“Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why”
Useful overview from Politifact.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Trump warns Georgia AG not to rally other Republicans against Texas lawsuit”
AJC:
President Donald Trump warned Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr not to rally other Republican officials against a long-shot Texas lawsuit seeking to toss out the state’s election results, according to several people with direct knowledge of the conversation.The… Continue reading
It Appears That Trump’s Motion to Intervene in Bogus Texas Lawsuit to Overturn the Result of the Election Was Ghost-Written By Lawyer for Texas
The Justices will not be amused:
So the John Eastman brief for Trump was ghost-written by the guy who drafted Texas's brief that the Eastman brief supports?Oh my.The Supreme Court will not appreciate the sock-puppetry, especially in a case… Continue reading
Must-Read Trip Gabriel: “Even in Defeat, Trump Tightens Grip on State G.O.P. Lawmakers”
NYT:
Last week, allies of President Trump accused Republican leaders in Pennsylvania of being “cowards” and “liars” and of letting America down.Mr. Trump himself called top Republicans in the General Assembly in his crusade to twist the arms of… Continue reading
“Christopher Krebs sues Trump campaign, lawyer Joe diGenova for defamation”
WaPo:
The former top U.S. cybersecurity official responsible for securing November’s presidential election sued the Trump campaign and one of its lawyers for defamation Tuesday, asserting that they conspired to falsely claim the election was stolen, attack dissenting Republicans and… Continue reading
“Meet the man at the center of a shadowy multimillion-dollar ‘scam PAC’ network”
Roger Sollenberger for Salon:
A super PAC that claims to advocate for wounded veterans raised millions of dollars this year, but spent only $18,000 of it on political activity. The rest of the money was spun off to administrative… Continue reading
“As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening”
NYT:
With a key deadline passing Tuesday that all but ends his legal challenges to the election, President Trump’s frenzied campaign to overturn the results has reached an inflection point: Certified slates of electors to the Electoral College are now… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Pennsylvania Vote”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a long-shot request from Pennsylvania Republicans to overturn Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the state, delivering an unmistakable rebuke to President Trump in the forum on which he… Continue reading
“Arizona GOP asks if followers willing to give their lives to ‘stop the steal'”
More unhinged:
The Arizona Republican Party late Monday asked supporters if they are willing to give their lives in the fight over the results of the election.The party retweeted right-wing activist Ali Alexander’s promise that he is “willing to give… Continue reading
“House conservatives urge Trump not to concede and press for floor fight over election loss”
CNN:
President Donald Trump‘s staunchest defenders on Capitol Hill are urging him not to concede even after President-elect Joe Biden wins the Electoral College vote next week, calling on their party’s leader to battle it out all the… Continue reading
Trump’s Continuing Failing Lawsuits as a Loss Leader, Grift, and Delegitimization Device
Three weeks ago, I and others in the election law field determined that Trump’s path to use lawsuits to overturn the results of the election was dead. The campaign had uncovered no significant fraud or irregularities and none of… Continue reading
“Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden’s win in the state”
WaPo:
President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state and asked the governor to order an audit of absentee… Continue reading
“Trump Fundraising Surges After Election As He Makes False Claims It Was Rigged”
Tamara Keith for NPR:
After President Trump lost the election to President-elect Joe Biden, the campaign’s emails and texts to supporters carried on, urgently pushing them to donate money — a strategy that seems to have paid off.The Trump campaign,… Continue reading
Latest Sidney Powell Bonkers Lawsuit Contains ApparentTypo, Falsely Says Voting Machines Flipping Votes from Biden to Trump
Funny if it were not so despicable:
Whoops. The latest legal filing from former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in her Georgia lawsuit accuses Dominion voting machines of flipping votes from Biden to Trump — which would mean the president gained… Continue reading