind the lawsuit grew to 126 along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Supreme Court rejected the suit in no uncertain terms and with few words on Friday .
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Donald Trump will do anything, anything to steal the 2020 election — even now. He filed a lawsuit via the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn his losing 2020 presidential election. The scheme was to throw away all of the voters’ ballots in four pivitol states’ elections that went predominately for President-elect Joe Biden. Well, that did not work. The Supreme Court say no way or something to that effect. This is why.
Former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) said that the president’s and his attorneys’ “legal theory” to overturn the 2020 presidential election was “an absurdity.” Apparently, the former governor did not think much of the president’s attorneys, and certainly, Trump would be seriously offended.
ABC’s This Week’s host Martha Raddatz asked Christie what he would tell the Republicans who continue to fight on for Trump. He said their “efforts are not credible:
‘Listen, the legal theory put forward by his legal team and by the president is an absurdity. And the reason why the Supreme Court didn’t take it is because it’s an absurd idea to think that any state, or any number of states, no matter how good they are, can challenge another state’s right to run the election as they see fit. And also there’s no evidence.’ Then, Raddatz asked him what this portended for the Republican Party. Christie has been a shrewd politician and has clearly seen that Donald Trump’s ship was sinking fast. He replied to the ABC host: ‘People are going to have to stand up and start to say these things. I mean, you know, the fact is in Georgia, and people should know this, that signature verification, which the president continues to tweet about, has been done twice in this election.’ Christie continued: ‘The reason the Supreme Court is not taking this is not because of a lack of courage. It’s for the same reason that every court has thrown this out. It’s a lack of evidence and a lack of any type of legal theory that makes any sense.’
Raddatz tweeted her interview with Chris Christie on Sunday:
‘.Chris Christie says the Trump legal team’s “legal theory” is “an absurdity. The reason the Supreme Court is not taking this is not because of a lack of courage. It’s for the same reason that every court has thrown this out — it’s a lack of evidence. https://abcn.ws/3qQZp5′
Chris Christie says the Trump legal team’s “legal theory” is “an absurdity.” “The reason the Supreme Court is not taking this is not because of a lack of courage. It’s for the same reason that every court has thrown this out — it’s a lack of evidence.” https://t.co/pUvrfxqSMo pic.twitter.com/IGwp4mxJuo — ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2020
Trump said he would be standing by with a list of who was naughty (to him, ergo an enemy) and nice (to him, ergo a friend). That was when the number of House Republicans putting their support behind the lawsuit grew to 126 along with 17 other Republican state attorneys generals.
The Supreme Court rejected the suit in no uncertain terms and with few words on Friday.
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Jim Jordan Green Lights Plot To Sabotage Electoral Vote Count

During a Sunday morning appearance on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures , Rep. Jim Jordan ( R-Ohio ) expressed support for the idea of debating over the electoral college totals when Congress meets on January 6 to confirm the results of its vote that ’ s slated for Monday .
Debating over the electoral college totals when Congress meets for the procedural step of confirming the results of the electoral college ’ s vote would throw the process into entirely avoidable disarray and potentially sow distrust in the system even farther among Americans .
Jordan didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damaging consequences of his proposed action — instead , he framed his anti-democratic proposal as somehow altruistic !
Jordan repeated the sentiment to “ let the process play out , ” which might sound nice to some but is a frankly disingenuous argument — because letting the “ process play out ” is exactly what has already been going on all around the country .
Pretending that something other than the comprehensive election security “ process ” that was already in place has been unfolding and concocting a controversy over this imaginary lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fundamentally deceptive .
‘ All these Democrats who keep saying — oh , we can ’ t look into this , nothing to see here — well , 77 percent of 75 million [ Trump voters ] think there ’ s something to see here , and we owe it to them to let the process play out .
Monday : the electoral college meets .
January 6 is when a joint session of Congress confirms what the electoral college vote was , but you can have a debate if you have one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electors from respective states being counted , you can have a debate .
I think we owe it to the American people to have that debate… What ’ s wrong with letting this process play out ?
For four years , the Democrats went after President Trump .
Why not let us have a few weeks to let the Constitutional process play out so we can get answers for the American people.
’ Jordan also brought up allegations of Biden family corruption , claiming that President-elect Biden was definitively caught “ cozying up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family , which is simply false .
Joe has no apparent documented significant ties to overseas business activities involving his family .
Nevertheless , Jordan ranted as follows : ‘ At the same time that so many of these Democrats were accusing President Donald Trump of working with foreign governments , which we know was not true , which we know was built on this fake dossier and this whole hoax they went through — the same time that all that ’ s going on , turns out their candidate for president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , cozying up with foreign governments to enrich their family .
’

During a Sunday morning appearance on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) expressed support for the idea of debating over the electoral college totals when Congress meets on January 6 to confirm the results of its vote that’s slated for Monday. Debating over the electoral college totals when Congress meets for the procedural step of confirming the results of the electoral college’s vote would throw the process into entirely avoidable disarray and potentially sow distrust in the system even farther among Americans. Jordan didn’t seem particularly concerned about these potentially seriously damaging consequences of his proposed action — instead, he framed his anti-democratic proposal as somehow altruistic!
Jordan repeated the sentiment to “let the process play out,” which might sound nice to some but is a frankly disingenuous argument — because letting the “process play out” is exactly what has already been going on all around the country. Pretending that something other than the comprehensive election security “process” that was already in place has been unfolding and concocting a controversy over this imaginary lack of appropriate safeguards for the election is fundamentally deceptive.
Jordan deceptively ranted as follows:
‘All these Democrats who keep saying — oh, we can’t look into this, nothing to see here — well, 77 percent of 75 million [Trump voters] think there’s something to see here, and we owe it to them to let the process play out. Monday: the electoral college meets. January 6 is when a joint session of Congress confirms what the electoral college vote was, but you can have a debate if you have one Senator, one Representative object to certain electors from respective states being counted, you can have a debate. I think we owe it to the American people to have that debate… What’s wrong with letting this process play out? For four years, the Democrats went after President Trump. Why not let us have a few weeks to let the Constitutional process play out so we can get answers for the American people.’
Jordan also brought up allegations of Biden family corruption, claiming that President-elect Biden was definitively caught “cozying up with foreign governments to enrich” his family, which is simply false. Joe has no apparent documented significant ties to overseas business activities involving his family.
Nevertheless, Jordan ranted as follows:
‘At the same time that so many of these Democrats were accusing President Donald Trump of working with foreign governments, which we know was not true, which we know was built on this fake dossier and this whole hoax they went through — the same time that all that’s going on, turns out their candidate for president, Vice President Biden, was, in fact, cozying up with foreign governments to enrich their family.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Texas AG Announces New Strategy To Execute Trump’s Coup

What has the Republican Party become ?
The more traditional Republicans , who ranged from conservative to liberal have edged closer and closer to the cliff of extinction .
It all began during the President Reagan era .
Then , the Tea Party ultra-conservatives jumped onto the heavy end of the teeter-totter .
They catapulted more traditional Republicans ’ away , but the real Republicans ’ demise took on warp speed when the Party of Donald Trump took hold .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ( R ) led the latest Trump charge .
He is the guy who fueled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s 2020 presidential win with an over eight million voters ’ win .
The plan was to toss out all of the votes in critical swing-state counties .
Never mind that there were Republican and Democratic voters .
Ultimately , over half of the Republicans in the House of Representatives joined him , after Trump said he would stand at the end of the line with a checklist to mark his supporters and his new enemies .
A flurry of Republican state attorneys general joined in , but the Supreme Court turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Paxton has his “ Plan B , ” Paxton appeared on Fox Business Sunday morning .
Host Maria Bartiromo asked him whether he had a “ Plan B ” attack to contest the election results .
The wayward AG said : ‘ Going forward , I think the Trump campaign is taking our arguments that we tried to get in front of the U.S. Supreme Court , they are now going to take those , I think , state by state .
Because I think they are legitimately good constitutional arguments that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every little instance of fraud.
’ Pundits posited that Paxton , whom Trump recently invited to the White House , may have been seeking a way to encourage a Trump pardon .
‘ Amid a national discussion and debate on whether Paxton is trying to get a presidential pardon in this investigation against him , others say this is more likely an attempt to possibly change the focus away from the criminal investigation and place it somewhere else.
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What has the Republican Party become? The more traditional Republicans, who ranged from conservative to liberal have edged closer and closer to the cliff of extinction. It all began during the President Reagan era. Then, the Tea Party ultra-conservatives jumped onto the heavy end of the teeter-totter. They catapulted more traditional Republicans’ away, but the real Republicans’ demise took on warp speed when the Party of Donald Trump took hold. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) led the latest Trump charge.
He is the guy who fueled the lawsuit to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential win with an over eight million voters’ win. The plan was to toss out all of the votes in critical swing-state counties. Never mind that there were Republican and Democratic voters.
Ultimately, over half of the Republicans in the House of Representatives joined him, after Trump said he would stand at the end of the line with a checklist to mark his supporters and his new enemies. A flurry of Republican state attorneys general joined in, but the Supreme Court turned Paxton and Trump down flat. Now, Paxton has his “Plan B,”
Paxton appeared on Fox Business Sunday morning. Host Maria Bartiromo asked him whether he had a “Plan B” attack to contest the election results. The wayward AG said:
‘Going forward, I think the Trump campaign is taking our arguments that we tried to get in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, they are now going to take those, I think, state by state. Because I think they are legitimately good constitutional arguments that don’t depend on actually proving every little instance of fraud.’
Pundits posited that Paxton, whom Trump recently invited to the White House, may have been seeking a way to encourage a Trump pardon.
Texas KVUE reported:
‘Amid a national discussion and debate on whether Paxton is trying to get a presidential pardon in this investigation against him, others say this is more likely an attempt to possibly change the focus away from the criminal investigation and place it somewhere else.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Trump Rants & Raves In All Caps During Delirious Twitter Tantrum

President Donald Trump is not letting up in his fight against the election outcome .
Joe Biden decisively won the election , and the Department of Homeland Security , Attorney General Bill Barr , and local election officials around the country have all confirmed that there ’ s no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud — but Trump is still trying to convince just about everyone he can that the election was rigged against him .
Laughably , Trump ranted on Twitter on Sunday about a so-called “ Swing State hustle , ” apparently implying that swing state election officials had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election .
There ’ s no legitimate supporting evidence for this claim .
Corruption and irregularities are not “ documented throughout ” the process of the recent election — they ’ re just not .
Would he suggest that officials in all of the swing states that he lost are secretly conspiring against him ?
The scope of the conspiracy that he ’ s alleging took place would likely require the cooperation of thousands and thousands of people from across pretty much all levels of government around the country .
State and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , observers from both major parties , Supervisor of Elections offices , Secretary of State offices , and more would likely have to cooperate in some respect in order to successfully accomplish Trump ’ s imaginary fraud .
How does anyone expect people outside of his most fervent base of supporters to take him seriously ?
On Sunday , Trump also yelled , in all caps , “ MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN U.S. HISTORY !
” as if he can simply yell an alternate reality into existence .
Surprise : he can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the country who have rejected the Trump team ’ s claims of systematic fraud are not cowardly or conspiring against the outgoing president .
Trump simply sounds profoundly ignorant .
On Sunday morning , he also pledged to veto the defense spending bill for the upcoming year , claiming — in all caps , for some reason — that the “ BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA ” without explaining what on earth he ’ s talking about .

President Donald Trump is not letting up in his fight against the election outcome. Joe Biden decisively won the election, and the Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General Bill Barr, and local election officials around the country have all confirmed that there’s no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud — but Trump is still trying to convince just about everyone he can that the election was rigged against him. Laughably, Trump ranted on Twitter on Sunday about a so-called “Swing State hustle,” apparently implying that swing state election officials had “hustled” against him to steal the election. There’s no legitimate supporting evidence for this claim.
Trump tweeted the following message:
‘How do states and politicians confirm an election where corruption and irregularities are documented throughout? A Swing State hustle!’
How do states and politicians confirm an election where corruption and irregularities are documented throughout? A Swing State hustle! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2020
Corruption and irregularities are not “documented throughout” the process of the recent election — they’re just not. Would he suggest that officials in all of the swing states that he lost are secretly conspiring against him? The scope of the conspiracy that he’s alleging took place would likely require the cooperation of thousands and thousands of people from across pretty much all levels of government around the country. State and local canvassing boards, frontline election workers, observers from both major parties, Supervisor of Elections offices, Secretary of State offices, and more would likely have to cooperate in some respect in order to successfully accomplish Trump’s imaginary fraud. How does anyone expect people outside of his most fervent base of supporters to take him seriously?
On Sunday, Trump also yelled, in all caps, “MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN U.S. HISTORY!” as if he can simply yell an alternate reality into existence. Surprise: he can’t. The conservative and liberal judges around the country who have rejected the Trump team’s claims of systematic fraud are not cowardly or conspiring against the outgoing president. Trump simply sounds profoundly ignorant. On Sunday morning, he also pledged to veto the defense spending bill for the upcoming year, claiming — in all caps, for some reason — that the “BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA” without explaining what on earth he’s talking about.
MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN U.S. HISTORY! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2020
THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA!. I WILL VETO! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--4-Innocent People Stabbed At Weekend Trump Rally Of Deplorables

The president boarded Marine One to do a flyover in support of the Proud-Boy organized rally .
The protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Court and at Freedom Plaza protesting Trump ’ s election results .
Anti-protesters joined the pro-Trump rally .
Four people were stabbed during the rally , according to the Washington DC Metro Police Department ’ s public affairs office .
The Washington Fire Department and EMS came to the assist of eight protesters , including those with knife wounds .
The individuals with knife wounds were in critical condition , CNN reported .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , two police officers received non-life-threatening injuries , and two people received minor injuries .
A total of at least 23 people were arrested during the rally .
The Proud Boys gathered in front of the Supreme Court and at Freedom Plaza protesting Trump ’ s election results .
Most of the protesters were maskless .
Police arrested six people for assault , 10 for simple assault , and four for riotous acts .
Then , there were also “ two arrested for crossing a police line , and one for possession of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Videos posted on social media showed little fights breaking out periodically .
All in all , the protests were predominately peaceful .
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The president boarded Marine One to do a flyover in support of the Proud-Boy organized rally. The protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Court and at Freedom Plaza protesting Trump’s election results. Anti-protesters joined the pro-Trump rally.
Four people were stabbed during the rally, according to the Washington DC Metro Police Department’s public affairs office. The Washington Fire Department and EMS came to the assist of eight protesters, including those with knife wounds. The individuals with knife wounds were in critical condition, CNN reported.
According to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office, two police officers received non-life-threatening injuries, and two people received minor injuries. A total of at least 23 people were arrested during the rally.
The Proud Boys gathered in front of the Supreme Court and at Freedom Plaza protesting Trump’s election results. Most of the protesters were maskless.
Police arrested six people for assault, 10 for simple assault, and four for riotous acts. Then, there were also “two arrested for crossing a police line, and one for possession of a prohibited weapon — a Taser.”
Videos posted on social media showed little fights breaking out periodically. All in all, the protests were predominately peaceful.
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
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bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Bill Gates Boldly Shames Trump During ‘CNN Sunday’ Appearance

Amidst the race to get people vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic , which has claimed the lives of over 297,000 people in the United States , President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order demanding the prioritization of vaccines for Americans over the rest of the world .
Although CNN ’ s Jake Tapper observed over the weekend that the actual mechanisms by which this order would be enforced aren ’ t entirely clear , philanthropist Bill Gates made his perspective clear during an appearance on CNN ’ s State of the Union — the “ America First ” obsession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characterized Trump ’ s apparent perspective as the “ idea that everybody should die until we have the very last American vaccinated.
” To suggest , however , that the U.S. has somehow been going it alone in the fight against the pandemic is simply false .
The newly U.S.-approved COVID-19 vaccine is the work of Pfizer and BioNTech , the latter of which is a German company , Gates noted .
‘ Well I think we need to help all of humanity here .
We want the world economy to be going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The basic technology is a German company , and so blocking international sharing and cooperation has been disruptive and a mistake during this entire pandemic… The U.S. has benefited from other countries ’ work here , and we shouldn ’ t be entirely selfish in how we go forward… the extreme idea that everybody should die until we have the very last American vaccinated — that ’ s hardly the appropriate response.
’ No matter Trump ’ s nationalistic obsession , The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 100 and 500 million additional doses of their vaccine , which would have come in addition to the 100 million doses that the Trump administration did successfully secure .
Those 100 million doses — of which individual Americans each need two , since it ’ s a two-dose vaccine — apparently only cover about one-sixth of the actual vaccine need in the United States , potentially dragging the vaccination process out for a reason other than the already in-place hurdles of actually getting the vaccine out into communities to individuals who need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major credit for the COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution work that has been underway , but the federal funding that the administration has provided for the vaccine development process seems like a very basic step .
During his time on CNN over the weekend , Gates also praised the incoming Biden administration ’ s willingness to “ rely on actual experts ” in the fight against COVID-19 .
He commented as follows : ‘ [ The ] new administration is willing to rely on actual experts and not attack those experts .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So I think we ’ ll get through this in a positive way .
I ’ m pleased with the people and the priority that President-elect Biden and his team are bringing to bear on this problem .
’

Amidst the race to get people vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over 297,000 people in the United States, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order demanding the prioritization of vaccines for Americans over the rest of the world. Although CNN’s Jake Tapper observed over the weekend that the actual mechanisms by which this order would be enforced aren’t entirely clear, philanthropist Bill Gates made his perspective clear during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union — the “America First” obsession is the exact wrong approach.
Gates characterized Trump’s apparent perspective as the “idea that everybody should die until we have the very last American vaccinated.” To suggest, however, that the U.S. has somehow been going it alone in the fight against the pandemic is simply false. The newly U.S.-approved COVID-19 vaccine is the work of Pfizer and BioNTech, the latter of which is a German company, Gates noted.
Gates commented as follows:
‘Well I think we need to help all of humanity here. We want the world economy to be going. We want to minimize the deaths. The basic technology is a German company, and so blocking international sharing and cooperation has been disruptive and a mistake during this entire pandemic… The U.S. has benefited from other countries’ work here, and we shouldn’t be entirely selfish in how we go forward… the extreme idea that everybody should die until we have the very last American vaccinated — that’s hardly the appropriate response.’
Watch his comments below:
Bill Gates on Trump signing an executive order prioritizing the distribution of vaccines to Americans first: "Well, the extreme idea that everybody should die until we have the very last American vaccinated, that's hardly the appropriate response." pic.twitter.com/CcLT9uheSu — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 13, 2020
No matter Trump’s nationalistic obsession, The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration previously turned down an offer from Pfizer for between 100 and 500 million additional doses of their vaccine, which would have come in addition to the 100 million doses that the Trump administration did successfully secure. Those 100 million doses — of which individual Americans each need two, since it’s a two-dose vaccine — apparently only cover about one-sixth of the actual vaccine need in the United States, potentially dragging the vaccination process out for a reason other than the already in-place hurdles of actually getting the vaccine out into communities to individuals who need it. The Trump administration has claimed major credit for the COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution work that has been underway, but the federal funding that the administration has provided for the vaccine development process seems like a very basic step.
During his time on CNN over the weekend, Gates also praised the incoming Biden administration’s willingness to “rely on actual experts” in the fight against COVID-19. He commented as follows:
‘[The] new administration is willing to rely on actual experts and not attack those experts. They’re laying out clear plans. So I think we’ll get through this in a positive way. I’m pleased with the people and the priority that President-elect Biden and his team are bringing to bear on this problem.’
Check out Gates’s comments below:
Bill Gates says the presidential transition is "complicating" US efforts to distribute the vaccine adding, "the new administration is willing to rely on actual experts and not attack those experts. … So I think we'll get through this in a positive way" https://t.co/KA8cPzWf84 pic.twitter.com/tiMsDHDe49 — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 13, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-12-13--Michael Flynn Gives Demented & Dangerous Live TV Interview


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Michigan Congressman Dramatically Leaves GOP Over Trump

Paul Mitchell , a Michigan Congressman , has announced that he is leaving the Republican Party in response to the Trump-led fight against the election outcome in the aftermath of Election Day .
President Donald Trump and his allies , including top Republicans , have pushed the idea that the election was rigged against the president , but there ’ s simply no legitimate evidence for the kind of widespread election fraud that Trump and his allies have alleged unfolded .
In a letter to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ( R-Calif. ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-term harm to our democracy ” from the attacks on the election outcome .
Mitchell wrote , in part , as follows : ‘ If Republican leaders collectively sit back and tolerate unfounded conspiracy theories and “ stop the steal ” rallies without speaking out for our electoral process , which the Department of Homeland Security said was “ the most secure in American history , ” our nation will be damaged .
I have spoken out clearly and forcefully in opposition to these messages .
However , with the leadership of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House actively participating in at least some of those efforts , I fear long-term harm to our democracy.
’ Respect for the electoral process is a fundamental component of the democratic system in the United States .
Nevertheless , among many other examples of the president ’ s fight against the election outcome , the Trump campaign has sought the invalidation of hundreds of thousands of ballots in Wisconsin on the basis of the argument that election officials mishandled procedures for the election .
A lawsuit that the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that voters had committed fraud , The New York Times observed — Wisconsin voters who cast many of the targeted ballots followed instructions from authorities , but the Trump campaign sought to push them out of the process via invalidating their votes anyway .
The Trump campaign has certainly slung plenty of outright fraud allegations around the country , but authorities like the Department of Homeland Security and Attorney General Bill Barr have confirmed that there ’ s simply no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud .
Mitchell suggested that top Republicans have tied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ raw political considerations.
” He wrote : ‘ I believe that raw political considerations , not constitutional or voting integrity concerns , motivate many in party leadership to support the “ stop the steal ” efforts , which is extremely disappointing to me .
As elected members of Congress , we take an oath to “ support and defend the Constitution of the United States , ” not to preserve and protect the political interests of any individual , be it the president or anyone else , to the detriment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter at this link .

Paul Mitchell, a Michigan Congressman, has announced that he is leaving the Republican Party in response to the Trump-led fight against the election outcome in the aftermath of Election Day. President Donald Trump and his allies, including top Republicans, have pushed the idea that the election was rigged against the president, but there’s simply no legitimate evidence for the kind of widespread election fraud that Trump and his allies have alleged unfolded. In a letter to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Mitchell said that he fears “long-term harm to our democracy” from the attacks on the election outcome.
Breaking: Michigan Republican Rep. Paul Mitchell told CNN that his disgust and disappointment with Trump's efforts to overturn the election results have led him to request that the clerk of the House change his party affiliation to "independent." https://t.co/HQZW2g0Htp — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 14, 2020
Mitchell wrote, in part, as follows:
‘If Republican leaders collectively sit back and tolerate unfounded conspiracy theories and “stop the steal” rallies without speaking out for our electoral process, which the Department of Homeland Security said was “the most secure in American history,” our nation will be damaged. I have spoken out clearly and forcefully in opposition to these messages. However, with the leadership of the Republican Party and our Republican Conference in the House actively participating in at least some of those efforts, I fear long-term harm to our democracy.’
Respect for the electoral process is a fundamental component of the democratic system in the United States. Nevertheless, among many other examples of the president’s fight against the election outcome, the Trump campaign has sought the invalidation of hundreds of thousands of ballots in Wisconsin on the basis of the argument that election officials mishandled procedures for the election. A lawsuit that the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected on Monday didn’t even allege that voters had committed fraud, The New York Times observed — Wisconsin voters who cast many of the targeted ballots followed instructions from authorities, but the Trump campaign sought to push them out of the process via invalidating their votes anyway.
The Trump campaign has certainly slung plenty of outright fraud allegations around the country, but authorities like the Department of Homeland Security and Attorney General Bill Barr have confirmed that there’s simply no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud.
Mitchell suggested that top Republicans have tied themselves to the fraud conspiracy theories out of “raw political considerations.” He wrote:
‘I believe that raw political considerations, not constitutional or voting integrity concerns, motivate many in party leadership to support the “stop the steal” efforts, which is extremely disappointing to me. As elected members of Congress, we take an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” not to preserve and protect the political interests of any individual, be it the president or anyone else, to the detriment of our cherished nation.’
Read his full letter at this link.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Wisconsin AG Trolls Trump Over Treasonous Attempt To Steal Election

Donald Trump ’ s followers and those just trying to do their governmental jobs have had a very tense Monday .
It is the day that state electors come to their state capitols and announce their Electoral College votes .
Trump has invested all of his energy in trying for a daylight coup of America .
He is failing .
Senior Investigative Reporter & Editor at Law Crime News Adam Klasfeld tweeted about the Wisconsin Supreme Court ’ s decision on another one of Trump ’ s frivolous lawsuits : ‘ Our laws allow the challenge flag to be thrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The challenges raised by the Campaign in this case , however , come long after the last play or even the last game ; the Campaign is challenging the rulebook adopted before the season began .
Election claims of this type must be brought expeditiously .
The Campaign waited until after the election to raise selective challenges that could have been raised long before the election.
’ Justices Jill Karofsky and Rebecca Dallet pointed out that the Trump fraud claims failed : ‘ As acknowledged by the President ’ s counsel at oral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of this country believe that fraud took place in Wisconsin during the November 3 ,2020 election .
Nothing could be further from the truth .
The President failed to point to even one vote cast in this election by an ineligible voter ; yet he asks this court to disenfranchise over 220,000 voters .
The circuit court , whose decision we affirm , found no evidence of any fraud.
’ ‘ The evidence does show that , despite a global pandemic , more than 3.2 million Wisconsinites performed their civic duty .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit , these voters followed the rules that were in place at the time .
To borrow Justice Hagedorn ’ s metaphor , Wisconsin voters complied with the election rulebook .
No penalties were committed and the final score was the result of a free and fair election.
’ ‘ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report of a former campaign employee that offers statistical estimates based on call center samples and social media research.
’ Attorney General for Wisconsin Josh Kaul said the ruling was ‘ a repudiation of a sordid attempt to steal the authority to award our electoral votes away from the people of Wisconsin : ” ‘ The flood in several states of post-election challenges that never had a chance to succeed on the legal merits is , however , major cause for concern .
That this attempt to overturn the results of a free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and consistently is a testament to the durability of the safeguards of our liberty .
But we must act to strengthen those safeguards to ensure that any future attempt to corrupt our democracy is also warded off.
” ’ Twitter world went wilder than the squirrels packing away nuts for the winter .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump’s followers and those just trying to do their governmental jobs have had a very tense Monday. It is the day that state electors come to their state capitols and announce their Electoral College votes. Trump has invested all of his energy in trying for a daylight coup of America. He is failing.
Senior Investigative Reporter & Editor at Law Crime News Adam Klasfeld tweeted about the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision on another one of Trump’s frivolous lawsuits:
‘Wisconsin AG @JoshKaulWI on the state’s high court ruling: ‘”Today’s decision is a repudiation of a sordid attempt to steal the authority to award our electoral votes away from the people of Wisconsin. The will of the people has prevailed.” ICYMI:’
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote the 20-page majority opinion:
‘Our laws allow the challenge flag to be thrown regarding various aspects of election administration. The challenges raised by the Campaign in this case, however, come long after the last play or even the last game; the Campaign is challenging the rulebook adopted before the season began. Election claims of this type must be brought expeditiously. The Campaign waited until after the election to raise selective challenges that could have been raised long before the election.’
Klasfeld added to the Wisconsin AG’s statement:
‘The Wisconsin AG’s statement continues: “The flood in several states of post-election challenges that never had a chance to succeed on the legal merits is, however, major cause for concern.”‘
Justices Jill Karofsky and Rebecca Dallet pointed out that the Trump fraud claims failed:
‘As acknowledged by the President’s counsel at oral argument, the President would have the people of this country believe that fraud took place in Wisconsin during the November 3 ,2020 election. Nothing could be further from the truth. The President failed to point to even one vote cast in this election by an ineligible voter; yet he asks this court to disenfranchise over 220,000 voters. The circuit court, whose decision we affirm, found no evidence of any fraud.’
The continued:
‘The evidence does show that, despite a global pandemic, more than 3.2 million Wisconsinites performed their civic duty. More importantly as it relates to this lawsuit, these voters followed the rules that were in place at the time. To borrow Justice Hagedorn’s metaphor, Wisconsin voters complied with the election rulebook. No penalties were committed and the final score was the result of a free and fair election.’
Hagedorn rebuked Thomas More Society, a right-wing charity that called Rudy Giuliani a litigation “partner:”
‘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 report of a former campaign employee that offers statistical estimates based on call center samples and social media research.’
Attorney General for Wisconsin Josh Kaul said the ruling was ‘ a repudiation of a sordid attempt to steal the authority to award our electoral votes away from the people of Wisconsin:”
‘The flood in several states of post-election challenges that never had a chance to succeed on the legal merits is, however, major cause for concern. That this attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election has failed so spectacularly and consistently is a testament to the durability of the safeguards of our liberty. But we must act to strengthen those safeguards to ensure that any future attempt to corrupt our democracy is also warded off.”’
Twitter world went wilder than the squirrels packing away nuts for the winter. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Michigan Police Block Fake GOP ‘Electors’ From Entering Capitol

On Monday , as members of the electoral college cast their votes for president across the nation , so-called “ alternate ” electors gathered in at least a few states that President-elect Joe Biden won and attempted to cast votes for outgoing President Donald Trump as part of some kind of delusional attempt to keep Trump ’ s options open — or something .
These so-called alternate electors don ’ t actually have any legal standing , and there ’ s no apparent path to achieving legal standing for their fake electoral votes , no matter any ignorant rambling from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michigan State Police actually blocked so-called “ alternate ” electors from entering the state capitol , which authorities had locked down for the actual electoral college vote amidst “ credible threats of violence.
” A spokeswoman for Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey ( R ) revealed the so-called “ credible threats of violence ” in a statement before the electoral college vote and cited “ recommendations from law enforcement ” underpinning the decision to close the entire state capitol complex to the public on Monday .
The FBI has infamously thwarted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whitmer ( D ) , and armed protesters already stormed the Michigan state capitol building on one infamous occasion .
In footage from a scene outside of the Michigan state capitol on Monday , an officer tells a group of Republicans as follows : ‘ Per the Capitol Commission , per the governor ’ s office , per the Speaker of the House , per the Speaker of the Senate , the Capitol is closed unless you have an office here to conduct business today or if you are taking part in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murmuring crowd insisted that they themselves were electors , although this characterization is simply not accurate .
As in the cases of every other state across the nation , members of the electoral college have already been selected according to state laws , and these electoral college members simply do not include the Republican alternates .
The officer noted to the frustrated Republicans that the actual electors were “ already here.
” Watch footage of the debacle below : There is simply no remaining legitimate pathway for Trump to come even close to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his allies are left with embarrassing stunts like these attempts at “ casting ” fake electoral votes .

On Monday, as members of the electoral college cast their votes for president across the nation, so-called “alternate” electors gathered in at least a few states that President-elect Joe Biden won and attempted to cast votes for outgoing President Donald Trump as part of some kind of delusional attempt to keep Trump’s options open — or something. These so-called alternate electors don’t actually have any legal standing, and there’s no apparent path to achieving legal standing for their fake electoral votes, no matter any ignorant rambling from the Trump team. On Monday, Michigan State Police actually blocked so-called “alternate” electors from entering the state capitol, which authorities had locked down for the actual electoral college vote amidst “credible threats of violence.”
A spokeswoman for Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R) revealed the so-called “credible threats of violence” in a statement before the electoral college vote and cited “recommendations from law enforcement” underpinning the decision to close the entire state capitol complex to the public on Monday. The FBI has infamously thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D), and armed protesters already stormed the Michigan state capitol building on one infamous occasion.
In footage from a scene outside of the Michigan state capitol on Monday, an officer tells a group of Republicans as follows:
‘Per the Capitol Commission, per the governor’s office, per the Speaker of the House, per the Speaker of the Senate, the Capitol is closed unless you have an office here to conduct business today or if you are taking part in the Electoral College process.’
Subsequently, the murmuring crowd insisted that they themselves were electors, although this characterization is simply not accurate. As in the cases of every other state across the nation, members of the electoral college have already been selected according to state laws, and these electoral college members simply do not include the Republican alternates. The officer noted to the frustrated Republicans that the actual electors were “already here.” Watch footage of the debacle below:
“The Electors are already here, they’ve been checked in.” Michigan State Police are blocking access to the Capitol, preventing the GOP Electors from getting inside #Michigan #ElectoralCollege #ElectoralCollegeVote pic.twitter.com/GzTK5gGCJ1 — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 14, 2020
There is simply no remaining legitimate pathway for Trump to come even close to overturning the election outcome. He and his allies are left with embarrassing stunts like these attempts at “casting” fake electoral votes.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Trump Screams About New Evidence Of Fraud As Electoral Votes Come In

President Victim Complex is continuing to run with the lie that the presidential election was rigged against him .
On Monday , President Donald Trump touted the release of a report on voting equipment in Antrim County , Michigan , that had been produced by a Trump-allied firm called Allied Security Operations Group ( ASOG ) .
Based in part on a mistake from the Antrim clerk while reporting election results that initially depicted Joe Biden leading in the heavily Republican county , Trump allies have concocted a preposterous conspiracy theory of Dominion election machines , which the county used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that there ’ s no evidence that any voting system was actually compromised .
Trump keeps claiming otherwise .
Discussing the Michigan report — which Michigan ’ s Assistant Attorney General Erik Grill has characterized as “ inaccurate , incomplete and misleading ” — Trump tweeted as follows : Again , a top Michigan official has characterized this report as simply not reflective of the entire actual reality of the situation .
Russell Ramsland from ASOG signed the report — Ramsland has gone so far off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at one point , he “ confused voting districts in Minnesota with ones in Michigan , ” the Detroit Free Press explains .
This guy is not somehow more credible than the Department of Homeland Security .
When does the nonsense from the president and his allies end ?
Would Trump suggest that officials at the Department of Homeland Security are in on the imaginary fraud ?
What about U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr , who has also confirmed that there ’ s no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud ?
What about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fraud claims around the country ?
Judge Kevin Elsenheimer , who ordered the release of the Antrim County report , doesn ’ t even seem to have necessarily endorsed the findings .
He simply ordered the report ’ s release after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ( D ) withdrew her opposition to the move on account of the fact that an attorney for the other side had already openly discussed details of the faulty supposed findings .

President Victim Complex is continuing to run with the lie that the presidential election was rigged against him. On Monday, President Donald Trump touted the release of a report on voting equipment in Antrim County, Michigan, that had been produced by a Trump-allied firm called Allied Security Operations Group (ASOG). Based in part on a mistake from the Antrim clerk while reporting election results that initially depicted Joe Biden leading in the heavily Republican county, Trump allies have concocted a preposterous conspiracy theory of Dominion election machines, which the county used, rigging the election for Biden. The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that there’s no evidence that any voting system was actually compromised.
Trump keeps claiming otherwise. Discussing the Michigan report — which Michigan’s Assistant Attorney General Erik Grill has characterized as “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading” — Trump tweeted as follows:
‘WOW. This report shows massive fraud. Election changing result!’
WOW. This report shows massive fraud. Election changing result! https://t.co/dFT3sRpUY5 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2020
Again, a top Michigan official has characterized this report as simply not reflective of the entire actual reality of the situation. Russell Ramsland from ASOG signed the report — Ramsland has gone so far off base in his other so-called analyses that at one point, he “confused voting districts in Minnesota with ones in Michigan,” the Detroit Free Press explains. This guy is not somehow more credible than the Department of Homeland Security.
When does the nonsense from the president and his allies end? Would Trump suggest that officials at the Department of Homeland Security are in on the imaginary fraud? What about U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, who has also confirmed that there’s no evidence of election outcome-altering fraud? What about the judges who have rejected the Trump team’s fraud claims around the country? Judge Kevin Elsenheimer, who ordered the release of the Antrim County report, doesn’t even seem to have necessarily endorsed the findings. He simply ordered the report’s release after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) withdrew her opposition to the move on account of the fact that an attorney for the other side had already openly discussed details of the faulty supposed findings.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Hillary Clinton Issues Call To Abolish The Electoral College

There is no doubt that Secretary Hillary Clinton is enjoying the moment .
Donald Trump tried to have “ his ” people throw her in jail , along with President-elect Joe Biden , and President Barack Obama , too .
The Republicans grilled her in committee hearings like pork at a Hawaiian luau for 11 hours straight .
Trump stalked her on the debate stage and brought her husband ’ s alleged mistresses along for good measure .
Now , Clinton can sit back and enjoy the sweet taste of revenge .
She is promoting an idea whose time has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This mechanism lets a designated number of individuals from each state vote for the state ’ s presidential election win .
In some states , these people must cast their vote in the same direction as their state ’ s election win .
In other states , though , the electors can vote for Santa if they wish .
In 2016 , Clinton took the popular votes 65,853,625 to Trump ’ s 62,985,106 .
But he won the Electoral College 304 to 227 .
In a Monday tweet , she wrote : ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ College and select our president by the winner of the popular vote , same as every other office .
But while it still exists , I was proud to cast my vote in New York for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
’ According to 270 To Win : Twitter world caught fire and spread faster than Trump ’ s lies .
Check out these great responses to Secretary Clinton ’ s tweet below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

There is no doubt that Secretary Hillary Clinton is enjoying the moment. Donald Trump tried to have “his” people throw her in jail, along with President-elect Joe Biden, and President Barack Obama, too. The Republicans grilled her in committee hearings like pork at a Hawaiian luau for 11 hours straight. Trump stalked her on the debate stage and brought her husband’s alleged mistresses along for good measure. Now, Clinton can sit back and enjoy the sweet taste of revenge.
She is promoting an idea whose time has come, abolishing the Electoral College. This mechanism lets a designated number of individuals from each state vote for the state’s presidential election win. In some states, these people must cast their vote in the same direction as their state’s election win. In other states, though, the electors can vote for Santa if they wish.
In 2016, Clinton took the popular votes 65,853,625 to Trump’s 62,985,106. But he won the Electoral College 304 to 227. In a Monday tweet, she wrote:
‘I believe we should abolish the Electoral College and select our president by the winner of the popular vote, same as every other office. But while it still exists, I was proud to cast my vote in New York for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.’
According to 270 To Win:
‘There are electors relative to the number of members of the House of Representatives and Senators in each state, plus three electors for Washington DC. A winning candidate must receive at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.’
Twitter world caught fire and spread faster than Trump’s lies. Check out these great responses to Secretary Clinton’s tweet below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Michelle Obama Takes Dr Jill Biden’s Haters To School

Recently , The Wall Street Journal published a rather egregious article in which writer Joseph Epstein called on incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to stop using the honorific “ Dr. ” in front of her name , no matter her doctorate in education .
In a feat of arrogance , Epstein actually mocked the title of Biden ’ s dissertation , characterizing that title — “ Student Retention at the Community College Level : Meeting Students ’ Needs ” — as “ unpromising.
” Does he think that community college students are somehow less deserving of doctorate-level attention than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama spoke out in defense of Dr. Biden on Monday .
Referring to her time in the White House while Dr. Biden served as Second Lady during the Obama administration , Michelle commented on Instagram as follows : ‘ For eight years , I saw Dr. Jill Biden do what a lot of professional women do—successfully manage more than one responsibility at a time , from her teaching duties to her official obligations in the White House to her roles as a mother , wife , and friend .
And right now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happens to so many professional women , whether their titles are Dr. , Ms. , Mrs. , or even First Lady : All too often , our accomplishments are met with skepticism , even derision .
We ’ re doubted by those who choose the weakness of ridicule over the strength of respect .
And yet somehow , their words can stick—after decades of work , we ’ re forced to prove ourselves all over again.
’ The former First Lady spoke about what she called the “ better example ” from Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ Dr .
Biden gives us a better example .
And this is why I feel so strongly that we could not ask for a better First Lady .
She will be a terrific role model not just for young girls but for all of us , wearing her accomplishments with grace , good humor , and yes , pride .
I ’ m thrilled that the world will see what I have come to know—a brilliant woman who has distinguished herself in her profession and with the life she lives every day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rather than tearing them down.
’ Check out her post below : The former First Lady is hardly alone in her reaction to the Wall Street Journal piece .
Biden spokesman Michael LaRosa insisted that if the paper “ had any respect for women at all , ” then they “ would remove this repugnant display of chauvinism… and apologize to ” Dr. Biden .
Paul Gigot , who leads the editorial page for the paper , complained in response to criticism that “ these pages aren ’ t going to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new administration or the political censors in the media and academe , ” outrageously implying that concern about the widespread distribution of a sexist whine-fest about an incoming First Lady is somehow an example of dastardly wannabe censorship at work .

Recently, The Wall Street Journal published a rather egregious article in which writer Joseph Epstein called on incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to stop using the honorific “Dr.” in front of her name, no matter her doctorate in education. In a feat of arrogance, Epstein actually mocked the title of Biden’s dissertation, characterizing that title — “Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students’ Needs” — as “unpromising.” Does he think that community college students are somehow less deserving of doctorate-level attention than other individuals? Former First Lady Michelle Obama spoke out in defense of Dr. Biden on Monday.
Referring to her time in the White House while Dr. Biden served as Second Lady during the Obama administration, Michelle commented on Instagram as follows:
‘For eight years, I saw Dr. Jill Biden do what a lot of professional women do—successfully manage more than one responsibility at a time, from her teaching duties to her official obligations in the White House to her roles as a mother, wife, and friend. And right now, we’re all seeing what also happens to so many professional women, whether their titles are Dr., Ms., Mrs., or even First Lady: All too often, our accomplishments are met with skepticism, even derision. We’re doubted by those who choose the weakness of ridicule over the strength of respect. And yet somehow, their words can stick—after decades of work, we’re forced to prove ourselves all over again.’
The former First Lady spoke about what she called the “better example” from Dr. Biden. She added as follows:
‘Dr. Biden gives us a better example. And this is why I feel so strongly that we could not ask for a better First Lady. She will be a terrific role model not just for young girls but for all of us, wearing her accomplishments with grace, good humor, and yes, pride. I’m thrilled that the world will see what I have come to know—a brilliant woman who has distinguished herself in her profession and with the life she lives every day, always seeking to lift others up, rather than tearing them down.’
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The former First Lady is hardly alone in her reaction to the Wall Street Journal piece. Biden spokesman Michael LaRosa insisted that if the paper “had any respect for women at all,” then they “would remove this repugnant display of chauvinism… and apologize to” Dr. Biden. Paul Gigot, who leads the editorial page for the paper, complained in response to criticism that “these pages aren’t going to stop publishing provocative essays merely because they offend the new administration or the political censors in the media and academe,” outrageously implying that concern about the widespread distribution of a sexist whine-fest about an incoming First Lady is somehow an example of dastardly wannabe censorship at work.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Fox News & OAN Hit With Legal Notice Over Voting System Slander

Donald Trump has cast out a sickening , toxic litigation cloud that has affected the nation ’ s climate .
Attorneys representing him in 50-plus lawsuits did not even try to hide how lacking in evidence their cases were when they came before the judges .
Of course , lying would get them into legal trouble .
We rarely notice how many people have decided to go the legal road , turning the tables on Donald Trump and his conservative media cohorts .
The president ’ s attorneys faced tough questioning from the court ’ s liberals in Wisconsin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try to eliminate more than 220,000 ballots in the state ’ s most populous counties while letting ballots that were cast in the same ways in other counties alone Troupis said the president hit just two counties to save money .
Of course , Trump has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in his farewell scam to his voters .
At least , we hope , perhaps futilely , that POTUS is going to leave alone those loyal voters and their Social Security checks .
The judge scoffed when the attorney came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Smartmatic has announced that it is “ issuing legal notices and retraction demand letters to Fox News , Newsmax , and One America News Network for publishing false and defamatory statements ” about its corporation after the 2020 election .
The voting systems organization claimed that these “ inaccurate statements ” were part of a whole “ disinformation campaign ” with the goal of hurting “ Smartmatic and discrediting the 2020 U.S. election.
” Smartmatic claimed that these media companies could have determined the “ falsity of the statements… [ prior to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viewers and readers.
” The technical company wrote that it was not involved in the public and private citizens ’ allegations during the 2020 election .
In addition , numerous fact-checkers have called out the false statements against Smartmatic .
These negative statements have appeared with a systemic frequency and verbiage .
The corporation ’ s CEO Antonio Mugica spoke about his company : ‘ They have no evidence to support their attacks on Smartmatic because there is no evidence .
This campaign was designed to defame Smartmatic and undermine legitimately conducted elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Smartmatic or any other company .
This campaign is an attack on election systems and election workers in an effort to depress confidence in future elections and potentially counter the will of the voters , not just here , but in democracies around the world.
’ Smartmatic started up in 2000 and provides secure election technologies in 25 countries .
In its history , the company has recorded over five billion votes , which are all auditable .
All with not even one security breach .
The corporation ’ s role in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manufacturing partner , system integrator , and software developer for Los Angeles County ’ s publicly owned voting system.
” President Jimmy Carter ( D ) spend much of his career after leaving the presidency going to other countries to help ensure free , fair , and open elections : 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Donald Trump has cast out a sickening, toxic litigation cloud that has affected the nation’s climate. Attorneys representing him in 50-plus lawsuits did not even try to hide how lacking in evidence their cases were when they came before the judges. Of course, lying would get them into legal trouble. We rarely notice how many people have decided to go the legal road, turning the tables on Donald Trump and his conservative media cohorts.
The president’s attorneys faced tough questioning from the court’s liberals in Wisconsin, who said it was unfair for him to try to eliminate more than 220,000 ballots in the state’s most populous counties while letting ballots that were cast in the same ways in other counties alone
Justice Jill Karofsky laid into Trump’s attorney Jim Troupis, The Huffington Post reported:
‘This lawsuit, Mr. Troupis, smacks of racism.This isn’t about the amount of money that this recount cost. This is about disenfranchising voters in two counties, and only two counties, in the state of Wisconsin.’
Troupis said the president hit just two counties to save money. Of course, Trump has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in his farewell scam to his voters. At least, we hope, perhaps futilely, that POTUS is going to leave alone those loyal voters and their Social Security checks.
The judge scoffed when the attorney came up with the save-money tactic.
Now, Smartmatic has announced that it is “issuing legal notices and retraction demand letters to Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News Network for publishing false and defamatory statements” about its corporation after the 2020 election.
The voting systems organization claimed that these “inaccurate statements” were part of a whole “disinformation campaign” with the goal of hurting “Smartmatic and discrediting the 2020 U.S. election.”
Smartmatic claimed that these media companies could have determined the “falsity of the statements…[prior to] publishing them to their millions of viewers and readers.” The technical company wrote that it was not involved in the public and private citizens’ allegations during the 2020 election. In addition, numerous fact-checkers have called out the false statements against Smartmatic. These negative statements have appeared with a systemic frequency and verbiage.
The corporation’s CEO Antonio Mugica spoke about his company:
‘They have no evidence to support their attacks on Smartmatic because there is no evidence. This campaign was designed to defame Smartmatic and undermine legitimately conducted elections. Our efforts are more than just about Smartmatic or any other company. This campaign is an attack on election systems and election workers in an effort to depress confidence in future elections and potentially counter the will of the voters, not just here, but in democracies around the world.’
Smartmatic started up in 2000 and provides secure election technologies in 25 countries. In its history, the company has recorded over five billion votes, which are all auditable. All with not even one security breach.
The corporation’s role in the 2020 election was as “the manufacturing partner, system integrator, and software developer for Los Angeles County’s publicly owned voting system.”
President Jimmy Carter (D) spend much of his career after leaving the presidency going to other countries to help ensure free, fair, and open elections:
‘[Smartmatic’s systems received] praise from the Carter Center, The Organization of American States (OAS), the European Union (EU), and the United Nations development Programme (UNDP). Smartmatic is an approved vendor of the United States Department of Defense and a founding member of the Department of Homeland Security Council for the Election Infrastructure Subsector.’
Smartmatic informed the media companies:
‘In its demand letters, Smartmatic informed the organizations that it is reserving all its legal rights and remedies, including its right to pursue defamation and disparagement claims.’
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--2020-12-14--GA Republicans Meet & Cast 16 Fake Electoral Votes For Trump

On the same day that top Trump adviser Stephen Miller declared during an appearance on Fox & Friends that a so-called “ alternate slate of electors ” would be casting votes for Donald Trump in swing states , a group of Republican leaders gathered under the pretense of casting electoral votes for Trump in Georgia , despite President-elect Joe Biden ’ s decisive win in the state .
These Republicans participating in the Monday spectacle are not actual members of the electoral college , and their so-called electoral votes carry no legal weight — after three counts of every single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then re-certified Biden ’ s win , delivering the state ’ s 16 electoral votes to the president-elect .
Republicans don ’ t get to complain this basic reality out of existence .
The 16 Republicans participating in the fake electoral voting declared that “ the contest of the election is ongoing , ” a report says .
To be clear : there is no presently available meaningful pathway for outgoing President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the outcome of the election .
The Department of Homeland Security , Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials around the country have all confirmed that there is no legitimate evidence of outcome-altering election fraud .
Conservative and liberal judges around the country have systematically rejected the Trump team ’ s arguments .
When a Trump-backed case in which plaintiffs sought the invalidation of the election outcome in four swing states where Biden won recently arrived before the U.S. Supreme Court , not a single justice said that they ’ d have granted the plaintiffs ’ demands .
David Shafer , the current chairperson of the Georgia Republican Party , defended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement , ludicrously talking as if there ’ s any reasonable reason to believe that the president ’ s fight against the election outcome has any chance of succeeding .
Shafer commented as follows : Shafer is talking nonsense .
The “ Georgia law ” that he ’ s supposedly so concerned about outlined the process for the selection of electoral college members for the state as has already taken place .
Georgia officials have repeatedly attested to the security of the electoral process in the state .
Trump has alleged that officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballots in the state , but that ’ s just not accurate .
A comprehensive signature verification process covering every single mail-in ballot in Georgia already took place .
Meaningful re-checks of actual ballots are impossible because election workers separated envelopes ( with the signatures ) and ballots after initial verification was complete .
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp , a Republican , has supported a re-check of envelopes , but Trump has still nonsensically complained about Kemp ’ s supposed complicity in ( imaginary ) fraud — or something — anyway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the president ’ s fraud claims .

On the same day that top Trump adviser Stephen Miller declared during an appearance on Fox & Friends that a so-called “alternate slate of electors” would be casting votes for Donald Trump in swing states, a group of Republican leaders gathered under the pretense of casting electoral votes for Trump in Georgia, despite President-elect Joe Biden’s decisive win in the state. These Republicans participating in the Monday spectacle are not actual members of the electoral college, and their so-called electoral votes carry no legal weight — after three counts of every single ballot in the state, Georgia certified and then re-certified Biden’s win, delivering the state’s 16 electoral votes to the president-elect. Republicans don’t get to complain this basic reality out of existence.
Meanwhile, in another part of the GA State Capitol, 16 GOP electors cast ballots for Trump, declaring that "the contest of the election is ongoing." Photo via @HaistenWillis, who's reporting from the room. pic.twitter.com/xnPrBQIHsw — Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) December 14, 2020
The 16 Republicans participating in the fake electoral voting declared that “the contest of the election is ongoing,” a report says. To be clear: there is no presently available meaningful pathway for outgoing President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the outcome of the election. The Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General Bill Barr, and local election officials around the country have all confirmed that there is no legitimate evidence of outcome-altering election fraud. Conservative and liberal judges around the country have systematically rejected the Trump team’s arguments. When a Trump-backed case in which plaintiffs sought the invalidation of the election outcome in four swing states where Biden won recently arrived before the U.S. Supreme Court, not a single justice said that they’d have granted the plaintiffs’ demands.
David Shafer, the current chairperson of the Georgia Republican Party, defended the Monday Republican stunt in a Twitter statement, ludicrously talking as if there’s any reasonable reason to believe that the president’s fight against the election outcome has any chance of succeeding. Shafer commented as follows:
‘Because the President’s lawsuit contesting the Georgia election is still pending, the Republican nominees for Presidential Elector met today at noon at the State Capitol today and cast their votes for President and Vice President. Had we not meet today and cast our votes, the President’s pending election contest would have been effectively mooted. Our action today preserves his rights under Georgia law.’
Had we not meet today and cast our votes, the President’s pending election contest would have been effectively mooted. Our action today preserves his rights under Georgia law. — David Shafer (@DavidShafer) December 14, 2020
Shafer is talking nonsense. The “Georgia law” that he’s supposedly so concerned about outlined the process for the selection of electoral college members for the state as has already taken place.
It’s official. Stacey Abrams tallies the votes of state electors and announces that Georgia casts all 16 of its electoral college votes to President-elect Joe Biden, the first time in 28 years a Democrat has carried the state in a presidential election. pic.twitter.com/RBj8fpOf2g — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) December 14, 2020
Georgia officials have repeatedly attested to the security of the electoral process in the state. Trump has alleged that officials have blocked a signature verification process for mail-in ballots in the state, but that’s just not accurate. A comprehensive signature verification process covering every single mail-in ballot in Georgia already took place. Meaningful re-checks of actual ballots are impossible because election workers separated envelopes (with the signatures) and ballots after initial verification was complete. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, has supported a re-check of envelopes, but Trump has still nonsensically complained about Kemp’s supposed complicity in (imaginary) fraud — or something — anyway.
There’s simply no systematic legitimacy to the president’s fraud claims.


bipartisanreport--2020-12-14--Wisconsin Supreme Issues Electoral Count Day Defeat To Trump

On Monday , the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from the Trump campaign , which sought the invalidation of hundreds of thousands of ballots in Milwaukee and Dane Counties , which lean heavily Democratic .
The ballots that the Trump team targeted included , among other categories , absentee ballots submitted without complete address information and absentee ballots from voters who self-identified as “ indefinitely confined , ” a distinction under Wisconsin law that exempts voters from showing a photo ID to vote .
The Trump campaign ’ s legal challenge wound through the courts in the final stretch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was slated for Monday .
Essentially , the campaign tried to force a retroactive change to election procedures that could have pushed huge numbers of voters out of the process who ’ d originally followed directions from authorities .
There was no actual voter fraud allegation in the lawsuit , The New York Times explains , although Trump wanted to penalize voters in Wisconsin anyway .
The Monday ruling rejecting the Trump campaign ’ s anti-democratic election challenge was backed by four of the seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one conservative , Brian Hagedorn .
Using a football metaphor , Hagedorn wrote , in part , as follows : ‘ Our laws allow the challenge flag to be thrown regarding various aspects of election administration .
The challenges raised by the Campaign in this case , however , come long after the last play or even the last game ; the Campaign is challenging the rulebook adopted before the season began.
’ Getting into more specifics , Hagedorn also insisted that Trump ’ s challenge to ballots from “ indefinitely confined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face , ” and he concluded that the campaign ’ s other challenges emerged far too late in the process .
The Saturday ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court emerged shortly after a lower court judge in the state , Stephen Simanek , similarly concluded that election officials had followed the law in their handling of the presidential race in the state .
Simanek wrote that “ the court is satisfied the rules and guidelines applied in each of the disputed areas are reasonable , and a correct interpretation of the underlying early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling came after the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a Trump campaign attempt to file their lawsuit directly with the state ’ s highest court , which retorted that the campaign needed to go through the ordinary legal process .
After Simanek ’ s rejection , the case was back before the high court .
A federal court in Wisconsin also recently ruled against the Trump campaign , concluding that election officials in the state “ acted consistently with , and as expressly authorized by , the Wisconsin Legislature ” and that procedure-related guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a significant or material departure from legislative direction.
” The campaign had alleged that election officials in Wisconsin had veered too far from state legislative directives and thus violated the Constitutional demand for state legislatures to determine the manner of choosing members of the electoral college for each individual state .
In fact , the federal court concluded , officials followed right in line with directions from the state legislature in Wisconsin .

On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from the Trump campaign, which sought the invalidation of hundreds of thousands of ballots in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, which lean heavily Democratic. The ballots that the Trump team targeted included, among other categories, absentee ballots submitted without complete address information and absentee ballots from voters who self-identified as “indefinitely confined,” a distinction under Wisconsin law that exempts voters from showing a photo ID to vote. The Trump campaign’s legal challenge wound through the courts in the final stretch before the electoral college vote, which was slated for Monday.
BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court REJECTS Trump campaign's last-gasp suit there. "We conclude the Campaign is not entitled to the relief it seeks." Background, @LawCrimeNews: https://t.co/UsoyX28LVC pic.twitter.com/NJAOqWRdAD — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 14, 2020
Essentially, the campaign tried to force a retroactive change to election procedures that could have pushed huge numbers of voters out of the process who’d originally followed directions from authorities. There was no actual voter fraud allegation in the lawsuit, The New York Times explains, although Trump wanted to penalize voters in Wisconsin anyway.
The Monday ruling rejecting the Trump campaign’s anti-democratic election challenge was backed by four of the seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, including the court’s three liberal justices and one conservative, Brian Hagedorn. Using a football metaphor, Hagedorn wrote, in part, as follows:
‘Our laws allow the challenge flag to be thrown regarding various aspects of election administration. The challenges raised by the Campaign in this case, however, come long after the last play or even the last game; the Campaign is challenging the rulebook adopted before the season began.’
Getting into more specifics, Hagedorn also insisted that Trump’s challenge to ballots from “indefinitely confined” voters is “meritless on its face,” and he concluded that the campaign’s other challenges emerged far too late in the process.
The Saturday ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court emerged shortly after a lower court judge in the state, Stephen Simanek, similarly concluded that election officials had followed the law in their handling of the presidential race in the state. Simanek wrote that “the court is satisfied the rules and guidelines applied in each of the disputed areas are reasonable, and a correct interpretation of the underlying early absentee voting laws.”
Simanek’s ruling came after the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a Trump campaign attempt to file their lawsuit directly with the state’s highest court, which retorted that the campaign needed to go through the ordinary legal process. After Simanek’s rejection, the case was back before the high court.
A federal court in Wisconsin also recently ruled against the Trump campaign, concluding that election officials in the state “acted consistently with, and as expressly authorized by, the Wisconsin Legislature” and that procedure-related guidance from the Wisconsin Election Commission “was not a significant or material departure from legislative direction.” The campaign had alleged that election officials in Wisconsin had veered too far from state legislative directives and thus violated the Constitutional demand for state legislatures to determine the manner of choosing members of the electoral college for each individual state. In fact, the federal court concluded, officials followed right in line with directions from the state legislature in Wisconsin.