Morning Jolt: Where the Post-Election Lawsuits Stand

This is Veterans Day; thank a veteran for all they've done to ensure we live in freedom. On the menu today is a long review of the largely unsuccessful legal efforts of the Trump campaign regarding the ballot counting in Pennsylvania and Michigan and the unfounded rumors that software issues are somehow switching Trump votes to votes for Biden.

Post-Election Lawsuits Ending Not with a Bang, but with a Whimper

On November 5, President Trump claimed: "If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us . . . We'll not allow the corruption to steal such an important election or any election, for that matter. And we can't allow silence — anybody to silence our voters and manufacture results."

The contention of the president and his campaign is that the votes making up Joe Biden's margin of 45,616 votes in Pennsylvania, 36,726 votes in Nevada, 20,539 votes in Wisconsin, 14,149 votes in Georgia, and 12,813 votes in Arizona are all fraudulent and should be invalidated and Trump declared the winner.

The Trump campaign is not winning much in court since the election. In Friday's Morning Jolt, ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 11 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 11 2020 Where the Post-Election Lawsuits Stand This is Veterans Day; thank a veteran for all they've done to ensure we live in freedom. On the menu today is a long review of the largely unsuccessful legal efforts of the Trump campaign regarding the ballot counting in Pennsylvania and Michigan and the unfounded rumors that software issues are somehow switching Trump votes to votes for Biden. Post-Election Lawsuits Ending Not with a Bang, but with a Whimper On November 5, President Trump claimed: "If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us . . . We'll not allow the corruption to steal such an important election or any election, for that matter. And we can't allow silence — anybody to silence our voters and manufacture results." The contention of the president and his campaign is that the votes making up Joe Biden's margin of 45,616 votes in Pennsylvania, 36,726 votes in Nevada, 20,539 votes in Wisconsin, 14,149 votes in Georgia, and 12,813 votes in Arizona are all fraudulent and should be invalidated and Trump declared the winner. The Trump campaign is not winning much in court since the election. In Friday's Morning Jolt, ...   READ MORE

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