palmerreport--2020-11-22--The media is already trying to invent phony scandals about President-elect Biden

Multiple members of the traveling press pool are throwing a fit on Twitter because President-elect Biden changed up his schedule today and they didn ’ t get to go along , accusing him of dodging accountability .
It turns out Biden simply decided at the last minute to go to church on a Saturday .
It ’ s hilarious watching the media invent minor reasons to criticize Biden , so they can pretend they ’ re equally tough on both sides .
If the media had the guts to admit that Trump objectively has far more scandals than Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Democrats on the whole , they wouldn ’ t have to keep up this charade .
But they still think “ unbiased ” means pretending both sides are exactly the same .
That ’ s not journalism .
It ’ s journalism theater .
– Every presidential transition seeks private donations .
I don ’ t know who tricked some of you into turning against Joe Biden because he posted a transition fundraising link , but these are people you should never listen to again .
It ’ s important not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agitators try to trick us into being outraged at our own side over imaginary things .

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Multiple members of the traveling press pool are throwing a fit on Twitter because President-elect Biden changed up his schedule today and they didn’t get to go along, accusing him of dodging accountability. It turns out Biden simply decided at the last minute to go to church on a Saturday. It’s hilarious watching the media invent minor reasons to criticize Biden, so they can pretend they’re equally tough on both sides.
If the media had the guts to admit that Trump objectively has far more scandals than Biden, and that Republicans objectively have more scandals than Democrats on the whole, they wouldn’t have to keep up this charade. But they still think “unbiased” means pretending both sides are exactly the same. That’s not journalism. It’s journalism theater.
– Every presidential transition seeks private donations. I don’t know who tricked some of you into turning against Joe Biden because he posted a transition fundraising link, but these are people you should never listen to again. It’s important not to fall for it when these kinds of agitators try to trick us into being outraged at our own side over imaginary things.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Judge laughs Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani out of court, dismisses case with prejudice

– So much for the notion that Rudy Giuliani was the magic ingredient for Donald Trump turning out his stunning string of election related losses in court .
A federal judge has just dismissed Rudy ’ s case in Pennsylvania “ with prejudice ” – meaning he can ’ t refile it .
This is all shameful , but it ’ s clearly not going anywhere .
For that matter , Republican Congressman Mike Kelly ’ s frivolous suit , aimed at getting mail-in voting somehow declared unconstitutional , won ’ t go anywhere either .
These are all laugh-out-loud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these cases keep emphatically confirming .
– Donald Trump skipped out on a G20 panel today and went golfing .
Don ’ t try to tell me he still has some hope of magically remaining in power .
He ’ s not even trying to keep up the illusion that he can pull it off .
He ’ s just golfing while he still can , before the criminal charges .
– Fact check : the New York attorney general did NOT say she has 67 indictments ready to go against Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has sealed indictments ready to go , and indictments will surely come at some point , but she ’ s said no such thing .
Everyone needs to stop spreading this claim on social media .
– Donald Trump just misspelled a three letter word as if it were a two letter word , which tells you how things are going for him .

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– So much for the notion that Rudy Giuliani was the magic ingredient for Donald Trump turning out his stunning string of election related losses in court. A federal judge has just dismissed Rudy’s case in Pennsylvania “with prejudice” – meaning he can’t refile it. This is all shameful, but it’s clearly not going anywhere. For that matter, Republican Congressman Mike Kelly’s frivolous suit, aimed at getting mail-in voting somehow declared unconstitutional, won’t go anywhere either. These are all laugh-out-loud dead ends, as the various judges in these cases keep emphatically confirming.
– Donald Trump skipped out on a G20 panel today and went golfing. Don’t try to tell me he still has some hope of magically remaining in power. He’s not even trying to keep up the illusion that he can pull it off. He’s just golfing while he still can, before the criminal charges.
– Fact check: the New York attorney general did NOT say she has 67 indictments ready to go against Trump. It’s theoretically possible she has sealed indictments ready to go, and indictments will surely come at some point, but she’s said no such thing. Everyone needs to stop spreading this claim on social media.
– Donald Trump just misspelled a three letter word as if it were a two letter word, which tells you how things are going for him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Is Michigan’s Attorney General criminally targeting Donald Trump?

Michigan ’ s Attorney General is hinting at a criminal investigation into these two Michigan legislators .
Don ’ t discount the possibility that she ’ s looking to pressure them into serving as cooperating witnesses , in order to bring state level criminal charges against Donald Trump .
He ’ ll be fair game for indictment in just 60 days .
We ’ ve all been focusing on the state level charges that New York is going to bring against Donald Trump , both because that ’ s long been the home base of his criminal financial house of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widely documented New York grand jury in the process of indicting him .
But in reality , any state can bring criminal charges against Trump if his criminal actions fall within their jurisdiction .
Criminally conspiring with Michigan legislators would certainly seem to give Michigan jurisdiction .
So it ’ s worth keeping an eye on what all of the various state Attorneys General are up to right now .
State charges are the most surefire way to put Donald Trump in prison , because he can ’ t even try to pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states bring criminal cases against Trump , the more insurance it provides against him getting lucky with a trial jury in any one particular state .

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Michigan’s Attorney General is hinting at a criminal investigation into these two Michigan legislators. Don’t discount the possibility that she’s looking to pressure them into serving as cooperating witnesses, in order to bring state level criminal charges against Donald Trump. He’ll be fair game for indictment in just 60 days.
We’ve all been focusing on the state level charges that New York is going to bring against Donald Trump, both because that’s long been the home base of his criminal financial house of cards, and because there is a widely documented New York grand jury in the process of indicting him.
But in reality, any state can bring criminal charges against Trump if his criminal actions fall within their jurisdiction. Criminally conspiring with Michigan legislators would certainly seem to give Michigan jurisdiction. So it’s worth keeping an eye on what all of the various state Attorneys General are up to right now.
State charges are the most surefire way to put Donald Trump in prison, because he can’t even try to pardon himself on those. And the more states bring criminal cases against Trump, the more insurance it provides against him getting lucky with a trial jury in any one particular state.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Stephen Miller’s last stand

Stephen Miller’s last stand

Of all the horrific things the Trump administration has done over its failed term , the separation of migrant families at the U.S. southern border stands out for its aggressive , heartless cruelty .
A new piece of this scandal has just surfaced that uncovers Donald Trump and his minions to be somehow even more morally depraved than we knew .
After almost a year of negotiations between pro bono lawyers for the migrant families and the Justice Department , both sides were ready to sign a settlement for $ 8 million , according to NBC News .
Unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s evil , the settlement sought to at least offer some comfort and healing to the young victims who continue to suffer .
If signed , the settlement agreement would provide trauma counseling to thousands of migrant children , many of whom have mistakenly assumed their parents deserted them .
The White House Counsel ’ s office , reportedly acting under pressure from senior advisor and evil sorcerer Stephen Miller , rejected the settlement , even though Bill Barr ’ s Justice Department was recommending approval .
Fortunately , migrant families gained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more months of expensive , hurtful legal wrangling .
Even children who were fortunate enough to be reunited with their families still live in fear that their parents may be taken again at any moment , according to the report .
Trump ’ s background has made him uniquely qualified to try to deny counseling to people he has traumatized .
Trump has spent his life concerned only about himself and his image and has never hesitated to attack a perceived aggressor , no matter how undeserving or vulnerable the victim .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pull the plug on healthcare for William Trump , his sick baby grand-nephew , simply because Trump was insulted that William ’ s parents contested his father ’ s will .
The Trump administration ’ s refusal to allow migrant families to settle and move on is not only repugnant but has wound up costing American taxpayers $ 6 million .
As Thanksgiving approaches , we must be thankful that Trump ’ s cruel reign is winding down and will be replaced with an administration that is all about unity , dignity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must remind the world how decent , kind , and sane America can be , and we all know that the Biden-Harris team is more than eager to get started .

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Of all the horrific things the Trump administration has done over its failed term, the separation of migrant families at the U.S. southern border stands out for its aggressive, heartless cruelty. A new piece of this scandal has just surfaced that uncovers Donald Trump and his minions to be somehow even more morally depraved than we knew.
After almost a year of negotiations between pro bono lawyers for the migrant families and the Justice Department, both sides were ready to sign a settlement for $8 million, according to NBC News. Unable to go back in time and reverse Trump’s evil, the settlement sought to at least offer some comfort and healing to the young victims who continue to suffer. If signed, the settlement agreement would provide trauma counseling to thousands of migrant children, many of whom have mistakenly assumed their parents deserted them.
The White House Counsel’s office, reportedly acting under pressure from senior advisor and evil sorcerer Stephen Miller, rejected the settlement, even though Bill Barr’s Justice Department was recommending approval. Fortunately, migrant families gained access to counseling but not before several more months of expensive, hurtful legal wrangling. Even children who were fortunate enough to be reunited with their families still live in fear that their parents may be taken again at any moment, according to the report.
Trump’s background has made him uniquely qualified to try to deny counseling to people he has traumatized. Trump has spent his life concerned only about himself and his image and has never hesitated to attack a perceived aggressor, no matter how undeserving or vulnerable the victim. In 2000, for example, Trump tried to pull the plug on healthcare for William Trump, his sick baby grand-nephew, simply because Trump was insulted that William’s parents contested his father’s will.
The Trump administration’s refusal to allow migrant families to settle and move on is not only repugnant but has wound up costing American taxpayers $6 million. As Thanksgiving approaches, we must be thankful that Trump’s cruel reign is winding down and will be replaced with an administration that is all about unity, dignity, and empathy. The Biden administration must remind the world how decent, kind, and sane America can be, and we all know that the Biden-Harris team is more than eager to get started.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Donald Trump’s “allies” keep turning against him

– Georgia ’ s Republican Governor Brian Kemp , who signed off on the state ’ s vote certification yesterday @ @ @ @ @ ally who has selfishly decided not to stick his neck out to try to save @ @ @ @ @ .
For all of their pro-Trump bluster , many of Trump ’ s allies are @ @ @ @ @ their actions than their words .
– Tweet of the day , from Stuart Stevens @ @ @ @ @ t magic wands .
If Donald Trump pardons himself on federal charges , the courts @ @ @ @ @ him .
No president can pardon Trump on state charges .
If Trump pardons his @ @ @ @ @ no longer be facing self incrimination , meaning they can ’ t invoke the Fifth @ @ @ @ @ ll be required to testify against Trump .
Trump ’ s pardon situation is complex @ @ @ @ @

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– Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who signed off on the state’s vote certification yesterday, is the latest Trump ally who has selfishly decided not to stick his neck out to try to save Trump on his way down. For all of their pro-Trump bluster, many of Trump’s allies are now speaking more loudly with their actions than their words.
– Tweet of the day, from Stuart Stevens:
– Pardons aren’t magic wands. If Donald Trump pardons himself on federal charges, the courts will likely end up overruling him. No president can pardon Trump on state charges. If Trump pardons his underlings, they’ll no longer be facing self incrimination, meaning they can’t invoke the Fifth Amendment, so they’ll be required to testify against Trump. Trump’s pardon situation is complex and tricky at best.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Ben Carson just made things even worse for Donald Trump

– Ben Carson now claims that he almost died of COVID , and that Trump saved him by getting him an experimental antibody treatment .
Even if this is true – and keep in mind that Carson is a pathological liar – he ’ s too stupid to understand how bad this makes them both look .
Trump saved his pal Ben Carson , but he let 250,000 other Americans die ?
– The Michigan certification is not being magically postponed by two weeks , just because someone in Trump ’ s orbit is now fantasizing out loud about it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be legally possible .
Besides , Michigan ’ s Secretary of State says she ’ ll certify the results on Saturday , and the Governor will obviously sign off on it .
No one gets a say in the process at this point ; certainly not some Trump surrogate .
Everyone should stop panic tweeting this kind of nonsense .
You are absolutely not helping our cause by spreading doomsday fantasies as if they were true .
– CNN is reporting that Donald Trump skipped out on today ’ s virtual G20 summit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead .
He ’ s completely checked out .
He ’ s no longer even trying to keep up the appearance that he still wants the job , or that he ’ s fighting to keep the job .

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– Ben Carson now claims that he almost died of COVID, and that Trump saved him by getting him an experimental antibody treatment. Even if this is true – and keep in mind that Carson is a pathological liar – he’s too stupid to understand how bad this makes them both look. Trump saved his pal Ben Carson, but he let 250,000 other Americans die?
– The Michigan certification is not being magically postponed by two weeks, just because someone in Trump’s orbit is now fantasizing out loud about it happening. That wouldn’t even be legally possible. Besides, Michigan’s Secretary of State says she’ll certify the results on Saturday, and the Governor will obviously sign off on it. No one gets a say in the process at this point; certainly not some Trump surrogate. Everyone should stop panic tweeting this kind of nonsense. You are absolutely not helping our cause by spreading doomsday fantasies as if they were true.
– CNN is reporting that Donald Trump skipped out on today’s virtual G20 summit on the pandemic, and went golfing instead. He’s completely checked out. He’s no longer even trying to keep up the appearance that he still wants the job, or that he’s fighting to keep the job.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Trump International Hotel is in deep financial trouble after Donald Trump’s loss

Earlier this year Donald Trump announced he was selling off the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC .
This was a big deal because it ’ s one of his very few profitable properties .
The only reason to sell off your most profitable property is if you ’ re so upside down overall , you need the cash immediately to try to fend off your debtors , even if it means sacrificing the long term income from the property you ’ re selling .
So it ’ s an even bigger deal that Trump has now given up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t even come close to finding a buyer .
CNBC says that the bids tended to be around half of what Trump was asking for .
In other words , Trump couldn ’ t even sell off his one profitable property .
This isn ’ t shocking .
The hotel has only been doing well because Trump has been abusing the power of the presidency to steer government-related business there .
Anyone who buys the hotel will see that artificially generated business dry up immediately .
This is the third financial blow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidency .
His real estate partner Vornado just bailed on a planned deal to sell its stake in Trump Tower , which would have given Donald Trump a cash infusion .
And now Deutsche Bank is reportedly seeking to sell off and/or call in Trump ’ s loans .
Now that he ’ s lost , Trump ’ s creditors are coming for him , and no one is willing to give him the cash he needs to fend them off .

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Earlier this year Donald Trump announced he was selling off the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC. This was a big deal because it’s one of his very few profitable properties. The only reason to sell off your most profitable property is if you’re so upside down overall, you need the cash immediately to try to fend off your debtors, even if it means sacrificing the long term income from the property you’re selling.
So it’s an even bigger deal that Trump has now given up on selling his hotel, because he couldn’t even come close to finding a buyer. CNBC says that the bids tended to be around half of what Trump was asking for. In other words, Trump couldn’t even sell off his one profitable property. This isn’t shocking. The hotel has only been doing well because Trump has been abusing the power of the presidency to steer government-related business there. Anyone who buys the hotel will see that artificially generated business dry up immediately.
This is the third financial blow that Donald Trump has taken since losing the presidency. His real estate partner Vornado just bailed on a planned deal to sell its stake in Trump Tower, which would have given Donald Trump a cash infusion. And now Deutsche Bank is reportedly seeking to sell off and/or call in Trump’s loans. Now that he’s lost, Trump’s creditors are coming for him, and no one is willing to give him the cash he needs to fend them off.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Joe Biden’s  cabinet

Joe Biden’s  cabinet

Leaks about cabinet positions are often false .
Someone who wants a job leaks that they ’ re under consideration when they ’ re not , in the hope that the leak will become a self fulfilling prophecy .
Feel free to loudly push back whenever a bad name leaks , just to leave no doubt .
But don ’ t assume that Joe Biden and his team are actually behind that bad name .
Most of these cabinet leaks are nonsense .
The media knows that and prints them anyway , because when it turns out to be someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden changed his mind , instead of realizing the media ’ s source was wrong all along .
Keep in mind that Biden has confirmed he ’ s already picked his Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury , and we haven ’ t seen any names leak about those positions .
There ’ s a reason for that .
When a pick is definitely happening , there ’ s no reason for Biden or the pick to leak it .
By definition , when a name is leaked about a position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on .
– Tucker Carlson is questioning Yamiche Alcindor ’ s intelligence ?
She ’ s like twenty times smarter than he is .
All he ’ s doing is confirming what we already know : he ’ s a racist who ’ s insecure about his own intellect .

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Leaks about cabinet positions are often false. Someone who wants a job leaks that they’re under consideration when they’re not, in the hope that the leak will become a self fulfilling prophecy. Feel free to loudly push back whenever a bad name leaks, just to leave no doubt. But don’t assume that Joe Biden and his team are actually behind that bad name. Most of these cabinet leaks are nonsense. The media knows that and prints them anyway, because when it turns out to be someone else, the public will just assume that Biden changed his mind, instead of realizing the media’s source was wrong all along.
Keep in mind that Biden has confirmed he’s already picked his Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury, and we haven’t seen any names leak about those positions. There’s a reason for that. When a pick is definitely happening, there’s no reason for Biden or the pick to leak it. By definition, when a name is leaked about a position, there’s something iffy going on.
– Tucker Carlson is questioning Yamiche Alcindor’s intelligence? She’s like twenty times smarter than he is. All he’s doing is confirming what we already know: he’s a racist who’s insecure about his own intellect.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Michigan’s Republican legislators could be in deep trouble over Trump Hotel stunt

Donald Trump ’ s Michigan legislature stunt has 100 % failed .
The Republican legislators who met with him released a statement afterward confirming that they ’ re not going to try to sabotage the electoral votes , and insisted that they spent the meeting lecturing him about providing pandemic aid to Michigan .
But those legislators could still face criminal charges for even meeting with Trump .
They knew Trump would want to discuss a criminal conspiracy to illegally reassign electoral votes , yet they took the meeting anyway .
So it was really dumb of them to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hotel that night , drinking expensive Dom Perignon , apparently on Trump ’ s dime .
No wonder they ’ re releasing panicky statements .
Imagine being asked by a mob boss to meet with him , and you know going in that he ’ s going to ask you to murder someone .
So you take the meeting , listen to his murder plot , then party with him all night at his property… and then think you ’ re off the hook just because you turn down the murder for hire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that conspiring to commit a felony is itself a felony , whether you go through with it or not .
They ’ ll have to argue that they never had any intention of going through with Trump ’ s criminal pitch , at which time they ’ ll be asked why they partied with him that night anyway .

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Donald Trump’s Michigan legislature stunt has 100% failed. The Republican legislators who met with him released a statement afterward confirming that they’re not going to try to sabotage the electoral votes, and insisted that they spent the meeting lecturing him about providing pandemic aid to Michigan.
But those legislators could still face criminal charges for even meeting with Trump. They knew Trump would want to discuss a criminal conspiracy to illegally reassign electoral votes, yet they took the meeting anyway. So it was really dumb of them to have partied that same night at the Trump Hotel that night, drinking expensive Dom Perignon, apparently on Trump’s dime. No wonder they’re releasing panicky statements.
Imagine being asked by a mob boss to meet with him, and you know going in that he’s going to ask you to murder someone. So you take the meeting, listen to his murder plot, then party with him all night at his property… and then think you’re off the hook just because you turn down the murder for hire job? There’s a reason that conspiring to commit a felony is itself a felony, whether you go through with it or not. They’ll have to argue that they never had any intention of going through with Trump’s criminal pitch, at which time they’ll be asked why they partied with him that night anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--Georgia stooge David Perdue’s insider trading scandal just got even uglier for him

After making appallingly racist remarks at a Trump rally that implied he didn ’ t know how to pronounce the name of his co-worker Kamala Harris , David Perdue set off a chain reaction of stupid and embarrassing antics that forced him into hiding from his opponent , Jon Ossoff .
It wasn ’ t enough that he got torn apart at their second debate together , as public attention on his insider trading scandals multiplied .
As he was trying to avoid public appearances , he got implicated in yet another insider trading scandal – and then on Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial scandal , that could even involve his running mate , Kelly Loeffler , since it appears to benefit both of them .
It turns out that Perdue is the only senator who wrote to Steve Mnuchin back at the beginning of 2019 , asking him to reconsider a somewhat obscure regulatory rule that forces the owners of professional sports teams to lose out on a tax break afforded to other businesses .
Both he and Loeffler are co-owners of the WNBA team The Dream , and Loeffler had given sizable contributions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Perdue ’ s scandals could have the unfortunate effect ( for him ) of bringing her down too .
It ’ s obvious why Perdue is skipping out on his upcoming Dec. 5 town hall debate , as he has yet to make an official statement on this latest revelation , but it ’ s probably not a good thing to have your corrupt practices in writing .
At this rate , the two GOP senators seem to be imploding all on their own without the party ’ added baggage .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give all the support we can to their opponents , Rev .
Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to make sure they win the Jan 5 run-off .
You can jointly donate to their campaigns here .

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After making appallingly racist remarks at a Trump rally that implied he didn’t know how to pronounce the name of his co-worker Kamala Harris, David Perdue set off a chain reaction of stupid and embarrassing antics that forced him into hiding from his opponent, Jon Ossoff. It wasn’t enough that he got torn apart at their second debate together, as public attention on his insider trading scandals multiplied. As he was trying to avoid public appearances, he got implicated in yet another insider trading scandal – and then on Friday, he got caught in yet another financial scandal, that could even involve his running mate, Kelly Loeffler, since it appears to benefit both of them.
It turns out that Perdue is the only senator who wrote to Steve Mnuchin back at the beginning of 2019, asking him to reconsider a somewhat obscure regulatory rule that forces the owners of professional sports teams to lose out on a tax break afforded to other businesses. Both he and Loeffler are co-owners of the WNBA team The Dream, and Loeffler had given sizable contributions to Perdue’s campaign. This means that Perdue’s scandals could have the unfortunate effect (for him) of bringing her down too. It’s obvious why Perdue is skipping out on his upcoming Dec. 5 town hall debate, as he has yet to make an official statement on this latest revelation, but it’s probably not a good thing to have your corrupt practices in writing.
At this rate, the two GOP senators seem to be imploding all on their own without the party’ added baggage. It’s another reason we need to give all the support we can to their opponents, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to make sure they win the Jan 5 run-off. You can jointly donate to their campaigns here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-21--What Rudy Giuliani and Steve Bannon are really up to

By all accounts , Donald Trump ’ s effort to “ contest ” the election is being run by Rudy Giuliani on the front end and Steve Bannon on the back end .
It ’ s not a coincidence that these two guys are leading the last ditch charge on this .
Bannon has been arrested and is awaiting trial .
CNN reported last night that the FBI is targeting Giuliani .
Bannon and Giuliani are both desperate for Trump to pardon them on his way out the door , and they ’ re both willing to humiliate themselves just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so he can keep up the ruse that he ’ s contesting the election and keep fundraising on it .
If Trump thought he could actually somehow overturn the election , he ’ d have picked competent villains .
Instead he picked these two stooges for their willingness to take pies to the face as a distraction while he makes one last cash grab .
– Remember not too long ago when Donald Trump Jr. said coronavirus was over ?
Now he has coronavirus .
It ’ s a reminder that you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic just by calling it a hoax .
Though in Junior ’ s case , he ’ s so lost in a haze of tinfoil hat conspiracy theories , he probably still thinks it ’ s a hoax even now that he has it .

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By all accounts, Donald Trump’s effort to “contest” the election is being run by Rudy Giuliani on the front end and Steve Bannon on the back end. It’s not a coincidence that these two guys are leading the last ditch charge on this. Bannon has been arrested and is awaiting trial. CNN reported last night that the FBI is targeting Giuliani.
Bannon and Giuliani are both desperate for Trump to pardon them on his way out the door, and they’re both willing to humiliate themselves just to buy Trump a bit more time so he can keep up the ruse that he’s contesting the election and keep fundraising on it. If Trump thought he could actually somehow overturn the election, he’d have picked competent villains. Instead he picked these two stooges for their willingness to take pies to the face as a distraction while he makes one last cash grab.
– Remember not too long ago when Donald Trump Jr. said coronavirus was over? Now he has coronavirus. It’s a reminder that you can’t make yourself immune to a pandemic just by calling it a hoax. Though in Junior’s case, he’s so lost in a haze of tinfoil hat conspiracy theories, he probably still thinks it’s a hoax even now that he has it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump loses Liz Cheney as everything falls apart for him

Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney is now telling Donald Trump to move aside .
No surprise .
The longer he pretends he ’ s contesting the election for cash , the more he gets in the way of other Republicans who are running their own evil schemes .
They were always going to selfishly turn on Trump in the end .
Trump is now attacking Liz Cheney in response .
No surprise .
Trump can see that the Republicans are starting to selfishly shove him off the stage .
We ’ ll continue to see more of this .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ spine ” or a “ conscience.
” It ’ s only ever a matter of when the dead weight of a defeated Trump was going to start getting in the way of the GOP ’ s corrupt agenda .
– Yes , it ’ s shameful that GOP Congressman Mike Kelly has filed suit to try to overturn the results in Pennsylvania .
But it ’ s equally important to note that his case has literally zero chance of going anywhere .
This isn ’ t something to panic or fret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s court case wasn ’ t anything to panic or fret over .
None of this is going anywhere .
Trump knows it ; why do you think he ’ s given up and settled on playing golf ?

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Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney is now telling Donald Trump to move aside. No surprise. The longer he pretends he’s contesting the election for cash, the more he gets in the way of other Republicans who are running their own evil schemes. They were always going to selfishly turn on Trump in the end.
Trump is now attacking Liz Cheney in response. No surprise. Trump can see that the Republicans are starting to selfishly shove him off the stage. We’ll continue to see more of this. It’s never about whether the Republicans have a “spine” or a “conscience.” It’s only ever a matter of when the dead weight of a defeated Trump was going to start getting in the way of the GOP’s corrupt agenda.
– Yes, it’s shameful that GOP Congressman Mike Kelly has filed suit to try to overturn the results in Pennsylvania. But it’s equally important to note that his case has literally zero chance of going anywhere. This isn’t something to panic or fret over, just as Rudy Giuliani’s court case wasn’t anything to panic or fret over. None of this is going anywhere. Trump knows it; why do you think he’s given up and settled on playing golf?
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump and his election legal team hit the panic button after major loss

– Donald Trump and his election legal team just keep taking one hit after another .
On Saturday night a judge dismissed their case “ with prejudice , ” effectively ending Rudy Giuliani ’ s ill fated turn at the helm .
Then Republican Senator Pat Toomey used the ruling as an excuse to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden .
Then Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis got into a Twitter feud with Republican pollster Frank Luntz and she ended up accusing him of having a “ MicroPenis.
” So that pretty much sums up how poorly things are going for Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Toomey on Twitter .
No way this ends well for Trump .
– Donald Trump just requested yet another recount in Georgia .
I ’ m sorry , I just can ’ t stop laughing at what a loser this guy is !
– Kelly Loeffler is the first person known to commit insider trading on coronavirus and also catch coronavirus .
– Tweet of the day , from Reverend Raphael Warnock : “ Senator Loeffler is in my thoughts .
I pray that her test results come back negative and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon .
Blessings.
” Warnock is a better man than I am .
That ’ s why I want him to be a Senator .

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– Donald Trump and his election legal team just keep taking one hit after another. On Saturday night a judge dismissed their case “with prejudice,” effectively ending Rudy Giuliani’s ill fated turn at the helm. Then Republican Senator Pat Toomey used the ruling as an excuse to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. Then Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis got into a Twitter feud with Republican pollster Frank Luntz and she ended up accusing him of having a “MicroPenis.” So that pretty much sums up how poorly things are going for Trump and team.
– Trump is now attacking Senator Toomey on Twitter. No way this ends well for Trump.
– Donald Trump just requested yet another recount in Georgia. I’m sorry, I just can’t stop laughing at what a loser this guy is!
– Kelly Loeffler is the first person known to commit insider trading on coronavirus and also catch coronavirus.
– Tweet of the day, from Reverend Raphael Warnock: “Senator Loeffler is in my thoughts. I pray that her test results come back negative and that she is back on the campaign trail soon. Blessings.” Warnock is a better man than I am. That’s why I want him to be a Senator.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Republicans scatter as Donald Trump circles the drain

– It looks like Rick Scott probably gave COVID to Kelly Loeffler when they campaigned together last week , and then in turn Loeffler may have exposed David Perdue and Mike Pence yesterday .
These Republicans are all refusing to wear masks when they ’ re around each other because they might hurt Donald Trump ’ s feelings , and now they ’ re gambling with their lives .
– Notably , the Republicans who no longer feel like they need Trump , such as Liz Cheney and Pat Toomey , are kicking him to the curb tonight as quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s only the Republicans who think they still need Trump ’ s blessing to win ( Loeffler , Perdue ) , and who are corruptly attached to Trump at the hip ( Pence , Scott ) , who are still playing his dead-end games .
– I wouldn ’ t wish the coronavirus on anyone .
But with Loeffler now likely quarantined for a couple weeks , and Perdue potentially heading into quarantine as well , now is the time for us to step up our game in the Georgia senate runoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volunteer to phone bank with the Warnock and Ossoff campaigns .
– Trump is now tweeting one Judge Jeanine video after another , which tells you how poorly his night is going .

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– It looks like Rick Scott probably gave COVID to Kelly Loeffler when they campaigned together last week, and then in turn Loeffler may have exposed David Perdue and Mike Pence yesterday. These Republicans are all refusing to wear masks when they’re around each other because they might hurt Donald Trump’s feelings, and now they’re gambling with their lives.
– Notably, the Republicans who no longer feel like they need Trump, such as Liz Cheney and Pat Toomey, are kicking him to the curb tonight as quickly as they can. In general it’s only the Republicans who think they still need Trump’s blessing to win (Loeffler, Perdue), and who are corruptly attached to Trump at the hip (Pence, Scott), who are still playing his dead-end games.
– I wouldn’t wish the coronavirus on anyone. But with Loeffler now likely quarantined for a couple weeks, and Perdue potentially heading into quarantine as well, now is the time for us to step up our game in the Georgia senate runoff. Donate if you can, or volunteer to phone bank with the Warnock and Ossoff campaigns.
– Trump is now tweeting one Judge Jeanine video after another, which tells you how poorly his night is going.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump has complete meltdown as President-elect Joe Biden rolls out his cabinet

President-elect Joe Biden has already filled several key White House positions , and now he ’ s confirmed that he ’ s selected his Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury .
As Biden prepares to unveil their names , Donald Trump is throwing a fit about it .
Trump tweeted this : “ Why is Joe Biden so quickly forming a Cabinet when my investigators have found hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes , enough to “ flip ” at least four States , which in turn is more than enough to win the Election ?
” Then he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
!
” Well okay then .
Now that a federal judge has laughed Trump and Rudy Giuliani out of court tonight over their hilariously inept attempt at magically overturning Pennsylvania , and Trump ’ s Michigan legislature stunt has gone nowhere , Trump is running short on excuses to continue pretending he ’ s contesting the election result .
Trump is right that the world is indeed watching .
World leaders from across the spectrum have reached out to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden , including some Trump allies like Boris Johnson and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He knows he ’ s done .
And he ’ s running out of ways to con his gullible supporters into thinking he ’ s not done .

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President-elect Joe Biden has already filled several key White House positions, and now he’s confirmed that he’s selected his Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury. As Biden prepares to unveil their names, Donald Trump is throwing a fit about it.
Trump tweeted this: “Why is Joe Biden so quickly forming a Cabinet when my investigators have found hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes, enough to “flip” at least four States, which in turn is more than enough to win the Election?” Then he added “THE WORLD IS WATCHING!!!”
Well okay then. Now that a federal judge has laughed Trump and Rudy Giuliani out of court tonight over their hilariously inept attempt at magically overturning Pennsylvania, and Trump’s Michigan legislature stunt has gone nowhere, Trump is running short on excuses to continue pretending he’s contesting the election result.
Trump is right that the world is indeed watching. World leaders from across the spectrum have reached out to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, including some Trump allies like Boris Johnson and Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump is done. He knows he’s done. And he’s running out of ways to con his gullible supporters into thinking he’s not done.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Looks like Kelly Loeffler has coronavirus ahead of Georgia Senate runoff election

Things just keep getting uglier for Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler .
Even as she heads into her runoff race , the allegations of insider trading just won ’ t go away .
Now she ’ s tested positive for coronavirus .
In a weird twist , she ’ s also had an “ inconclusive ” test result , according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper , and she ’ s currently in quarantine while awaiting more definitive test results .
So now what ?
Given the confusing testing results , it could take days for them to sort out whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t , then it ’ s just an embarrassing reminder that she shouldn ’ t be out campaigning mask-less , like she ’ s been doing .
But if she does have it , then it raises at least some questions about her viability as a candidate .
She certainly can ’ t campaign the way she ’ s been campaigning , if she ’ s locked in isolation for a couple weeks or more .
This also raises questions about whether Mike Pence and Republican Senator David Perdue have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an event with Loeffler just yesterday , and none of them were wearing masks .

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Things just keep getting uglier for Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler. Even as she heads into her runoff race, the allegations of insider trading just won’t go away. Now she’s tested positive for coronavirus. In a weird twist, she’s also had an “inconclusive” test result, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper, and she’s currently in quarantine while awaiting more definitive test results. So now what?
Given the confusing testing results, it could take days for them to sort out whether she really has coronavirus. If she doesn’t, then it’s just an embarrassing reminder that she shouldn’t be out campaigning mask-less, like she’s been doing. But if she does have it, then it raises at least some questions about her viability as a candidate. She certainly can’t campaign the way she’s been campaigning, if she’s locked in isolation for a couple weeks or more.
This also raises questions about whether Mike Pence and Republican Senator David Perdue have been exposed to coronavirus. They both participated in an event with Loeffler just yesterday, and none of them were wearing masks.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--GOP Senator Pat Toomey slams door on Donald Trump and congratulates President-elect Joe Biden

For awhile now , Palmer Report has been pointing out that the longer Donald Trump drags out his loss , the more inconvenient it becomes for his allies , and the more of them will selfishly start shoving him toward the door .
Now that Trump has definitively lost his court case trying to magically overturn the results in Pennsylvania tonight , he ’ s becoming a real liability for the Republican Party .
At this point it ’ s just one headline after another about what a sore loser Trump is .
Voters in the middle tend to remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party accordingly .
So it ’ s not surprising that in the wake of tonight ’ s ruling , Republican Senator Pat Toomey – who represents the state of Pennsylvania that Trump was trying to magically overturn – is now formally congratulating President-elect Joe Biden .
Toomey says that Trump has “ exhausted all plausible legal options.
” While Trump can try to appeal , it ’ s not about his viability in court .
It ’ s about his viability with key Republicans who are starting to selfishly worry that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to harm their own political viability .
Toomey gets zero points for waiting this long .
But it ’ s nonetheless great news for us , because it puts Trump a big step closer to the door .

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For awhile now, Palmer Report has been pointing out that the longer Donald Trump drags out his loss, the more inconvenient it becomes for his allies, and the more of them will selfishly start shoving him toward the door.
Now that Trump has definitively lost his court case trying to magically overturn the results in Pennsylvania tonight, he’s becoming a real liability for the Republican Party. At this point it’s just one headline after another about what a sore loser Trump is. Voters in the middle tend to remember that kind of thing, and punish the party accordingly.
So it’s not surprising that in the wake of tonight’s ruling, Republican Senator Pat Toomey – who represents the state of Pennsylvania that Trump was trying to magically overturn – is now formally congratulating President-elect Joe Biden. Toomey says that Trump has “exhausted all plausible legal options.”
While Trump can try to appeal, it’s not about his viability in court. It’s about his viability with key Republicans who are starting to selfishly worry that Trump’s sore loser routine is going to harm their own political viability. Toomey gets zero points for waiting this long. But it’s nonetheless great news for us, because it puts Trump a big step closer to the door.
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palmerreport--2020-11-23--Twitter suspends Sidney Powell after Donald Trump fires her

This evening Donald Trump ’ s attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis announced that Sidney Powell was no longer a part of Trump ’ s election legal team .
In other words , Trump fired Powell and didn ’ t have the guts to announce it himself .
In a surreal turn of events , Michael Flynn – who is represented in his ongoing criminal case by Sidney Powell – tweeted this : “ Sidney Powell has been suspended from Twitter for 12 hours .
She understands the WH press release & agrees with it .
She is staying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud that robbed # WeThePeople of our votes for President Trump & other Republican candidates.
” Well okay then .
Somebody ’ s having a rough night .
To be clear , Sidney Powell has been suspended from tweeting , but her account is still visible ; “ suspended ” is not the same thing as being banned .
We ’ re not sure what she did to get herself suspended , but we ’ d guess it has something to do with making false claims about the election results .
Speaking of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspended ?

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This evening Donald Trump’s attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis announced that Sidney Powell was no longer a part of Trump’s election legal team. In other words, Trump fired Powell and didn’t have the guts to announce it himself.
In a surreal turn of events, Michael Flynn – who is represented in his ongoing criminal case by Sidney Powell – tweeted this: “Sidney Powell
has been suspended from Twitter for 12 hours. She understands the WH press release & agrees with it. She is staying the course to prove the massive deliberate election fraud that robbed #WeThePeople of our votes for President Trump & other Republican candidates.”
Well okay then. Somebody’s having a rough night. To be clear, Sidney Powell has been suspended from tweeting, but her account is still visible; “suspended” is not the same thing as being banned. We’re not sure what she did to get herself suspended, but we’d guess it has something to do with making false claims about the election results. Speaking of which, when is Donald Trump getting suspended?
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palmerreport--2020-11-23--Joe Biden apparently just leaked his Secretary of State

All along we ’ ve cautioned you to ignore any leaks about this or that person being “ considered ” for a Joe Biden cabinet position .
Those leaks often come from someone who ’ s not under consideration , but is trying to turn it into a self fulfilling prophecy .
In other words , such leaks don ’ t come from inside the Biden camp .
But there is an exception to this rule .
Just before an announcement is made , the name will often leak in definite terms , so that the media has time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s announced .
Joe Biden has been signaling that he would announce his Secretary of State soon .
Sure enough , Bloomberg is reporting tonight that it ’ s definitely Tony Blinken .
Assuming this is true , he ’ s a fantastic pick .
He was Deputy Secretary of State during the Obama-Biden administration , meaning he has the unique combination of skills and experience required for the Secretary of State position .
Also , Tony Blinken once appeared on Sesame Street , so you ’ ve got to like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report says that “ Jake Sullivan is likely to be named National Security Adviser.
” We tend to believe this is likely accurate as well , since it ’ s coming from the same source as Blinken .
Sullivan was an assistant to Obama ’ s National Security Adviser , and was the frontrunner to be Hillary Clinton ’ s National Security Adviser .
In other words , President-elect Biden is hitting the ground running with knowledgeable and experienced Obama-Biden era operatives whom he knows he can trust .
This is crucial , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of world relations .
One key question is where this leaves Susan Rice .
She would have excelled as Secretary of State or National Security Adviser , but she apparently isn ’ t taking either role .
Biden and Rice met during the campaign and appear to be close .

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All along we’ve cautioned you to ignore any leaks about this or that person being “considered” for a Joe Biden cabinet position. Those leaks often come from someone who’s not under consideration, but is trying to turn it into a self fulfilling prophecy. In other words, such leaks don’t come from inside the Biden camp. But there is an exception to this rule. Just before an announcement is made, the name will often leak in definite terms, so that the media has time to educate the public on the pick before it’s announced.
Joe Biden has been signaling that he would announce his Secretary of State soon. Sure enough, Bloomberg is reporting tonight that it’s definitely Tony Blinken. Assuming this is true, he’s a fantastic pick. He was Deputy Secretary of State during the Obama-Biden administration, meaning he has the unique combination of skills and experience required for the Secretary of State position. Also, Tony Blinken once appeared on Sesame Street, so you’ve got to like him.
Interestingly, this same Bloomberg report says that “Jake Sullivan is likely to be named National Security Adviser.” We tend to believe this is likely accurate as well, since it’s coming from the same source as Blinken. Sullivan was an assistant to Obama’s National Security Adviser, and was the frontrunner to be Hillary Clinton’s National Security Adviser.
In other words, President-elect Biden is hitting the ground running with knowledgeable and experienced Obama-Biden era operatives whom he knows he can trust. This is crucial, considering what a mess Trump has made of world relations. One key question is where this leaves Susan Rice. She would have excelled as Secretary of State or National Security Adviser, but she apparently isn’t taking either role. Biden and Rice met during the campaign and appear to be close.
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palmerreport--2020-11-23--Republican Governor to Donald Trump: “Stop golfing and concede”

– After taking heat for going golfing yesterday during the G20 , Donald Trump has gone golfing again today .
He isn ’ t even trying to keep up the faintest of appearances .
He knows it ’ s over .
He ’ s just hoping his gullible supporters won ’ t notice that he knows it ’ s over .
– Earlier today Trump attacked Maryland ’ s Republican Governor Larry Hogan , a sign of how badly Trump is spiraling .
Hogan tweeted this in response : “ If you had done your job , America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fend for themselves to find tests in the middle of a pandemic , as we successfully did in Maryland .
Stop golfing and concede.
” – Tweet of the day from SCOTUSblog , a prominent nonpartisan outlet covering the Supreme Court : “ Dear Donald Trump supporters : SCOTUS is not getting involved .
We wish it would .
What a case !
But unfortunately , that is a fever dream of gaslighting , insular , pro-Trump media that collects your attention , energy & money by deceiving you into seeing hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance SCOTUS will review the suit dismissed by Judge Brann seeking to block Pennsylvania ’ s certification .
The lawyers representing the President are either delusional or intentionally misleading him and his supporters.
” – Trump is now attacking the Republican Governor of Maryland .
So that tells you how badly Trump ’ s day is going .

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– After taking heat for going golfing yesterday during the G20, Donald Trump has gone golfing again today. He isn’t even trying to keep up the faintest of appearances. He knows it’s over. He’s just hoping his gullible supporters won’t notice that he knows it’s over.
– Earlier today Trump attacked Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan, a sign of how badly Trump is spiraling. Hogan tweeted this in response: “If you had done your job, America’s governors wouldn’t have been forced to fend for themselves to find tests in the middle of a pandemic, as we successfully did in Maryland. Stop golfing and concede.”
– Tweet of the day from SCOTUSblog, a prominent nonpartisan outlet covering the Supreme Court: “Dear Donald Trump supporters: SCOTUS is not getting involved. We wish it would. What a case! But unfortunately, that is a fever dream of gaslighting, insular, pro-Trump media that collects your attention, energy & money by deceiving you into seeing hope where none exist … There is no chance SCOTUS will review the suit dismissed by Judge Brann seeking to block Pennsylvania’s certification. The lawyers representing the President are either delusional or intentionally misleading him and his supporters.”
– Trump is now attacking the Republican Governor of Maryland. So that tells you how badly Trump’s day is going.
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palmerreport--2020-11-23--GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski throws Donald Trump under the bus after Sidney Powell debacle

GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski is now calling for Trump to give up and transition to Biden .
She gets zero @ @ @ @ @ .
But it ’ s the latest reminder that the longer Trump drags this out @ @ @ @ @ has , and the more republicans are going to selfishly dunk him .
Another thing @ @ @ @ @ that in order for Trump to keep dragging out this charade , he has to @ @ @ @ @ antics .
Now that he ’ s meeting with state legislators , and hiring ( @ @ @ @ @ Sidney Powell , his antics are becoming more inconvenient for those Republican politicians who are @ @ @ @ @ to their usual corrupt agenda .
Sidney Powell is such a lunatic , she managed @ @ @ @ @ team that also has lunatics like Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani on it .
That @ @ @ @ @ fired the lawyer who wanted to release the Kraken , but kept the lawyer who @ @ @ @ @ night , and kept the lawyer whose face keeps melting .

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GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski is now calling for Trump to give up and transition to Biden. She gets zero points for being this late. But it’s the latest reminder that the longer Trump drags this out, the less leverage he has, and the more republicans are going to selfishly dunk him.
Another thing to keep in mind is that in order for Trump to keep dragging out this charade, he has to keep resorting to increasingly egregious antics. Now that he’s meeting with state legislators, and hiring (and firing) lunatics like Sidney Powell, his antics are becoming more inconvenient for those Republican politicians who are simply trying to get back to their usual corrupt agenda.
Sidney Powell is such a lunatic, she managed to get fired from a team that also has lunatics like Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani on it. That’s right, Trump fired the lawyer who wanted to release the Kraken, but kept the lawyer who tweeted “MicroPenis” last night, and kept the lawyer whose face keeps melting.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump’s legal team unravels as Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis appear to fire Sidney Powell

Earlier today Donald Trump ’ s election legal team lawyer Sidney Powell went on a conspiracy theory bender that somehow involved Bernie Sanders conspiring with Georgia ’ s Republican Governor to rig the election against Trump .
She also claimed that the race was rigged for Republican Kelly Loeffler over her fellow Republican Doug Collins .
It now appears Powell ’ s particular brand of crazy has managed to go too far even for the likes of Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis , who put out a joint statement this evening insisting that Powell does not represent Donald Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirm that Powell was on the team as recently as a few days ago , meaning she ’ s apparently now been fired .
That is , if Giuliani and Ellis even have the ability to fire her .
This raises further questions about whether a defeated and dejected Donald Trump , who spent the weekend golfing , is even involved in this ongoing charade of pretending to contest the election results .
Did he sign off on firing Sidney Powell ?
Does Trump still believe in Powell ’ s conspiracy theories , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the conspiracy theories being pushed by Giuliani and Ellis ?
In any case , this is all now unraveling at warp speed .
Trump is toast .

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Earlier today Donald Trump’s election legal team lawyer Sidney Powell went on a conspiracy theory bender that somehow involved Bernie Sanders conspiring with Georgia’s Republican Governor to rig the election against Trump. She also claimed that the race was rigged for Republican Kelly Loeffler over her fellow Republican Doug Collins.
It now appears Powell’s particular brand of crazy has managed to go too far even for the likes of Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, who put out a joint statement this evening insisting that Powell does not represent Donald Trump. But prior tweets from Trump and Ellis confirm that Powell was on the team as recently as a few days ago, meaning she’s apparently now been fired. That is, if Giuliani and Ellis even have the ability to fire her.
This raises further questions about whether a defeated and dejected Donald Trump, who spent the weekend golfing, is even involved in this ongoing charade of pretending to contest the election results. Did he sign off on firing Sidney Powell? Does Trump still believe in Powell’s conspiracy theories, or is he now limiting himself to the conspiracy theories being pushed by Giuliani and Ellis? In any case, this is all now unraveling at warp speed. Trump is toast.
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Mary Trump

Come Inauguration Day , there should be a Trump in the White House .
No , not that one .
Obviously , Donald Trump lost the 2020 election , meaning he ’ s going to be kicked out on Inauguration Day .
Instead , I mean Mary Trump — Donald ’ s niece .
Mary Trump , apart from her unfortunate familial connection to Donald , is known for being a PhD in psychology and the author of “ Too Much and Never Enough , ” which is an inside look at Donald and the rest of the Trump family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , better than possibly anybody else on earth , knows the inner workings of a Trump mind .
And that gets me to my point : President-elect Joe Biden should have Mary Trump somewhere in his White House team .
Why ?
Because she has the skills and expertise to help the Biden administration maximize its fighting power against Trump , which in turn would help dismantle Trumpism at large .
Having Mary in Biden ’ s administration would do double duty , too—it would enrage Donald .
Knowing that his malcontent niece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House with the express task to de-Trump the US would probably be enough to send him into a KFC-fueled tweet rampage the likes of which we ’ ve never seen .
That would be satisfying .
If you aren ’ t convinced yet , let me try framing this another way .
Think back to World War II , for example .
Who proved to be invaluable sources of information about the goings-on behind enemy lines ?
Defectors .
In essence , Mary Trump is a Trump family defector .
She ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guard down , behind closed doors , while they ’ re at their Trumpiest .
Her value as a Trump defector and as a psychologist can not be overlooked .
Joe Biden has begun assembling what appears to be an excellent White House team .
Adding Mary Trump to the team would take the Biden administration a big step further towards assembling a true dream team .

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Come Inauguration Day, there should be a Trump in the White House. No, not that one. Obviously, Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, meaning he’s going to be kicked out on Inauguration Day.
Instead, I mean Mary Trump — Donald’s niece. Mary Trump, apart from her unfortunate familial connection to Donald, is known for being a PhD in psychology and the author of “Too Much and Never Enough,” which is an inside look at Donald and the rest of the Trump family as told from her perspective. She, better than possibly anybody else on earth, knows the inner workings of a Trump mind.
And that gets me to my point: President-elect Joe Biden should have Mary Trump somewhere in his White House team. Why? Because she has the skills and expertise to help the Biden administration maximize its fighting power against Trump, which in turn would help dismantle Trumpism at large. Having Mary in Biden’s administration would do double duty, too—it would enrage Donald. Knowing that his malcontent niece is spending her days in his former White House with the express task to de-Trump the US would probably be enough to send him into a KFC-fueled tweet rampage the likes of which we’ve never seen. That would be satisfying.
If you aren’t convinced yet, let me try framing this another way. Think back to World War II, for example. Who proved to be invaluable sources of information about the goings-on behind enemy lines? Defectors. In essence, Mary Trump is a Trump family defector. She’s seen the other side with its guard down, behind closed doors, while they’re at their Trumpiest. Her value as a Trump defector and as a psychologist cannot be overlooked.
Joe Biden has begun assembling what appears to be an excellent White House team. Adding Mary Trump to the team would take the Biden administration a big step further towards assembling a true dream team.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump’s lawyers turn against Kelly Loeffler as their conspiracy theories spiral out of contro

Donald Trump’s lawyers turn against Kelly Loeffler as their conspiracy theories spiral out of control

Donald Trump ’ s lawyers are now claiming that Bernie Sanders and Georgia ’ s Republican Governor Brian Kemp conspired together to rig the election against Trump .
If there are two people on earth who are least likely to conspire with each other , it ’ s Bernie Sanders and Brian Kemp .
But it gets even worse .
Trump ’ s lawyers are now arguing that Brian Kemp also rigged Georgia ’ s Republican primary race in such a way that caused Kelly Loeffler , and not Trump stooge Doug Collins , to win the Republican nomination .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Team Trump would claim this , as Collins was always a Trump person , and Loeffer never was .
But at this point Trump is undermining Loeffler pretty badly in her Senate runoff race .
If Trump convinces Republican voters that Loeffler isn ’ t legitimate to begin with , they may be less likely to turn out and vote for her .
If Trump keeps this up , he could prompt Mitch McConnell to selfishly conclude that the Republicans ’ best shot at winning the Georgia runoffs is to push Trump off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a given that this will happen , but we all know that McConnell cares more about retaining Senate control than he does about propping up Trump ’ s dying fantasies .
Trump is playing with fire here .

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Donald Trump’s lawyers are now claiming that Bernie Sanders and Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp conspired together to rig the election against Trump. If there are two people on earth who are least likely to conspire with each other, it’s Bernie Sanders and Brian Kemp. But it gets even worse.
Trump’s lawyers are now arguing that Brian Kemp also rigged Georgia’s Republican primary race in such a way that caused Kelly Loeffler, and not Trump stooge Doug Collins, to win the Republican nomination. It isn’t necessarily surprising that Team Trump would claim this, as Collins was always a Trump person, and Loeffer never was. But at this point Trump is undermining Loeffler pretty badly in her Senate runoff race. If Trump convinces Republican voters that Loeffler isn’t legitimate to begin with, they may be less likely to turn out and vote for her.
If Trump keeps this up, he could prompt Mitch McConnell to selfishly conclude that the Republicans’ best shot at winning the Georgia runoffs is to push Trump off the stage. It’s not a given that this will happen, but we all know that McConnell cares more about retaining Senate control than he does about propping up Trump’s dying fantasies. Trump is playing with fire here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Joe Biden takes charge

Joe Biden takes charge

Donald Trump spent today golfing , instead of trying to keep up the illusion that he ’ s still “ contesting ” the election .
What ’ s more , his team – or what ’ s left of it – didn ’ t even bother to try to keep up that illusion .
No one from Team Trump appeared on any of the five major Sunday morning shows today .
Meanwhile , Joe Biden had his people on all five of them .
Biden is taking charge of the narrative .
Trump is hiding under his proverbial desk .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to claim otherwise .
– There will surely be more faux-drama out of the Michigan GOP tomorrow , and once again none of it will go anywhere .
Michigan will most likely be officially over with tomorrow .
Even if last minute antics manage to buy Trump ’ s people a day , the courts will immediately shoot them down , on the grounds that such antics are illegal .
There ’ s nothing to see here .
How many of you are going to hide under your desk because of it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to invest your time trying to win the Georgia runoffs ?
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Donald Trump spent today golfing, instead of trying to keep up the illusion that he’s still “contesting” the election. What’s more, his team – or what’s left of it – didn’t even bother to try to keep up that illusion. No one from Team Trump appeared on any of the five major Sunday morning shows today.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden had his people on all five of them. Biden is taking charge of the narrative. Trump is hiding under his proverbial desk. Don’t let any pundits try to claim otherwise.
– There will surely be more faux-drama out of the Michigan GOP tomorrow, and once again none of it will go anywhere. Michigan will most likely be officially over with tomorrow. Even if last minute antics manage to buy Trump’s people a day, the courts will immediately shoot them down, on the grounds that such antics are illegal. There’s nothing to see here. How many of you are going to hide under your desk because of it, and how many of you are going to invest your time trying to win the Georgia runoffs? Donate here. Volunteer here and here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Joe Biden confirms he won’t pardon Donald Trump under any circumstances

Joe Biden has repeatedly said that he would not interfere in any prosecution of Trump , and that he would not pardon Trump under any circumstances .
Any narrative to the contrary is pure fiction .
Yet the mainstream media keeps pushing it as clickbait .
This is a shame , because it baselessly undermines Biden .
It ’ s a reminder of how deeply tied the mainstream media is to trying to get page views and ratings .
President elect Biden ’ s new White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain reiterated this stance on ABC This Week this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to tell the justice department who to investigate or who not to investigate.
” It couldn ’ t be any more clear that whatever Biden ’ s personal feelings may be about prosecuting Trump , Trump ’ s kids , or Trump ’ s cabinet , Biden will play no role in it .
Besides , with Donald Trump likely to try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door , it could take several months for the courts to go through the process of invalidating that pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York State that gets first crack at criminally charging Trump .
Biden couldn ’ t interfere with a state prosecution even if he tried .
So this is just a non-issue all around .

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Joe Biden has repeatedly said that he would not interfere in any prosecution of Trump, and that he would not pardon Trump under any circumstances. Any narrative to the contrary is pure fiction. Yet the mainstream media keeps pushing it as clickbait. This is a shame, because it baselessly undermines Biden. It’s a reminder of how deeply tied the mainstream media is to trying to get page views and ratings.
President elect Biden’s new White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain reiterated this stance on ABC This Week this morning: “Joe Biden is not going to tell the justice department who to investigate or who not to investigate.” It couldn’t be any more clear that whatever Biden’s personal feelings may be about prosecuting Trump, Trump’s kids, or Trump’s cabinet, Biden will play no role in it.
Besides, with Donald Trump likely to try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door, it could take several months for the courts to go through the process of invalidating that pardon. So it’ll be New York State that gets first crack at criminally charging Trump. Biden couldn’t interfere with a state prosecution even if he tried. So this is just a non-issue all around.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Chuck Todd crashes and burns

Chuck Todd crashes and burns

The mainstream media is getting a number of things wrong right now .
For instance , Donald Trump isn ’ t looking at some kind of 2024 magic carpet ride , he ’ s looking at criminal charges and prison .
But the media has done a good job of making clear that Trump has lost , and that he isn ’ t going to just magically remain in office come January .
Then there ’ s Chuck Todd .
This morning Chuck Todd , who isn ’ t fit to host The Gong Show let alone Meet The Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Biden is going to be the apparent winner .
There ’ s still more to go through.
” No really , he said this .
This is some Fox News level nonsense .
It ’ s the latest reminder that while too many TV pundits treat politics as if both sides were the same , Chuck Todd openly roots for both-sidesism .
He has way too much fun trying to invent ways to knock one side when the other side is doing poorly , which he appears to think it what “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost uniquely bad at this , and in his current position he does real harm .
It ’ s one thing to be at 1pm weekdays on MSNBC , when no one cares .
It ’ s another thing to hold the reins of something as powerful as Meet The Press .
Every one of you reading this would do a better job of hosting it , if only because you wouldn ’ t try to do it wrong .
The only reason Chuck Todd is still on the air is that so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions are always made based on ratings .
You want to get him fired ?
STOP WATCHING HIM .

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The mainstream media is getting a number of things wrong right now. For instance, Donald Trump isn’t looking at some kind of 2024 magic carpet ride, he’s looking at criminal charges and prison. But the media has done a good job of making clear that Trump has lost, and that he isn’t going to just magically remain in office come January. Then there’s Chuck Todd.
This morning Chuck Todd, who isn’t fit to host The Gong Show let alone Meet The Press, said this: “It looks like Biden is going to be the apparent winner. There’s still more to go through.” No really, he said this. This is some Fox News level nonsense.
It’s the latest reminder that while too many TV pundits treat politics as if both sides were the same, Chuck Todd openly roots for both-sidesism. He has way too much fun trying to invent ways to knock one side when the other side is doing poorly, which he appears to think it what “unbiased” means. He’s almost uniquely bad at this, and in his current position he does real harm. It’s one thing to be at 1pm weekdays on MSNBC, when no one cares. It’s another thing to hold the reins of something as powerful as Meet The Press. Every one of you reading this would do a better job of hosting it, if only because you wouldn’t try to do it wrong.
The only reason Chuck Todd is still on the air is that so many of you hate-watch him. These decisions are always made based on ratings. You want to get him fired? STOP WATCHING HIM.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Chris Christie becomes the latest of Donald Trump’s “friends” to selfishly sell him out

– Chris Christie is the latest of Donald Trump ’ s “ friends ” to publicly lambast him for dragging out his election loss in embarrassing fashion .
None of this should come as a surprise .
Nor does it ever have anything to do with someone like Christie growing a spine , or having a conscience .
It ’ s just that Christie has a high paying TV analyst job now , and he cares far more about remaining viable in that job than he does about Trump .
The only good thing about Republicans is that they always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get dicey enough .
– Yes , Chris Christie still sucks even though he went on TV and slammed Trump this morning .
And yes , Christie might go back to saying nice things about Trump tomorrow .
But there ’ s no need to waste time lamenting over that .
What the “ lamenters ” on our side don ’ t get is that Christie did damage to Trump today , and damage to Trump is good .
Sometimes you ’ ve just got to take the win .
– Imagine being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to assign an employee around the clock to monitor your tweets and slap them with instant warning labels .
Why does Donald Trump still get to have an account ?

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– Chris Christie is the latest of Donald Trump’s “friends” to publicly lambast him for dragging out his election loss in embarrassing fashion. None of this should come as a surprise. Nor does it ever have anything to do with someone like Christie growing a spine, or having a conscience. It’s just that Christie has a high paying TV analyst job now, and he cares far more about remaining viable in that job than he does about Trump. The only good thing about Republicans is that they always selfishly turn on each other if things get dicey enough.
– Yes, Chris Christie still sucks even though he went on TV and slammed Trump this morning. And yes, Christie might go back to saying nice things about Trump tomorrow. But there’s no need to waste time lamenting over that. What the “lamenters” on our side don’t get is that Christie did damage to Trump today, and damage to Trump is good. Sometimes you’ve just got to take the win.
– Imagine being so full of it that Twitter has to assign an employee around the clock to monitor your tweets and slap them with instant warning labels. Why does Donald Trump still get to have an account?
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump’s election legal team goes completely off the rails

One of history ’ s most abused abbreviations is UFO , which stands for , just to remind everyone , Unidentified Flying Object .
The irony of the misapplication of the shorthand is it has come to represent precisely what it is not .
To say that a thing is “ unidentified ” and then immediately insist that it is therefore an extraterrestrial spacecraft is to identify it .
Naturally , this inherent contradiction is lost on the weak minded propellerheads who insist that Earth ’ s skies are lousy with space aliens who , for reasons that ought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m not surprised they do not , wish to remain hidden .
But not so hidden that the true believer isn ’ t “ certain ” that they exist .
And so on .
It ’ s like insisting that since there were 50 unsolved murders in New York City last year , say , then the unsolved ones must have been committed by space aliens .
Or insisting that because one can not figure out how a stage magician did a trick it must therefore be real magic .
( Never mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage magicians are skeptics . )
This is what Drs Dunning and Kruger have in mind when they speak of people with cognitive biases and measurably low abilities overestimating their own cognitive powers .
Their “ reasonings ” just don ’ t square with reality .
What does all this have to do with Trump supporters ?
Yes , I know , stupid question .
But this is how fools are easily fooled .
That the latest example of such errant tomfoolery happened in a court of law in Arizona ought to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Lawyers for Donald Trump actively solicited affidavits from wing nuts who will swear under penalty of perjury that they have witnessed voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election .
The lawyers are throwing out the affidavits that they can prove are fraudulent and only submitting the ones they can ’ t disprove .
In other words , the ones left over are the space aliens they have been looking for .
It all happened in Maricopa County , Arizona , where lawyers for the Trump campaign were trying to stop the certification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign attorney Kory Langhofer , Judge Daniel Kiley gave his reasoning for rejecting affidavits claiming fraud : “ The fact that your process for obtaining these affidavits yielded affidavits that you yourself found to be false , does not support a finding that this process generates reliable evidence .
This is concerning .
The fact that you solicited affidavits , some you know are false , some you don ’ t know if they ’ re false or not , you exclude the ones you know are false and submit the others .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reliable evidence ?
” It ’ s not .
It ’ s called data mining , or bias confirmation .
It ’ s how sloppy researchers reach dumb conclusions about questionable theories .
By the way , the tool the lawyers used to eliminate false affidavits is called a “ captcha.
” You ’ ve probably seen one before .
It ’ s a box you tick to prove you ’ re not a bot .
Or a series of pictures in which you ’ re supposed to identify the ones that contain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crude .
This is part of the “ firehose of evidence ” lawyers are desperately seeking to “ prove ” that rampant election fraud took place in the 2020 election .
Thankfully , people like Judge Kiley are adjudicating this nonsense , and not a bunch of MAGA-hat wearing , gun-toting cretins .
Just in case you ’ re wondering why Trump ’ s lawyers are not being more specific about the “ mountain of evidence of election fraud ” they ’ re assembling , it ’ s because they ’ re privately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s crap .
But they ’ re hoping enough people don ’ t look too closely at it .
Unfortunately , the ones whose job it is to examine the evidence closely are judges , and unlike the aforementioned MAGA-hat wearing , gun-toting cretins , they are nobody ’ s fools .
So don ’ t worry .
When it comes to examining the evidence , we ’ re in good hands .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay @ @

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One of history’s most abused abbreviations is UFO, which stands for, just to remind everyone, Unidentified Flying Object. The irony of the misapplication of the shorthand is it has come to represent precisely what it is not. To say that a thing is “unidentified” and then immediately insist that it is therefore an extraterrestrial spacecraft is to identify it. Naturally, this inherent contradiction is lost on the weak minded propellerheads who insist that Earth’s skies are lousy with space aliens who, for reasons that ought to baffle the true believer but I’m not surprised they do not, wish to remain hidden. But not so hidden that the true believer isn’t “certain” that they exist. And so on.
It’s like insisting that since there were 50 unsolved murders in New York City last year, say, then the unsolved ones must have been committed by space aliens. Or insisting that because one cannot figure out how a stage magician did a trick it must therefore be real magic. (Never mind that many, if not most, stage magicians are skeptics.) This is what Drs Dunning and Kruger have in mind when they speak of people with cognitive biases and measurably low abilities overestimating their own cognitive powers. Their “reasonings” just don’t square with reality.
What does all this have to do with Trump supporters? Yes, I know, stupid question. But this is how fools are easily fooled. That the latest example of such errant tomfoolery happened in a court of law in Arizona ought to have an appropriately chilling effect on us all. Lawyers for Donald Trump actively solicited affidavits from wing nuts who will swear under penalty of perjury that they have witnessed voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. The lawyers are throwing out the affidavits that they can prove are fraudulent and only submitting the ones they can’t disprove. In other words, the ones left over are the space aliens they have been looking for.
It all happened in Maricopa County, Arizona, where lawyers for the Trump campaign were trying to stop the certification of election results. In questioning Trump campaign attorney Kory Langhofer, Judge Daniel Kiley gave his reasoning for rejecting affidavits claiming fraud: “The fact that your process for obtaining these affidavits yielded affidavits that you yourself found to be false, does not support a finding that this process generates reliable evidence. This is concerning. The fact that you solicited affidavits, some you know are false, some you don’t know if they’re false or not, you exclude the ones you know are false and submit the others. How is that a process of gathering reliable evidence?”
It’s not. It’s called data mining, or bias confirmation. It’s how sloppy researchers reach dumb conclusions about questionable theories.
By the way, the tool the lawyers used to eliminate false affidavits is called a “captcha.” You’ve probably seen one before. It’s a box you tick to prove you’re not a bot. Or a series of pictures in which you’re supposed to identify the ones that contain traffic lights. It’s that crude.
This is part of the “firehose of evidence” lawyers are desperately seeking to “prove” that rampant election fraud took place in the 2020 election. Thankfully, people like Judge Kiley are adjudicating this nonsense, and not a bunch of MAGA-hat wearing, gun-toting cretins.
Just in case you’re wondering why Trump’s lawyers are not being more specific about the “mountain of evidence of election fraud” they’re assembling, it’s because they’re privately embarrassed by it. Even they know it’s crap. But they’re hoping enough people don’t look too closely at it. Unfortunately, the ones whose job it is to examine the evidence closely are judges, and unlike the aforementioned MAGA-hat wearing, gun-toting cretins, they are nobody’s fools. So don’t worry. When it comes to examining the evidence, we’re in good hands. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-22--Donald Trump screws up and admits Joe Biden is about to become President

Several days ago , Donald Trump came this close to saying something about the “ Biden administration ” during a press conference , but just barely caught himself and refrained from actually admitting that Joe Biden won the election and will be the next President .
Now Trump has indeed admitted it .
Late on Saturday night , Donald Trump tweeted “ They never thought a Vaccine could be done so soon but don ’ t worry , they will try to give the credit to Biden !
” It doesn ’ t take much to parse this : Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become President .
Otherwise he wouldn ’ t be talking about Biden getting credit for something that ’ s about to happen .
Oops .
It ’ s a reminder that Donald Trump can ’ t simultaneously claim he ’ s somehow magically going to remain in office and attack the Biden administration , because attacking the Biden administration means acknowledging that the Biden administration is going to exist .
Trump has to pick one or the other , and he no longer seems to be able to keep his story straight .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administrator Emily Murphy now has just 900 likes and more than 46,000 negative replies – making for one of the most humiliating ratios of all time .

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Several days ago, Donald Trump came this close to saying something about the “Biden administration” during a press conference, but just barely caught himself and refrained from actually admitting that Joe Biden won the election and will be the next President. Now Trump has indeed admitted it.
Late on Saturday night, Donald Trump tweeted “They never thought a Vaccine could be done so soon but don’t worry, they will try to give the credit to Biden!” It doesn’t take much to parse this: Trump just admitted that Biden is about to become President. Otherwise he wouldn’t be talking about Biden getting credit for something that’s about to happen. Oops.
It’s a reminder that Donald Trump can’t simultaneously claim he’s somehow magically going to remain in office and attack the Biden administration, because attacking the Biden administration means acknowledging that the Biden administration is going to exist. Trump has to pick one or the other, and he no longer seems to be able to keep his story straight.
– The most recent tweet from GSA Administrator Emily Murphy now has just 900 likes and more than 46,000 negative replies – making for one of the most humiliating ratios of all time.
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