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Jim Roberts

17 Nov, 8 tweets, 5 min read

Donald Trump’s legal effort to disrupt Pennsylvania election results is on its last legs. Strategy seems to be to cut down Joe Biden’s lead to force a recount. (That’s a steep hill to climb…)
inquirer.com/news/trump-law…

@PhillyInquirer

RELATED: Trump campaign boots its lawyers only hours before a hearing in its lawsuit to block certification of Philadelphia vote results.

This suit is the "last significant legal challenge in Pennsylvania,” according to @PhillyInquirer.

inquirer.com/news/trump-law…

A week ago, Harrisburg PA lawyer Marc Scaringi was on the radio saying that Biden won Pennsylvania & litigation by the Trump campaign wouldn’t work.

Today, Scaringi will be in court on Trump’s behalf trying to block the state from certifying the results.
post-gazette.com/news/politics-…

Meanwhile, #Rudy has asked a judge to let him appear in court for hearing that seeks to stop Pennsylvania from certifying its election results. This comes after multiple lawyers withdrew from the case.
cnbc.com/2020/11/17/tru…

@lawfareblog

Update: According to @lawfareblog Editor @benjaminwittes, #Rudy claims in his request to join Pennsylvania vote litigation that’s he’s a member in good standing of the D.C. Bar.
But his membership is apparently suspended for non-payment.

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1328714995237056514?s=20

Then there’s this….

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1328714995237056514?s=20

UPDATE: Judge allows #Rudy to join lawsuit seeking to block certification of Philadelphia votes. Hearing set for 1:30.
Latest: cnbc.com/2020/11/17/tru…

RELATED: #Rudy has asked the Trump campaign to pay him $20,000 a day for his legal work, including overseeing a trail of failed court challenges to vote count. nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/…

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Here’s where things stand at 6:40 am ET.
*Joe Biden erases Donald Trump’s lead in Georgia. Biden now up by 1,096 votes.
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*Georgia officials say 10,000 absentee ballots are still uncounted, including 4,800 in Gwinnett County.
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He’s a Republican.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Raff…

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