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Trump Campaign Files For Recount Of Georgia Votes

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump’s campaign requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race late on Saturday, a day after state officials certified results showing Democrat Joe Biden won the state, as his legal team presses forward with attacks alleging widespread fraud without proof. Georgia’s results showed Biden beating Trump by 12,670 votes out of about …

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GOP Sen. Pat Toomey Congratulates Biden On Win

Axios reports: Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his election win, saying in a statement, “President Trump has exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the result of the presidential race in Pennsylvania.” Toomey made the announcement hours after a Republican judge in his home state dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit that sought to block the certification …

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Cheney: Trump Must “Respect The Electoral Process”

Politico reports: Liz Cheney on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to respect “the sanctity of our electoral process” if he cannot prove his voter fraud claims. “America is governed by the rule of law,” the chair of the House Republican Conference said in a statement. “The President and his lawyers have made claims of criminality and widespread fraud, which they …

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Court Boots “Meritless” Bid To Stop Certification In PA

The Washington Post reports: A lawsuit brought by President Trump’s campaign that sought to block the certification of Pennsylvania’s election results was dismissed by a federal judge on Saturday evening. U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann granted a request from Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar to dismiss the suit, which alleged that Republicans had been illegally disadvantaged because some …

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Trump Observers Obstructing Recount In Wisconsin

The Associated Press reports: Election officials in Wisconsin’s largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump on Saturday of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count. Trump requested the recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties, both heavily liberal, in hopes of undoing Democrat Joe Biden’s victory …

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Trump Skips Virtual G-20 Pandemic Summit For Golf

CNN reports: It does not appear President Trump will participate in a side-event at the G20 virtual summit focused on pandemic preparedness. The event — which is due to begin this hour — will feature remarks from the leaders of Germany, France, South Korea and Argentina. The goal of the event is to “foster international cooperation and to find solutions …

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RNC Seeks Audit Of Votes In Majority Black MI County

Reuters reports: The Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party wrote to Michigan’s state board of canvassers on Saturday asking it to adjourn for 14 days to allow for an audit of ballots in the state’s largest county. The board, which includes two Democrats and two Republicans, is due to meet on Nov. 23 to certify election results and …

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Dem Rep Files To Have Giuliani Disbarred In Five States

Via press release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today filed letters with the legal bar authorities in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania, seeking the disbarment of Rudolph Giuliani and 22 other lawyers representing Donald Trump in his attempts to overturn the election and demolish democracy. “We live together in extraordinary and increasingly dangerous national circumstances. At present, our …

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Michigan Group Sues Trump For Voter Suppression

Politico reports: A group of Michigan voters has sued Donald Trump and his reelection campaign, asserting the president’s legal challenges to the 2020 election violated the rights of Black voters. In a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court Friday, the group alleged the Trump campaign is attempting mass voter suppression — particularly among Black voters — by pressuring election officials …

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MI Reps After Meeting With Trump: Our Certification Process Should Be Free Of “Threats And Intimidation”

The Detroit Free Press reports: In a joint statement, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, did not say whether the Michigan election results came up in their conversation with Trump. However, they did not indicate they would take action to intervene in any way that would change President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state. …

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More Republicans Flaccidly Object To Trump’s Lies

CNN reports: A growing number of veteran GOP lawmakers are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s tactics to overturn election results showing he lost the race, raising concerns that his tactics could hurt the US response to the coronavirus crisis and undercut a key pillar of democracy. In recent days, more Republicans have spoken out — even though party leaders …

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Trump: You’ll Find Out That I Won The Election [VIDEO]

“Big pharma ran million dollars of negative advertisements against me during the campaign. Which I won, by the way. But, you know, we’ll find that out. “Almost 74 million votes. We had big pharma against us, we had the media against us, we had big tech against us. “We had a lot of dishonesty against us. But big pharma alone …

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Losing Senate Candidate Wants Delay In Certifying MI

The Detroit Free Press reports: John James, the Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3 election, asked the Board of State Canvassers Friday to delay its certification of Michigan’s statewide election results. The four-member board, composed of two Republicans and two Democrats, is scheduled to meet Monday to certify the results, amid ongoing efforts by Republican Donald …

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SCOTUS Cancels Arguments In Case Brought By Trump

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday canceled oral arguments next month over President Donald Trump’s bid to keep Congress from seeing material withheld from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian political meddling, raising the possibility that the justices may never rule on the issue. The court granted a request from the Democratic-led House of Representatives Judiciary …

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Trump Legal Team Can’t Attend WH Meeting With MI Lawmakers Because They’ve Been Exposed To COVID

Axios reports: Rudy Giuliani and other key members of President Trump’s outside legal team won’t be attending today’s meeting with two Michigan lawmakers because they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus, two sources familiar with the internal discussions tell Axios. Why it matters: This added turmoil inside the president’s legal operation comes at a time when the president is urging Republican …

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McEnany To CNN Reporter: “I Don’t Call On Activists”

The Independent reports: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was heckled to concede the president’s defeat during her first briefing in 49 days. Donald Trump’s spokesperson was shouted at by Playboy reporter Brian Karem as she took questions on the coronavirus. “When will you admit you lost?” heckled Mr Karem loudly from the back of the briefing room. Ms McEnany …

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Trump Lawyer Listed MN Towns In MI “Fraud” Affidavit

Mediaite reports: In their effort to demonstrate voter irregularities in the state of Michigan — which Trump was projected to have lost to Joe Biden — Trump’s lawyers appeared to mistake Michigan’s abbreviation “MI” for Minnesota. On his Power Line blog, Thursday, John Hinderaker pointed out the major error. “Here’s the problem: the townships and precincts listed in paragraphs 11 …

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Protesters Confront GOP Michigan Senate Majority Leader As He Leaves For Meeting With Trump [VIDEO]

The Detroit Metro Times reports: By now, what President Donald Trump is doing is so clear that pretty much every credible newspaper is calling it for what it is: an attempted coup. In Michigan, Republican Senate Majority leader Mike Shirkey left on Friday morning to meet with Trump at the White House. A reporter and a group of protesters caught …

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$3M Trump-Funded Recount Starts In Two WI Counties

The Washington Post reports: Two Wisconsin counties will kick off recounts of presidential election results on Friday morning. The Trump campaign has paid $3 million for the process but chose to target only the state’s two most Democratic-leaning counties for the recount, Milwaukee and Dane County, home to Madison. More than 804,000 ballots were cast for president in the two …

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MO Health Official Resigns Due To Threats By Cultists

“I’ve had strange cars driving back and forth past my house. I get threatening messages from people saying they’re watching me. “They followed my family to the park and took pictures of my kids. How insane is that? “I know it’s my job to be out front talking about the importance of public health — educating people, keeping them safe. …

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