palmerreport--2020-11-15--Here’s the thing everyone is missing

Here’s the thing everyone is missing

Here ’ s what ’ s so remarkable about the 2020 election : Donald Trump ran a highly ineffective campaign , failed to expand his too-small support base , never found a way to fully pull into contention , and couldn ’ t even figure out how to cheat his way to victory .
That ’ s pretty surprising , after what we saw from him in 2016 – except it ’ s not , because it ’ s exactly what we saw from him in 2016 .
Trump spent the 2016 election making every rookie mistake in the book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He campaigned in the wrong places .
His initial support base was too small , and he never figured out how to expand it .
Even after he spent a year and a half conspiring with the Russians to try to rig the outcome , he was still on track to lose Pennsylvania , Michigan , and Wisconsin , and lose the electoral college , while losing the popular vote by perhaps six million votes .
Then the last minute Comey letter happened .
The Comey letter caused a two to three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t conjecture ; we saw that shift in the final week of polling .
If not for that letter , Trump would have lost the 2016 election , both in the electoral college and by about six million votes , and it would have been seen as a blowout .
He ’ d have been laughed off the political stage .
By now he ’ d either be in a New York prison or he ’ d be reduced to doing late night infomercials .
Put another way : as solid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden in 2020 , if a last minute fluke like the Comey letter had shifted the polls by two to three points , Donald Trump very well could have accidentally won again despite having done absolutely nothing to pull it off .
Then again , Trump accidentally won in 2016 despite having done absolutely nothing to pull it off .
Focusing solely on firing up your base is a good way to make a lot of noise , but it tends to result in getting far too few votes to compete in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good at politics .
Far from being some kind of campaigning genius , he was merely a one-trick pony who got lucky the first time , and didn ’ t get lucky the second time .
It shows how much of a crapshoot presidential general elections are , and how dangerous it is when one party nominates someone who ’ s dangerously unfit .

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Here’s what’s so remarkable about the 2020 election: Donald Trump ran a highly ineffective campaign, failed to expand his too-small support base, never found a way to fully pull into contention, and couldn’t even figure out how to cheat his way to victory. That’s pretty surprising, after what we saw from him in 2016 – except it’s not, because it’s exactly what we saw from him in 2016.
Trump spent the 2016 election making every rookie mistake in the book. He focused on the wrong things. He campaigned in the wrong places. His initial support base was too small, and he never figured out how to expand it. Even after he spent a year and a half conspiring with the Russians to try to rig the outcome, he was still on track to lose Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and lose the electoral college, while losing the popular vote by perhaps six million votes. Then the last minute Comey letter happened.
The Comey letter caused a two to three point shift across the board. This isn’t conjecture; we saw that shift in the final week of polling. If not for that letter, Trump would have lost the 2016 election, both in the electoral college and by about six million votes, and it would have been seen as a blowout. He’d have been laughed off the political stage. By now he’d either be in a New York prison or he’d be reduced to doing late night infomercials.
Put another way: as solid as this blowout win was for Joe Biden in 2020, if a last minute fluke like the Comey letter had shifted the polls by two to three points, Donald Trump very well could have accidentally won again despite having done absolutely nothing to pull it off. Then again, Trump accidentally won in 2016 despite having done absolutely nothing to pull it off.
Focusing solely on firing up your base is a good way to make a lot of noise, but it tends to result in getting far too few votes to compete in an election. Donald Trump was never any good at politics. Far from being some kind of campaigning genius, he was merely a one-trick pony who got lucky the first time, and didn’t get lucky the second time. It shows how much of a crapshoot presidential general elections are, and how dangerous it is when one party nominates someone who’s dangerously unfit.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--“He won” – Donald Trump just conceded to President-elect Joe Biden

In the movie “ A Few Good Men , ” Tom Cruise manages to goad Jack Nicholson into confessing to murder in an angry outburst .
For the past week everyone has been trying to goad Donald Trump into admitting that he ’ s lost the election – and now , in an angry outburst , it ’ s finally happened .
For context , here is Trump ’ s full concession tweet , and keep in mind that everything beyond the first two words is a lie : “ He won because the Election was Rigged .
NO VOTE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a Radical Left privately owned company , Dominion , with a bad reputation & bum equipment that couldn ’ t even qualify for Texas ( which I won by a lot ! )
, the Fake & Silent Media , & more !
” Of course nothing matters beyond the first two words , because those two words are “ He won.
” This is a concession , period .
Of course an hour later Trump tweeted “ He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA .
I concede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take backs – not in this context at least .
Shortly after Trump ’ s concession , Republican Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson appeared on NBC and said it was “ good ” that Trump tweeted out that Joe Biden has won , and that it ’ s “ very important ” that Biden start getting presidential intelligence briefings now .
In other words , Trump ’ s concession has given some Republicans an excuse to go ahead and move forward .
In that regard , even though Donald Trump hasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coherent strategy on anything lately , you have to wonder if his accidental concession was on purpose .
It ’ s served the purpose of allowing mainstream America to move on to the next thing , taking the pressure off him to concede , and playing out in a way that his gullible base will be able to convince itself that he never really did concede .
Or maybe Trump really did just blow it .
Either way , he just conceded that he lost .

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In the movie “A Few Good Men,” Tom Cruise manages to goad Jack Nicholson into confessing to murder in an angry outburst. For the past week everyone has been trying to goad Donald Trump into admitting that he’s lost the election – and now, in an angry outburst, it’s finally happened.
For context, here is Trump’s full concession tweet, and keep in mind that everything beyond the first two words is a lie: “He won because the Election was Rigged. NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a Radical Left privately owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation & bum equipment that couldn’t even qualify for Texas (which I won by a lot!), the Fake & Silent Media, & more!”
Of course nothing matters beyond the first two words, because those two words are “He won.” This is a concession, period. Of course an hour later Trump tweeted “He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING!” But there are no take backs – not in this context at least.
Shortly after Trump’s concession, Republican Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson appeared on NBC and said it was “good” that Trump tweeted out that Joe Biden has won, and that it’s “very important” that Biden start getting presidential intelligence briefings now. In other words, Trump’s concession has given some Republicans an excuse to go ahead and move forward.
In that regard, even though Donald Trump hasn’t generally been displaying anything close to a coherent strategy on anything lately, you have to wonder if his accidental concession was on purpose. It’s served the purpose of allowing mainstream America to move on to the next thing, taking the pressure off him to concede, and playing out in a way that his gullible base will be able to convince itself that he never really did concede. Or maybe Trump really did just blow it. Either way, he just conceded that he lost.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Donald Trump’s coronavirus vaccine botch job

We have the Roman historian Tacitus to thank for the aphorism that has come down to us through many revisions as , “ Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan.
” While no clear-eyed retrospective of history will ever be able to excuse Donald Trump for his failure overseeing America ’ s role in the coronavirus pandemic , neither will it give him an ounce of credit for the coming vaccine .
The credit is owed to Berlin , not Washington .
Donald Trump and his much-vaunted , endlessly self-promoted “ Operation Warp Speed ” played no part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from trying to seize credit , of course .
Taking credit for the hard work of others is what he does .
He began his pirate ship administration by trying to take credit for the economy he was handed by President Obama , an economy of such robust strength that it took him nearly four long years to ruin it .
But history is not going to let him take credit for this vaccine .
History is now being written by the winners again , and the winners are going to tell the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t receive a single penny of funding from Operation Warp Speed for the development , clinical trial and manufacture of the vaccine .
Rather , its partner , BioNTech SE , has received all the money exclusively from the German government .
We ought to all give Pfizer and BioNTech and Germany the standings ovation they deserve .
Meanwhile Donald Trump has never met praise for someone else that he didn ’ t become green with jealousy and rage over .
He doesn ’ t just want some of the credit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can ’ t have it .
Like I said , the winners have got this narrative , and we ’ re gon na tell it like it is .
The only thing America has done was to buy itself a privileged place in the queue back in July , if and when any vaccine was developed .
The Trump administration agreed to pay almost $ 2 billion for 100 million doses , with an option to acquire as many as 500 million more , once clearance comes from the FDA for emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to steal the credit for a vaccine he played no part in would be complete without a little world class incompetence mixed in .
Donald Trump Jr had this to tweet about Pfizer ’ s vaccine revelation : “ The timing of this is pretty amazing .
Nothing nefarious about the timing of this at all right ?
” In other words , we learned of the vaccine five days after the election , so it couldn ’ t help Trump steal credit for it early enough to help him con the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an administration that was behind the vaccine all along should have known the vaccine was coming well ahead of the election , right ?
Once again , the Keystone Cops administration is out of step with itself .
Nevertheless , the vaccine promises to be the miracle we were hoping for .
It is also a miracle for which Donald Trump deserves not an ounce of credit .
Not only is he responsible for a staggering quarter of a million American deaths from coronavirus , a grim statistic we only just passed since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sisters , but he ’ s also directly responsible for the politicisation of the wearing of masks .
With a vaccine coming , no doubt people are going to see that as further proof that masks are unnecessary and as somehow “ exonerating ” Trump .
Nothing can be further from the truth .
We must remain hyper-vigilant .
Coronavirus can still kill people by the hundreds of thousands between now and when the vaccine becomes available .
The vaccine is a highly effective prophylactic , not a cure .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
Wash your hands , maintain safe social distancing , wear a mask , and , as ever , ladies and , gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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We have the Roman historian Tacitus to thank for the aphorism that has come down to us through many revisions as, “Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan.” While no clear-eyed retrospective of history will ever be able to excuse Donald Trump for his failure overseeing America’s role in the coronavirus pandemic, neither will it give him an ounce of credit for the coming vaccine. The credit is owed to Berlin, not Washington. Donald Trump and his much-vaunted, endlessly self-promoted “Operation Warp Speed” played no part.
That hasn’t stopped Trump from trying to seize credit, of course. Taking credit for the hard work of others is what he does. He began his pirate ship administration by trying to take credit for the economy he was handed by President Obama, an economy of such robust strength that it took him nearly four long years to ruin it. But history is not going to let him take credit for this vaccine. History is now being written by the winners again, and the winners are going to tell the truth.
And the truth is Pfizer didn’t receive a single penny of funding from Operation Warp Speed for the development, clinical trial and manufacture of the vaccine. Rather, its partner, BioNTech SE, has received all the money exclusively from the German government.
We ought to all give Pfizer and BioNTech and Germany the standings ovation they deserve. Meanwhile Donald Trump has never met praise for someone else that he didn’t become green with jealousy and rage over. He doesn’t just want some of the credit, he wants it all. And he can’t have it. Like I said, the winners have got this narrative, and we’re gonna tell it like it is.
The only thing America has done was to buy itself a privileged place in the queue back in July, if and when any vaccine was developed. The Trump administration agreed to pay almost $2 billion for 100 million doses, with an option to acquire as many as 500 million more, once clearance comes from the FDA for emergency use authorization.
No story about Trump trying to steal the credit for a vaccine he played no part in would be complete without a little world class incompetence mixed in. Donald Trump Jr had this to tweet about Pfizer’s vaccine revelation: “The timing of this is pretty amazing. Nothing nefarious about the timing of this at all right?”
In other words, we learned of the vaccine five days after the election, so it couldn’t help Trump steal credit for it early enough to help him con the American people into re-electing him. But an administration that was behind the vaccine all along should have known the vaccine was coming well ahead of the election, right? Once again, the Keystone Cops administration is out of step with itself.
Nevertheless, the vaccine promises to be the miracle we were hoping for. It is also a miracle for which Donald Trump deserves not an ounce of credit. Not only is he responsible for a staggering quarter of a million American deaths from coronavirus, a grim statistic we only just passed since last I wrote to you, brothers and sisters, but he’s also directly responsible for the politicisation of the wearing of masks.
With a vaccine coming, no doubt people are going to see that as further proof that masks are unnecessary and as somehow “exonerating” Trump. Nothing can be further from the truth. We must remain hyper-vigilant. Coronavirus can still kill people by the hundreds of thousands between now and when the vaccine becomes available. The vaccine is a highly effective prophylactic, not a cure.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. Wash your hands, maintain safe social distancing, wear a mask, and, as ever, ladies and, gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-15--Donald Trump Jr tries to cash out while he can

It ’ s not entirely clear how many members of the Trump family understand this , but now that Donald @ @ @ @ @ , the family ’ s entire financial house of cards is coming down .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ off creditors and criminal charges to have much time to focus on his next grift @ @ @ @ @ to understand that the jig is nearly up .
He tweeted this today : “ @ @ @ @ @ get your copy of Liberal Privilege , find out everything the media is hiding from @ @ @ @ @ starting now like getting your autographed copy for the price of the regular book.
” @ @ @ @ @ Trump Junior is now going to the trouble of autographing his books just so he @ @ @ @ @ price , instead of having to cut the price quite yet .
We all know @ @ @ @ @ irrelevance – and apparently so does Donald Trump Jr .

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It’s not entirely clear how many members of the Trump family understand this, but now that Donald Trump has lost the election, the family’s entire financial house of cards is coming down. Trump will be too busy fending off creditors and criminal charges to have much time to focus on his next grift.
Donald Trump Jr seems to understand that the jig is nearly up. He tweeted this today: “Don’t forget to get your copy of Liberal Privilege, find out everything the media is hiding from you. Black Friday sales starting now like getting your autographed copy for the price of the regular book.”
That’s right, Trump Junior is now going to the trouble of autographing his books just so he can sell them at full price, instead of having to cut the price quite yet. We all know where this is headed – irrelevance – and apparently so does Donald Trump Jr.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Donald Trump Jr sounds like a goner

Donald Trump Jr sounds like a goner

– Just checked in on Donald Trump Junior to see how badly he ’ s unraveled… and he ’ s tweeting about Bill Clinton wearing a dress .
Junior isn ’ t going to make it , is he ?
He sounds like a goner .
– Imagine being on Donald Trump ’ s election legal team at this point .
Now imagine being the one guy on Donald Trump ’ s election legal team who doesn ’ t realize the whole thing is a sham and thinks he ’ s actually supposed to try to win those cases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy .
– Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown tells off mask-less Republican Senator Dan Sullivan , in a preview of what we can likely expect from Senate Democrats in 2021 : Once again , I asked my Republican colleagues to stop endangering all the Senate workers – and simply wear a mask when presiding over the Senate .
Once again , they refused .
pic.twitter.com/lykJO8MWmI – Jaime Harrison just tweeted “ I hope the Biden DOJ investigates ” Lindsey Graham ’ s attempt at coercing the Georgia Secretary of State into rigging the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , they should also investigate whether Graham put in any calls to the South Carolina Secretary of State .
Graham was not on track to win reelection by ten points .
That was somewhat suspicious even before we found out that Graham was calling around trying to rig states .

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– Just checked in on Donald Trump Junior to see how badly he’s unraveled… and he’s tweeting about Bill Clinton wearing a dress. Junior isn’t going to make it, is he? He sounds like a goner.
– Imagine being on Donald Trump’s election legal team at this point. Now imagine being the one guy on Donald Trump’s election legal team who doesn’t realize the whole thing is a sham and thinks he’s actually supposed to try to win those cases. Because there’s always that one guy.
– Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown tells off mask-less Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, in a preview of what we can likely expect from Senate Democrats in 2021:
Once again, I asked my Republican colleagues to stop endangering all the Senate workers – and simply wear a mask when presiding over the Senate. Once again, they refused. pic.twitter.com/lykJO8MWmI — Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) November 17, 2020
– Jaime Harrison just tweeted “I hope the Biden DOJ investigates” Lindsey Graham’s attempt at coercing the Georgia Secretary of State into rigging the state for Trump. Come to think of it, they should also investigate whether Graham put in any calls to the South Carolina Secretary of State. Graham was not on track to win reelection by ten points. That was somewhat suspicious even before we found out that Graham was calling around trying to rig states.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Donald Trump’s election legal team just hit rock bottom

Half the problem with Donald Trump ’ s election legal team is who ’ s not on it : competent law firms keep bailing on him , because they don ’ t want the blowback from participating in a sham .
Other half the problem is who is on Trump ’ s team : Rudy Giuliani and a cast of laughable schmucks .
It ’ s created a chaotic situation where Trump ’ s legal team is withdrawing from many of its own cases , while publicly insisting that it isn ’ t withdrawing .
One case that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going forward tomorrow despite the fact that all of Trump ’ s lawyers in the case have quit except one .
Reuters says that Trump ’ s one remaining lawyer in the case is “ also a radio host.
” Again , these people are representing the sitting President of the United States .
These are the kinds of lawyers you ’ d hire after seeing them in a local TV commercial .
Come to think of it , Trump literally hired some of these lawyers after seeing them provide punditry on Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s team is Rudy Giuliani , unwitting star of the new Borat movie .

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Half the problem with Donald Trump’s election legal team is who’s not on it: competent law firms keep bailing on him, because they don’t want the blowback from participating in a sham. Other half the problem is who is on Trump’s team: Rudy Giuliani and a cast of laughable schmucks.
It’s created a chaotic situation where Trump’s legal team is withdrawing from many of its own cases, while publicly insisting that it isn’t withdrawing. One case that’s still intact, in Pennsylvania, is going forward tomorrow despite the fact that all of Trump’s lawyers in the case have quit except one. Reuters says that Trump’s one remaining lawyer in the case is “also a radio host.”
Again, these people are representing the sitting President of the United States. These are the kinds of lawyers you’d hire after seeing them in a local TV commercial. Come to think of it, Trump literally hired some of these lawyers after seeing them provide punditry on Fox News. And of course the head of Trump’s team is Rudy Giuliani, unwitting star of the new Borat movie.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--They were never going to get away with this

– The republicans were only going to get away with this election rigging stuff if Trump won .
And since Trump was never going to win , what were they thinking ?
Now that Trump has lost , it ’ s not surprising it ’ s unraveling like this , with Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger exposing Lindsey Graham ’ s cheating efforts .
Plenty more to come , I suspect .
– Lindsey Graham could end up facing an impossible choice : 1 ) Have Trump preemptively pardon him for felony election tampering , which would keep him out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career .
2 ) Skip the pardon and take his chances with the criminal justice system after Trump is gone .
Good luck , Lindsey !
– Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is the latest Republican Governor to announce a mask mandate , after North Dakota and Utah did the same over the past week .
They deserve no points for this , as they waited far too long .
But it ’ s clear that they ’ re now moving on from Trump ’ s wishes on the matter – a reminder that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and slowly but surely waning as we speak .
– Trump supporters are now promoting a rally in “ Georiga.
” No really , this is real .
I can ’ t wait to find out where they think that is .

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– The republicans were only going to get away with this election rigging stuff if Trump won. And since Trump was never going to win, what were they thinking? Now that Trump has lost, it’s not surprising it’s unraveling like this, with Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger exposing Lindsey Graham’s cheating efforts. Plenty more to come, I suspect.
– Lindsey Graham could end up facing an impossible choice: 1) Have Trump preemptively pardon him for felony election tampering, which would keep him out of prison but could derail his Senate career. 2) Skip the pardon and take his chances with the criminal justice system after Trump is gone. Good luck, Lindsey!
– Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is the latest Republican Governor to announce a mask mandate, after North Dakota and Utah did the same over the past week. They deserve no points for this, as they waited far too long. But it’s clear that they’re now moving on from Trump’s wishes on the matter – a reminder that his influence over the GOP is quietly and slowly but surely waning as we speak.
– Trump supporters are now promoting a rally in “Georiga.” No really, this is real. I can’t wait to find out where they think that is.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

– Joe Biden gained a strategic advantage today by pointing out that his number two , Kamala Harris , has access to classified intel that he doesn ’ t .
If Donald Trump ever found himself in that situation , he ’ d be clinically incapable of admitting his # 2 knows something he doesn ’ t .
– Fun fact : the average kindergartner is smarter than Marco Rubio .
– Sixty-five days until Joe Biden takes control of the @ POTUS and @ WhiteHouse accounts on Twitter .
– It ’ s absurd that George W. Bush apologists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period .
They still had nine months to get their act together before 9/11 ; they simply had no interest in tracking Bin Laden .
But it ’ s fitting that certain anti-Trump Republicans are now using this argument to try to pressure Donald Trump to get on with it .
Whatever gets the job done at this point .
– Tweet of the day , from President-elect Joe Biden : “ Right now , Congress should come together and pass a COVID relief package like the HEROES Act that the House passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the virus and deliver economic relief to workers and businesses , then we can build back better than ever before .
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– Joe Biden gained a strategic advantage today by pointing out that his number two, Kamala Harris, has access to classified intel that he doesn’t. If Donald Trump ever found himself in that situation, he’d be clinically incapable of admitting his #2 knows something he doesn’t.
– Fun fact: the average kindergartner is smarter than Marco Rubio.
– Sixty-five days until Joe Biden takes control of the @POTUS and @WhiteHouse accounts on Twitter.
– It’s absurd that George W. Bush apologists still blame 9/11 on the short transition period. They still had nine months to get their act together before 9/11; they simply had no interest in tracking Bin Laden. But it’s fitting that certain anti-Trump Republicans are now using this argument to try to pressure Donald Trump to get on with it. Whatever gets the job done at this point.
– Tweet of the day, from President-elect Joe Biden: “Right now, Congress should come together and pass a COVID relief package like the HEROES Act that the House passed six months ago. Once we shut down the virus and deliver economic relief to workers and businesses, then we can build back better than ever before.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--I warned you that Donald Trump would try this

– No surprise Trump is hinting at bombing Iran .
I warned you that Trump would threaten to go out with a bang , in the hope of scaring someone somewhere into giving him an immunity deal .
It ’ s an empty threat .
If Trump actually tries something like that , he guarantees the most negative possible outcome for himself , which isn ’ t what he wants – so he ’ s not going to do it .
But he wants to scare us into thinking he just might .
We defeated Trump by not cowering to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not start cowering now .
– Because the media is still portraying Trump as somehow immortal in defeat , most of you haven ’ t figured out yet that Mitch McConnell is now running the show in the Republican Party , not Trump .
If and when McConnell decides Trump is standing in the way of the GOP ’ s chances in the Georgia runoffs , he ’ ll ( selfishly ) finish Trump off .
– Even more motivation for the Democrats to win the Georgia Senate runoffs : if we flip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer be Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee .
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– No surprise Trump is hinting at bombing Iran. I warned you that Trump would threaten to go out with a bang, in the hope of scaring someone somewhere into giving him an immunity deal. It’s an empty threat. If Trump actually tries something like that, he guarantees the most negative possible outcome for himself, which isn’t what he wants – so he’s not going to do it. But he wants to scare us into thinking he just might. We defeated Trump by not cowering to his empty threats; let’s not start cowering now.
– Because the media is still portraying Trump as somehow immortal in defeat, most of you haven’t figured out yet that Mitch McConnell is now running the show in the Republican Party, not Trump. If and when McConnell decides Trump is standing in the way of the GOP’s chances in the Georgia runoffs, he’ll (selfishly) finish Trump off.
– Even more motivation for the Democrats to win the Georgia Senate runoffs: if we flip the Senate, then Lindsey Graham will no longer be Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Donate to Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock here.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Mitch McConnell finally breaks with Donald Trump

At some point Donald Trump ’ s ongoing refusal to concede is going to become a strategic problem for Senate Republicans , who are looking to win the Georgia runoffs by pushing the notion that the GOP needs to retain control of the Senate as a check on President Biden .
How can the Republicans push that message until Trump admits he ’ s lost ?
That may finally be coming to a head .
Mitch McConnell has the most on the line here , as the runoffs will determine whether he remains Senate Majority Leader .
Thus far McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notion that Trump might somehow find some way to magically win the election .
But now that Trump is looking to withdraw U.S. troops from the Middle East , McConnell is using it as an opportunity to break with Trump .
McConnell is suddenly insisting that withdrawing our troops would “ hurt our allies and delight the people who wish us harm ” and would be “ humiliating.
” In other words , Mitch McConnell is now signaling that he ’ s just about done with Donald Trump .
We award McConnell absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have done it a week ago , and he ’ s only doing it now for selfish reasons .
And keep in mind that McConnell never stops playing both sides , so tomorrow he might make a point of saying something positive about Trump .
But the upshot is that McConnell is finally breaking from Trump – and let ’ s be real here , McConnell is probably the one person who ’ s in a position to force Trump to shut down his grift sooner than he ’ d like to @ @ @ @

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At some point Donald Trump’s ongoing refusal to concede is going to become a strategic problem for Senate Republicans, who are looking to win the Georgia runoffs by pushing the notion that the GOP needs to retain control of the Senate as a check on President Biden. How can the Republicans push that message until Trump admits he’s lost? That may finally be coming to a head.
Mitch McConnell has the most on the line here, as the runoffs will determine whether he remains Senate Majority Leader. Thus far McConnell has publicly given generic credence to the notion that Trump might somehow find some way to magically win the election. But now that Trump is looking to withdraw U.S. troops from the Middle East, McConnell is using it as an opportunity to break with Trump.
McConnell is suddenly insisting that withdrawing our troops would “hurt our allies and delight the people who wish us harm” and would be “humiliating.”
In other words, Mitch McConnell is now signaling that he’s just about done with Donald Trump. We award McConnell absolutely no points for this, as he should have done it a week ago, and he’s only doing it now for selfish reasons. And keep in mind that McConnell never stops playing both sides, so tomorrow he might make a point of saying something positive about Trump. But the upshot is that McConnell is finally breaking from Trump – and let’s be real here, McConnell is probably the one person who’s in a position to force Trump to shut down his grift sooner than he’d like to and go quietly.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--The end of Lindsey Graham

The end of Lindsey Graham

– Donald Trump has a long history of convincing his underlings that they ’ re invincible , goading them into committing crimes that help him , and then hanging them out to dry when they get caught .
By next week , Trump will be insisting that Lindsey Graham was just the coffee boy .
– Keep in mind that Georgia ’ s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger isn ’ t some naive rube .
In his position , he knows better than anyone that by going public with the fact that Lindsey Graham tried to pressure him into rigging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the post-Trump DOJ will likely end up interviewing Raffensperger about Graham ’ s actions , and that Raffensperger could end up testifying at Graham ’ s trial .
Raffensperger has clearly decided that he ’ s okay with things going in that direction for him .
Nor would he have made such an accusation if it weren ’ t true , considering he ’ ll likely end up having to talk about it under oath .
– We ’ re still no closer to resolving the debate about whether Lindsey Graham is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s just clinically insane , are we ?

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– Donald Trump has a long history of convincing his underlings that they’re invincible, goading them into committing crimes that help him, and then hanging them out to dry when they get caught. By next week, Trump will be insisting that Lindsey Graham was just the coffee boy.
– Keep in mind that Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger isn’t some naive rube. In his position, he knows better than anyone that by going public with the fact that Lindsey Graham tried to pressure him into rigging the election for Trump, it means the post-Trump DOJ will likely end up interviewing Raffensperger about Graham’s actions, and that Raffensperger could end up testifying at Graham’s trial. Raffensperger has clearly decided that he’s okay with things going in that direction for him. Nor would he have made such an accusation if it weren’t true, considering he’ll likely end up having to talk about it under oath.
– We’re still no closer to resolving the debate about whether Lindsey Graham is being blackmailed into behaving this way or whether he’s just clinically insane, are we?
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--What’s going to happen to Donald Trump next

– Hey Donald Trump , you keep trying to take credit for things that happened “ on my watch.
” @ @ @ @ @ everyone focusing on right now is what happened on your watch .
Specifically , prosecutors @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re going to be all over what happened on your watch .
– @ @ @ @ @ understand how political leverage works .
Once everyone quickly sees that his threats against Ohio @ @ @ @ @ t having any impact on DeWine , it ’ ll be a clear signal to @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no longer a reason to fear Trump .
The problem with being @ @ @ @ @ Trump can ’ t admit to himself when he doesn ’ t have the upper @ @ @ @ @ the day , from President-elect Joe Biden : “ Once again , I congratulate the @ @ @ @ @ produced this breakthrough and have brought us one step closer to beating this virus .
@ @ @ @ @ the frontline workers who are still confronting the virus around the clock .
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– Hey Donald Trump, you keep trying to take credit for things that happened “on my watch.” The last thing you want everyone focusing on right now is what happened on your watch. Specifically, prosecutors and judges and juries. They’re going to be all over what happened on your watch.
– Trump just doesn’t understand how political leverage works. Once everyone quickly sees that his threats against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine aren’t having any impact on DeWine, it’ll be a clear signal to other Republican office holders that there’s no longer a reason to fear Trump. The problem with being such a narcissist is that Trump can’t admit to himself when he doesn’t have the upper hand.
– Tweet of the day, from President-elect Joe Biden: “Once again, I congratulate the brilliant women and men who produced this breakthrough and have brought us one step closer to beating this virus. I am also thankful for the frontline workers who are still confronting the virus around the clock.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Why Mitch McConnell is doing what he’s doing

– People keep asking why Mitch McConnell has given up on Judy Shelton ’ s nomination , and why he isn ’ t doing anything to save Trump .
It ’ s simple : while McConnell often wins his battles , these aren ’ t the battles that he can win .
Trump is done and no one can change that .
Shelton simply didn ’ t have the votes , due to a quarantine .
McConnell doesn ’ t have a magic wand .
No one in politics , on either side , ever has a magic wand .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ into such a self defeating mindset of fretting , hand wringing , and lamenting , instead of fighting to win .
Then I turn on MSNBC and realize liberals are being fed nothing but fretting , hand wringing , and lamenting all day long .
Please , for your own sake , turn the TV off whenever it starts getting to you .
– Trump just tweeted “ DEAD PEOPLE VOTED.
” Wrong .
They aren ’ t dead .
Trump ’ s voters are just braindead .
– Tweet of the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is paying President Trump and how much is he getting for these troop movements ?
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– People keep asking why Mitch McConnell has given up on Judy Shelton’s nomination, and why he isn’t doing anything to save Trump. It’s simple: while McConnell often wins his battles, these aren’t the battles that he can win. Trump is done and no one can change that. Shelton simply didn’t have the votes, due to a quarantine. McConnell doesn’t have a magic wand. No one in politics, on either side, ever has a magic wand.
I often wonder how liberals have gotten into such a self defeating mindset of fretting, hand wringing, and lamenting, instead of fighting to win. Then I turn on MSNBC and realize liberals are being fed nothing but fretting, hand wringing, and lamenting all day long. Please, for your own sake, turn the TV off whenever it starts getting to you.
– Trump just tweeted “DEAD PEOPLE VOTED.” Wrong. They aren’t dead. Trump’s voters are just braindead.
– Tweet of the day, from Anthony Scaramucci: “Who is paying President Trump and how much is he getting for these troop movements?”
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Just how far gone is Donald Trump?

Just how far gone is Donald Trump?

– Donald Trump is pretty far gone , but even he can ’ t have thought that Rudy Giuliani would do anything but fail miserably .
It ’ s as if Trump knew his case would fail no matter what , so he put Rudy in charge , so he can then save face by saying he only lost the case because of Rudy .
– 87 year old GOP Senator Chuck Grassley says he ’ s tested positive for coronavirus .
At his age that ’ s… not good .
This comes one day after GOP Senators Dan Sullivan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refusing to wear masks .
They should be criminally charged for assaulting Grassley .
They really should .
When you make a point of refusing to wear a mask around others , it should be a federal crime .
– Tweet of the day from Dan Zak , and keep in mind this actually happened : Update from U.S. district court in Williamsport , Pa. , one of the Trump campaign 's last stands : GIULIANI : “ I ’ m not sure what 'opacity ' means .
It probably means you can @ @ @

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– Donald Trump is pretty far gone, but even he can’t have thought that Rudy Giuliani would do anything but fail miserably. It’s as if Trump knew his case would fail no matter what, so he put Rudy in charge, so he can then save face by saying he only lost the case because of Rudy.
– 87 year old GOP Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s tested positive for coronavirus. At his age that’s… not good. This comes one day after GOP Senators Dan Sullivan and Ted Cruz threw a fit about refusing to wear masks. They should be criminally charged for assaulting Grassley. They really should. When you make a point of refusing to wear a mask around others, it should be a federal crime.
– Tweet of the day from Dan Zak, and keep in mind this actually happened:
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Joy Reid just nailed it

Joy Reid just nailed it

If you listen to legal experts – who aren ’ t preening for the cable news cameras , at least – they ’ ll point out that there is a widely documented New York grand jury that ’ s in the process of indicting Donald Trump on financial charges , and that Trump ’ s next act will center around fighting to stay out of prison .
But for some reason , MSNBC is still largely painting a future landscape in which Trump simply waltzes out of office when he loses and launches his next big cable news venture , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and somehow magically not facing the criminal charges that he ’ s facing .
So it was a relief tonight when MSNBC host Joy Reid pointed out that Donald Trump is simply acting like a baby right now , and then said this : “ You know who ’ s not going to treat him like a baby ?
Cy Vance .
Letitia James.
” That ’ s a reference to the New York County District Attorney and the New York Attorney General , respectively .
It ’ s a reminder that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal charges and asset forfeitures , not some mythical kingmaker role .

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If you listen to legal experts – who aren’t preening for the cable news cameras, at least – they’ll point out that there is a widely documented New York grand jury that’s in the process of indicting Donald Trump on financial charges, and that Trump’s next act will center around fighting to stay out of prison.
But for some reason, MSNBC is still largely painting a future landscape in which Trump simply waltzes out of office when he loses and launches his next big cable news venture, while launching a 2024 presidential campaign, and somehow magically not facing the criminal charges that he’s facing.
So it was a relief tonight when MSNBC host Joy Reid pointed out that Donald Trump is simply acting like a baby right now, and then said this: “You know who’s not going to treat him like a baby? Cy Vance. Letitia James.” That’s a reference to the New York County District Attorney and the New York Attorney General, respectively. It’s a reminder that Trump’s next chapter involves things like criminal charges and asset forfeitures, not some mythical kingmaker role.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump fires DHS official Chris Krebs in frustration as he circles the drain

– I went to the grocery store to quickly grab one item… and Donald Trump fired someone while I was @ @ @ @ @ DHS official Chris Krebs , days after Krebs confirmed that the voting machines weren ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
Krebs expected to get fired for this , this isn ’ t a surprise @ @ @ @ @ t help Trump one bit .
He ’ s just blowing off steam over the @ @ @ @ @ lost .
– No , Trump isn ’ t going to magically win Michigan because @ @ @ @ @ certify its results .
Nothing works that way .
The state itself will certify the @ @ @ @ @ nothing .
Any pundit who claims otherwise is either clueless or trying to scare you @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , a staunch Trump ally , congratulated President-elect Joe Biden today @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ friends ” around the world are selfishly moving on from him , @ @ @ @ @ want to go down with him .

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– I went to the grocery store to quickly grab one item… and Donald Trump fired someone while I was gone. Trump has fired DHS official Chris Krebs, days after Krebs confirmed that the voting machines weren’t secretly rigged against Trump. Krebs expected to get fired for this, this isn’t a surprise, and it doesn’t help Trump one bit. He’s just blowing off steam over the fact that he’s lost.
– No, Trump isn’t going to magically win Michigan because Wayne County didn’t certify its results. Nothing works that way. The state itself will certify the results. This is literally nothing. Any pundit who claims otherwise is either clueless or trying to scare you for attention.
– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a staunch Trump ally, congratulated President-elect Joe Biden today. Even many of Trump’s “friends” around the world are selfishly moving on from him, because they don’t want to go down with him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump’s Georgia stooge David Perdue runs and hides

Perhaps one of the most memorable lines to come out of the 2020 election cycle happened just a few days before Election Day , in a senate race that no one thought would be particularly consequential until after Election Day ended , and both senate races in Georgia moved to a runoff .
In the second debate between himself and current Sen. David Perdue , Jon Ossoff hit it out of the park when he tore into Perdue about his overall corruption and his abysmal failure to do anything about the COVID health crisis decimating his own state with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just that you ’ re a crook , Senator .
It ’ s that you ’ re attacking the health of the people you represent.
” In just one stroke , Ossoff suggested that while Perdue was fending off multiple federal investigations into his insider trading scandals , the health crisis became increasingly unmanageable in Georgia – and yet , Perdue made no efforts to increase the congressional stimulus package that Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump refused to pass before the election .
Perdue remained silent for a minute and a half , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts to cut off his opponent , unlike Trump and McConnell in their respective debates .
The next day , Perdue bailed out of the final debate , to avoid another such embarrassment , going instead to a Trump rally .
Now , he ’ s about to regret making that decision , since it ’ s coming back to haunt him in a big way .
The Atlanta Press Club , the most prestigious journalism association in the state , is organizing an upcoming debate on Dec. 6 .
Perdue has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will be represented by an empty chair at the podium .
The ACP has invited him to reconsider , but this is a lose-lose situation for Perdue – he has the choice of either being embarrassed by every prominent newspaper in the state or being forced to explain how he can be concerned about the health of everyday Georgians while going to a superspreader event to benefit himself .
There ’ s not really a good answer he can give .

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Perhaps one of the most memorable lines to come out of the 2020 election cycle happened just a few days before Election Day, in a senate race that no one thought would be particularly consequential until after Election Day ended, and both senate races in Georgia moved to a runoff. In the second debate between himself and current Sen. David Perdue, Jon Ossoff hit it out of the park when he tore into Perdue about his overall corruption and his abysmal failure to do anything about the COVID health crisis decimating his own state with the line: “It’s not just that you’re a crook, Senator. It’s that you’re attacking the health of the people you represent.”
In just one stroke, Ossoff suggested that while Perdue was fending off multiple federal investigations into his insider trading scandals, the health crisis became increasingly unmanageable in Georgia – and yet, Perdue made no efforts to increase the congressional stimulus package that Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump refused to pass before the election. Perdue remained silent for a minute and a half, looking particularly weak since he made no efforts to cut off his opponent, unlike Trump and McConnell in their respective debates. The next day, Perdue bailed out of the final debate, to avoid another such embarrassment, going instead to a Trump rally. Now, he’s about to regret making that decision, since it’s coming back to haunt him in a big way.
The Atlanta Press Club, the most prestigious journalism association in the state, is organizing an upcoming debate on Dec. 6. Perdue has also declined to appear at this one, and will be represented by an empty chair at the podium. The ACP has invited him to reconsider, but this is a lose-lose situation for Perdue – he has the choice of either being embarrassed by every prominent newspaper in the state or being forced to explain how he can be concerned about the health of everyday Georgians while going to a superspreader event to benefit himself. There’s not really a good answer he can give.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Lindsey Graham all but begs Donald Trump for a pardon

– After getting caught committing felony election tampering , Lindsey Graham just posted a tweet praising Trump ’ s bizarre troop withdrawals .
Notably , this comes even after Mitch McConnell spoke out sharply against the troop withdrawals .
It couldn ’ t be more clear that Graham is begging Trump for a federal pardon on his way out the door .
But Graham may have violated state law too .
And really , does Lindsey think he can survive in the Senate for long after accepting a pardon for having tried to rig an election ?
– Nevada ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both publicly confirmed that they did not speak with Lindsey Graham about ballot counting .
Assuming they ’ re both telling the truth , just who in Nevada did Graham speak to ?
Graham now claims he can ’ t recall .
Hoo boy .
– Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is getting destroyed in court right now .
Rudy should get used to it .
He ’ ll be on criminal trial before much longer .
– If Rudy Giuliani is getting paid $ 20,000 a day to represent Donald Trump this poorly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to get at least $ 20,000 for this here ham sandwich .

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– After getting caught committing felony election tampering, Lindsey Graham just posted a tweet praising Trump’s bizarre troop withdrawals. Notably, this comes even after Mitch McConnell spoke out sharply against the troop withdrawals. It couldn’t be more clear that Graham is begging Trump for a federal pardon on his way out the door. But Graham may have violated state law too. And really, does Lindsey think he can survive in the Senate for long after accepting a pardon for having tried to rig an election?
– Nevada’s Governor and Secretary of State have both publicly confirmed that they did not speak with Lindsey Graham about ballot counting. Assuming they’re both telling the truth, just who in Nevada did Graham speak to? Graham now claims he can’t recall. Hoo boy.
– Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is getting destroyed in court right now. Rudy should get used to it. He’ll be on criminal trial before much longer.
– If Rudy Giuliani is getting paid $20,000 a day to represent Donald Trump this poorly in court, then I should be able to get at least $20,000 for this here ham sandwich.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Lindsey Graham’s hacked emails could explain why he’s acting so bizarrely

Lindsey Graham is now admitting that he spoke with Arizona ’ s Republican Governor Doug Ducey about ballot counting .
He ’ s also admitting he spoke to a Nevada official , but claims he can ’ t remember who it was .
Just how many people are involved in Lindsey ’ s crime spree ?
How many witnesses has he generated against himself ?
As a reminder , the DOJ is just 64 days away from being free to prosecute anyone it wants .
Reminder : Lindsey Graham confirmed to CNN in late 2016 that his personal emails were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Donald Trump – and he stated his belief that the Russians were behind it .
Those emails never did surface .
That means someone still has Graham ’ s emails .
It raises legitimate questions about whether those emails are being used to blackmail him .
It ’ s not difficult to imagine a scenario where the Kremlin hacked Graham ’ s private emails while he was Trump ’ s opponent , and then Russia later gave those emails to Trump so he could use them to get Graham to fall in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Graham is behaving so strangely because he ’ s clinically insane .

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Lindsey Graham is now admitting that he spoke with Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey about ballot counting. He’s also admitting he spoke to a Nevada official, but claims he can’t remember who it was. Just how many people are involved in Lindsey’s crime spree? How many witnesses has he generated against himself? As a reminder, the DOJ is just 64 days away from being free to prosecute anyone it wants.
Reminder: Lindsey Graham confirmed to CNN in late 2016 that his personal emails were hacked when he was running for president against Donald Trump – and he stated his belief that the Russians were behind it. Those emails never did surface. That means someone still has Graham’s emails. It raises legitimate questions about whether those emails are being used to blackmail him.
It’s not difficult to imagine a scenario where the Kremlin hacked Graham’s private emails while he was Trump’s opponent, and then Russia later gave those emails to Trump so he could use them to get Graham to fall in line. Or it could just be that Graham is behaving so strangely because he’s clinically insane.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--“Move to Canada” – everyone piles on after Donald Trump suggests he likes Canadian system better

After Donald Trump went silent on Twitter for a sixteen hour stretch , he finally woke up from his crypt and began ranting about Canada of all things .
Trump quoted Canada ’ s official election account , which had tweeted “ Elections Canada does not use Dominion Voting Systems .
We use paper ballots counted by hand in front of scrutineers.
” Trump added “ THIS SAYS IT ALL !
” Well okay then .
Now that Trump is pushing the bizarre ( and false ) conspiracy theory that Dominion voting machines somehow flipped millions of his votes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at any straws he can find to support it .
But now that Trump is suggesting that he likes the Canadian system of voting better , numerous observers in the United States are now urging him to move to Canada .
In fact the response is so widespread , “ MOVE TO CANADA ” is now trending on Twitter as a result .
Of course we wouldn ’ t actually wish Donald Trump on Canada ; they ’ ve done nothing to deserve his villainy .
It ’ s the responsibility of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put him in prison for the rest of his miserable life for his many crimes .

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After Donald Trump went silent on Twitter for a sixteen hour stretch, he finally woke up from his crypt and began ranting about Canada of all things. Trump quoted Canada’s official election account, which had tweeted “Elections Canada does not use Dominion Voting Systems. We use paper ballots counted by hand in front of scrutineers.” Trump added “THIS SAYS IT ALL!”
Well okay then. Now that Trump is pushing the bizarre (and false) conspiracy theory that Dominion voting machines somehow flipped millions of his votes for Joe Biden, he’s grasping at any straws he can find to support it. But now that Trump is suggesting that he likes the Canadian system of voting better, numerous observers in the United States are now urging him to move to Canada.
In fact the response is so widespread, “MOVE TO CANADA” is now trending on Twitter as a result. Of course we wouldn’t actually wish Donald Trump on Canada; they’ve done nothing to deserve his villainy. It’s the responsibility of the United States to keep Trump here and put him in prison for the rest of his miserable life for his many crimes.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Rudy Giuliani just gave something away about Donald Trump’s downfall

So here ’ s something interesting .
All along , Rudy Giuliani has famously been representing Donald Trump free of charge .
We ’ ve always presumed this was because being the president ’ s lawyer gave Rudy , ahem , additional revenue sources .
But now the New York Times is reporting that Rudy is suddenly demanding $ 20,000 a day to represent Trump in the imaginary effort to overturn the election results .
That ’ s a massive fee , even for a high profile attorney .
This means that not only is Rudy no longer willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s suddenly begun a cash grab effort of his own .
This tells us that Rudy knows the end is near for him and Trump both .
It further suggests that Rudy knows he ’ ll be arrested not long after the DOJ is free from Trump ’ s clutches , and that Rudy will need serious money to mount a criminal defense .
It also means that Rudy thinks he can get the famously cheap Trump to pay him $ 20,000 a day for pretending to be his lawyer , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rudy is trying to extort Trump into not flipping on him once Rudy is arrested .
– Wait , did Trump ’ s lawyers say they ’ re going to release the kraken or release the crackhead ?
– Turns out Dolly Parton , who donated a million dollars early on to a COVID vaccine research fund , did more to bring us a COVID vaccine than Donald Trump did .

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So here’s something interesting. All along, Rudy Giuliani has famously been representing Donald Trump free of charge. We’ve always presumed this was because being the president’s lawyer gave Rudy, ahem, additional revenue sources. But now the New York Times is reporting that Rudy is suddenly demanding $20,000 a day to represent Trump in the imaginary effort to overturn the election results. That’s a massive fee, even for a high profile attorney.
This means that not only is Rudy no longer willing to work for Trump for free, he’s suddenly begun a cash grab effort of his own. This tells us that Rudy knows the end is near for him and Trump both. It further suggests that Rudy knows he’ll be arrested not long after the DOJ is free from Trump’s clutches, and that Rudy will need serious money to mount a criminal defense. It also means that Rudy thinks he can get the famously cheap Trump to pay him $20,000 a day for pretending to be his lawyer, which at this point sounds a lot like Rudy is trying to extort Trump into not flipping on him once Rudy is arrested.
– Wait, did Trump’s lawyers say they’re going to release the kraken or release the crackhead?
– Turns out Dolly Parton, who donated a million dollars early on to a COVID vaccine research fund, did more to bring us a COVID vaccine than Donald Trump did.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Donald Trump just lost big in court

Donald Trump just lost big in court

– The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump ’ s claim that Philadelphia did something wrong with its ballot counting .
This was obviously never , ever going anywhere .
It ’ s just a stunt for Trump to continue grifting .
And now it ’ s nearly at its end .
– 3:30pm today : Palmer Report makes fun of Donald Trump for not having tweeted anything in sixteen hours .
3:47pm today : Donald Trump suddenly tweets something .
This always happens .
It never fails .
Trump must be stalking me !
– After Chuck Grassley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without enough votes to confirm deranged Fed nominee Judy Shelton , Mitch McConnell went ahead and held a vote on her today anyway .
It ’ s not the final vote for her , but it appears McConnell is giving up on Shelton and looking to quickly finish her off , in the hope he can ram someone else through instead who will get the approval of the Republicans who were unwilling to vote for Shelton .
So it ’ s a partial victory for us – and a reminder that neither side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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– The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that Philadelphia did something wrong with its ballot counting. This was obviously never, ever going anywhere. It’s just a stunt for Trump to continue grifting. And now it’s nearly at its end.
– 3:30pm today: Palmer Report makes fun of Donald Trump for not having tweeted anything in sixteen hours. 3:47pm today: Donald Trump suddenly tweets something. This always happens. It never fails. Trump must be stalking me!
– After Chuck Grassley went into quarantine, leaving the Republicans without enough votes to confirm deranged Fed nominee Judy Shelton, Mitch McConnell went ahead and held a vote on her today anyway. It’s not the final vote for her, but it appears McConnell is giving up on Shelton and looking to quickly finish her off, in the hope he can ram someone else through instead who will get the approval of the Republicans who were unwilling to vote for Shelton. So it’s a partial victory for us – and a reminder that neither side in politics ever has a magic wand.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--GOP Senators just gave away something about Donald Trump’s downfall during leaked conference call

Yesterday Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump ’ s ongoing fantasy that he secretly won the election is actually making it harder for the Republicans to compete in the Georgia Senate runoffs .
Trump has never been able to drive his supporters to vote for other Republicans when he himself wasn ’ t on the ballot , and that ’ s not going to improve now that he ’ s been defeated .
Now the two Republicans running in the runoff , Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue , are privately admitting that Trump ’ s continued presence on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a new report from the Washington Post .
They made these remarks in the kind of private conference call that always leaks , so you have to wonder if they did this as a way of trying to place pressure on Trump to give up the ghost .
This comes amid the bizarre new scandal involving Lindsey Graham having tried and failed to coerce Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State to throw out legally cast ballots – a felony on Graham ’ s part that could end up being prosecuted once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s control – is also giving the Republicans precisely the kinds of headlines they don ’ t want in Georgia .

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Yesterday Palmer Report pointed out that Donald Trump’s ongoing fantasy that he secretly won the election is actually making it harder for the Republicans to compete in the Georgia Senate runoffs. Trump has never been able to drive his supporters to vote for other Republicans when he himself wasn’t on the ballot, and that’s not going to improve now that he’s been defeated.
Now the two Republicans running in the runoff, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, are privately admitting that Trump’s continued presence on the stage is endangering their prospects, according to a new report from the Washington Post. They made these remarks in the kind of private conference call that always leaks, so you have to wonder if they did this as a way of trying to place pressure on Trump to give up the ghost.
This comes amid the bizarre new scandal involving Lindsey Graham having tried and failed to coerce Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State to throw out legally cast ballots – a felony on Graham’s part that could end up being prosecuted once the DOJ is no longer under Trump’s control – is also giving the Republicans precisely the kinds of headlines they don’t want in Georgia.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Joe Biden just stuck it to Donald Trump

Joe Biden just stuck it to Donald Trump

– President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he ’ s lined up non-government national security experts to brief him .
@ @ @ @ @ do it .
Biden is making clear to Trump that he can ’ t get @ @ @ @ @ briefings , which makes Trump more likely to cave on it .
If Biden were @ @ @ @ @ about the briefings , Trump would conclude that he ’ s got something valuable to @ @ @ @ @ for concessions , and Trump would thus be more likely to dig in his heels @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump hasn ’ t tweeted anything in sixteen hours .
He ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ just dead inside .
– Lindsey Graham told reporters today that he spoke with Donald @ @ @ @ @ national security.
” Let us translate that for you : Lindsey Graham spoke to Donald @ @ @ @ @ a pardon on Trump ’ s way out the door .

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– President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he’s lined up non-government national security experts to brief him. This is exactly how you do it. Biden is making clear to Trump that he can’t get anything in return for withholding briefings, which makes Trump more likely to cave on it. If Biden were to angrily stomp his feet about the briefings, Trump would conclude that he’s got something valuable to hold over Biden in exchange for concessions, and Trump would thus be more likely to dig in his heels for even longer.
– Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted anything in sixteen hours. He’s not dead, he’s just dead inside.
– Lindsey Graham told reporters today that he spoke with Donald Trump last night about “national security.” Let us translate that for you: Lindsey Graham spoke to Donald Trump last night about getting a pardon on Trump’s way out the door.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Here comes the dismantling of Donald Trump’s life

Even as Donald Trump keeps pretending he ’ s going to magically win the election , the media has largely insisted that Trump is about to launch some big new venture or a 2024 campaign .
Of course this is all nonsense , because Trump is only facing two things once he ’ s out of office : criminal charges and financial squeezes .
So it ’ s good to see that the Wall Street Journal has published a lengthy new expose on the various criminal and civil actions that Trump and his family business are about to face once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear , the dismantling of Trump ’ s life is surely already underway , whether the media has caught up to it or not .
But the more the media focuses on this reality , the less room Trump will have to fill the narrative with fantasies about remaining in office .
The cold hard reality is that Donald Trump is going to end up using what ’ s left of the transition period to try to give himself a softer landing with regard to the prison and bankruptcy he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pardon himself .
He ’ ll try to fleece even more money for himself out of the Treasury .
This is where our focus should be , not on entertaining Trump ’ s fantasies about magically remaining in office .

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Even as Donald Trump keeps pretending he’s going to magically win the election, the media has largely insisted that Trump is about to launch some big new venture or a 2024 campaign. Of course this is all nonsense, because Trump is only facing two things once he’s out of office: criminal charges and financial squeezes.
So it’s good to see that the Wall Street Journal has published a lengthy new expose on the various criminal and civil actions that Trump and his family business are about to face once Trump is out of office. To be clear, the dismantling of Trump’s life is surely already underway, whether the media has caught up to it or not. But the more the media focuses on this reality, the less room Trump will have to fill the narrative with fantasies about remaining in office.
The cold hard reality is that Donald Trump is going to end up using what’s left of the transition period to try to give himself a softer landing with regard to the prison and bankruptcy he’s facing. He’ll try to pardon himself. He’ll try to fleece even more money for himself out of the Treasury. This is where our focus should be, not on entertaining Trump’s fantasies about magically remaining in office.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Rudy Giuliani is in court humiliating himself right now

When Rudy Giuliani filed paperwork yesterday to appear in court today and argue Donald Trump ’ s case that the case should be magically overturned , we were only left to wish there were going to be TV cameras in the courtroom .
Fortunately , reporters are being allowed to listen in remotely – and Rudy is already humiliating himself .
According to law professor Jennifer Taub , who has been listening in and live tweeting the proceedings , Rudy is spending the hearing ranting and raving about various Chicago politicians , seemingly unaware that he ’ s in court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the judge that his mask is causing his glasses to fog up .
It ’ s an issue many of us deal with , but one you should get sorted out before going into court .
As a reminder , this is the guy Trump picked to save his failing bid to magically overturn the election .
Trump clearly isn ’ t even trying to win this ; he ’ s just using Rudy to try to drag out the farce a bit longer , allowing Trump to fundraise from it a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dying because Trump hasn ’ t yet started the transition .

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When Rudy Giuliani filed paperwork yesterday to appear in court today and argue Donald Trump’s case that the case should be magically overturned, we were only left to wish there were going to be TV cameras in the courtroom. Fortunately, reporters are being allowed to listen in remotely – and Rudy is already humiliating himself.
According to law professor Jennifer Taub, who has been listening in and live tweeting the proceedings, Rudy is spending the hearing ranting and raving about various Chicago politicians, seemingly unaware that he’s in court in Pennsylvania. Rudy also keeps complaining to the judge that his mask is causing his glasses to fog up. It’s an issue many of us deal with, but one you should get sorted out before going into court.
As a reminder, this is the guy Trump picked to save his failing bid to magically overturn the election. Trump clearly isn’t even trying to win this; he’s just using Rudy to try to drag out the farce a bit longer, allowing Trump to fundraise from it a bit longer. Meanwhile, Americans are dying because Trump hasn’t yet started the transition.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--No, President Biden did NOT say he’ll let Donald Trump slide on criminal charges

Some of you are totally misinterpreting Joe Biden ’ s remarks .
He said that while he isn ’ t personally excited about Trump being prosecuted , he ’ s going to completely stay out of it and let the Attorney General and the DOJ make all the decisions .
Biden is just trying to stay above the fray .
Really , it ’ s what you want from President Biden .
The last thing we need is the appearance that Biden has anything at all to do with the criminal charges that will ( obviously ) be brought against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just going to magically let Trump ’ s crimes slide .
Biden will simply lament publicly about the fact that any of it ’ s even necessary , even as Trump goes down .
Besides , Trump will likely try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door .
This will be disputed in court , but it could take time to sort out .
In other words , New York is likely to bring unpardonable state charges against Trump before the Feds even get an opportunity to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to go on criminal trial in New York State first , and if he ’ s convicted and sentenced to prison – which is nearly always the case on cut and dry financial crimes – any federal charges will merely have the effect of piling on .
Given his age and poor health , Trump has little chance of outliving his state prison sentence .

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Some of you are totally misinterpreting Joe Biden’s remarks. He said that while he isn’t personally excited about Trump being prosecuted, he’s going to completely stay out of it and let the Attorney General and the DOJ make all the decisions. Biden is just trying to stay above the fray.
Really, it’s what you want from President Biden. The last thing we need is the appearance that Biden has anything at all to do with the criminal charges that will (obviously) be brought against Trump. The DOJ isn’t just going to magically let Trump’s crimes slide. Biden will simply lament publicly about the fact that any of it’s even necessary, even as Trump goes down.
Besides, Trump will likely try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door. This will be disputed in court, but it could take time to sort out. In other words, New York is likely to bring unpardonable state charges against Trump before the Feds even get an opportunity to bring their charges.
As such, Trump is likely to go on criminal trial in New York State first, and if he’s convicted and sentenced to prison – which is nearly always the case on cut and dry financial crimes – any federal charges will merely have the effect of piling on. Given his age and poor health, Trump has little chance of outliving his state prison sentence.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Donald Trump has to make a no-win decision by tomorrow

– Donald Trump , who ’ s obviously hard up for money , has to decide by tomorrow whether to spend $ 8 million to fund a Wisconsin recount .
He ’ d be wasting the money , because he knows he ’ ll end up losing the recount by the end of the week .
But if he doesn ’ t go through with it and keep up appearances , he ’ ll immediately have a harder time convincing his rubes to keep funding his imaginary effort .
– Donald Trump hasn ’ t tweeted anything today .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to care why .
– Donald Trump couldn ’ t even get his base to turn out and vote for other Republicans in the midterms and special elections before he lost .
He ’ s not going to be able get his base to turn out in the Georgia Senate runoffs now that he ’ s a defeated loser .
It ’ s absurd to suggest that he can .
– Lindsey Graham now claims he “ can ’ t remember ” which election official he spoke to in Nevada .
Good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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– Donald Trump, who’s obviously hard up for money, has to decide by tomorrow whether to spend $8 million to fund a Wisconsin recount. He’d be wasting the money, because he knows he’ll end up losing the recount by the end of the week. But if he doesn’t go through with it and keep up appearances, he’ll immediately have a harder time convincing his rubes to keep funding his imaginary effort.
– Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted anything today. It’s nice that we no longer have to care why.
– Donald Trump couldn’t even get his base to turn out and vote for other Republicans in the midterms and special elections before he lost. He’s not going to be able get his base to turn out in the Georgia Senate runoffs now that he’s a defeated loser. It’s absurd to suggest that he can.
– Lindsey Graham now claims he “can’t remember” which election official he spoke to in Nevada. Good luck explaining that one to the jury.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Chuck Grassley is in quarantine, and it could change the outcome of an important vote

Yesterday , Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown lectured Republican Senator Dan Sullivan for refusing to wear a mask during a Senate hearing .
Sullivan responded like a clown .
In a reminder that Brown was 100 % correct in his concerns , 87 year old Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is now in quarantine after having been exposed to coronavirus .
This is notable for a couple reasons .
First , Grassley is very high risk at his age ; he ’ s a lousy Senator and should have retired a long time ago , but he certainly doesn ’ t deserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope he didn ’ t actually contract the virus , and that if he did , he recovers .
Second , Mitch McConnell is trying to ram through an utterly deranged candidate named Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve .
Three Republican Senators have already decided to vote “ no.
” Now that Grassley is in quarantine , McConnell has lost a fourth vote , meaning he ’ s now down to 49 votes and can ’ t currently confirm Shelton .
What ’ s more , CNN ’ s Manu Raju just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defeated Martha McSally in a special election , he ’ s set to take office within days .
If Kelly is sworn in before Grassley gets out of quarantine , and the three Republican “ no ” votes remain “ no ” votes , McConnell might not ever get his chance to confirm Shelton – which would be a good thing for the country .

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Yesterday, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown lectured Republican Senator Dan Sullivan for refusing to wear a mask during a Senate hearing. Sullivan responded like a clown. In a reminder that Brown was 100% correct in his concerns, 87 year old Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is now in quarantine after having been exposed to coronavirus.
This is notable for a couple reasons. First, Grassley is very high risk at his age; he’s a lousy Senator and should have retired a long time ago, but he certainly doesn’t deserve to get sick or die. We hope he didn’t actually contract the virus, and that if he did, he recovers.
Second, Mitch McConnell is trying to ram through an utterly deranged candidate named Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve. Three Republican Senators have already decided to vote “no.” Now that Grassley is in quarantine, McConnell has lost a fourth vote, meaning he’s now down to 49 votes and can’t currently confirm Shelton.
What’s more, CNN’s Manu Raju just pointed out that because Democrat Mark Kelly defeated Martha McSally in a special election, he’s set to take office within days. If Kelly is sworn in before Grassley gets out of quarantine, and the three Republican “no” votes remain “no” votes, McConnell might not ever get his chance to confirm Shelton – which would be a good thing for the country.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Hoo boy, Rudy Giuliani is set to appear in court and argue Trump’s case himself

Since taking over Donald Trump ’ s election legal team a couple days ago , Rudy Giuliani has already unwittingly dismissed most of his own case , gotten into a public spat with a law firm , and hired a handful of lawyers who are even dumber than he is .
Now Rudy is about to make things even worse .
Marc Elias , the attorney who ’ s been leading the charge in getting Trump ’ s legal challenges thrown out of court , just revealed that Rudy Giuliani has filed a motion to appear in court .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is largely senile and obviously mentally disturbed – is now scheduled to go into court and argue Trump ’ s nonexistent legal case .
It ’ s enough to make you almost wish there were going to be cameras in this particular courtroom .
As various observers have pointed out , Rudy Giuliani hasn ’ t actually argued a case in court in nearly forty years .
This is set to be an all time disaster – and it should help ensure that Trump ’ s case gets thrown out of court even @ @ @

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Since taking over Donald Trump’s election legal team a couple days ago, Rudy Giuliani has already unwittingly dismissed most of his own case, gotten into a public spat with a law firm, and hired a handful of lawyers who are even dumber than he is. Now Rudy is about to make things even worse.
Marc Elias, the attorney who’s been leading the charge in getting Trump’s legal challenges thrown out of court, just revealed that Rudy Giuliani has filed a motion to appear in court. That’s right, Rudy – who is largely senile and obviously mentally disturbed – is now scheduled to go into court and argue Trump’s nonexistent legal case.
It’s enough to make you almost wish there were going to be cameras in this particular courtroom. As various observers have pointed out, Rudy Giuliani hasn’t actually argued a case in court in nearly forty years. This is set to be an all time disaster – and it should help ensure that Trump’s case gets thrown out of court even more quickly.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Lindsey Graham just confessed

Lindsey Graham just confessed

Yesterday , Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger revealed that Senator Lindsey Graham privately tried to pressure him into throwing out legally cast ballots in the presidential election .
This is felony election tampering .
Graham could go to prison for this , once Trump and Barr no longer have control of the DOJ .
But , as in all criminal cases , evidence and witnesses are key .
It turns out Raffensperger had multiple staffers on the call , who are all witnesses .
But it gets even better , because Graham just confessed .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporters that he ’ s not only spoken to Raffensperger in Georgia , he ’ s also spoken to the Secretaries of State in Arizona and Nevada .
This is bizarre .
Merely speaking to election officials isn ’ t necessarily a crime .
But Graham ’ s specific act of asking Georgia ’ s Secretary of State to throw out legally cast ballots is a crime .
And now Graham has just pointed investigators to two additional states to look into .
Strangely , Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs – a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not spoken to Graham .
So does Graham understand what he ’ s confessing to ?
Which official did he speak to in Arizona ?
Update , 12:28pm : Graham is now claiming he spoke with Arizona ’ s Republican Governor Doug Ducey instead .
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance says that there is already “ more than enough ” evidence to open a federal investigation into Lindsey Graham ’ s actions – and that ’ s precisely what we expect the post-Trump DOJ will do .
The big question now is whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Trump ’ s way out the door .
Such a pardon could keep Graham out of prison , depending on whether he also violated state laws .
But a pardon would be a confession of guilt , and could effectively crush Graham ’ s Senate career .

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Yesterday, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger revealed that Senator Lindsey Graham privately tried to pressure him into throwing out legally cast ballots in the presidential election. This is felony election tampering. Graham could go to prison for this, once Trump and Barr no longer have control of the DOJ. But, as in all criminal cases, evidence and witnesses are key. It turns out Raffensperger had multiple staffers on the call, who are all witnesses. But it gets even better, because Graham just confessed. No, really.
Lindsey Graham just told reporters that he’s not only spoken to Raffensperger in Georgia, he’s also spoken to the Secretaries of State in Arizona and Nevada. This is bizarre. Merely speaking to election officials isn’t necessarily a crime. But Graham’s specific act of asking Georgia’s Secretary of State to throw out legally cast ballots is a crime. And now Graham has just pointed investigators to two additional states to look into. Strangely, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs – a Democrat – just tweeted that she has not spoken to Graham. So does Graham understand what he’s confessing to? Which official did he speak to in Arizona? Update, 12:28pm: Graham is now claiming he spoke with Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey instead.
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance says that there is already “more than enough” evidence to open a federal investigation into Lindsey Graham’s actions – and that’s precisely what we expect the post-Trump DOJ will do. The big question now is whether Graham seeks and/or receives a federal pardon on Trump’s way out the door. Such a pardon could keep Graham out of prison, depending on whether he also violated state laws. But a pardon would be a confession of guilt, and could effectively crush Graham’s Senate career.
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