People think pointing out lies or exaggerations is petty. But in terms of this Trump Campaign lawsuit in Maricopa County, it was alleged that “thousands” of voters had their votes not counted - both in the initial complaint and by members of the GOP here in the stare and beyond..
But, during today’s hearing, the Trump campaign’s lawyers admitted they had a “narrow claim” after less than 200 overvotes were recorded in Maricopa County. A campaign attorney said they ‘weren’t alleging fraud’ in the lawsuit and it wasn’t about ‘stealing an election’...
In closing arguments, they asked for relief only if it impacted the results of a race. Less than 200 votes won’t.
The Trump campaign acknowledged they didn’t believe anything malicious had happened, but rather good faith errors...
The Trump campaign acknowledged they didn’t believe anything malicious had happened, but rather good faith errors...
I bring all of this up because words do matter and facts do matter. The attorneys today said, in plain words in front of a judge, that an election was not being stolen and this was not a fraud case.
That won’t be enough for some people, but it matters
That won’t be enough for some people, but it matters
What is being argued, and what a judge could find, is that some poll workers didn’t follow exact policies in a small number of instances. What’s on question is whether or not that requires corrective action, or if minimal human error is consistent with other elections
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