4. But there are aspect of the call that cut against that defense. Specifically, Trump repeatedly asks Raffensberger to find 11,780 votes -- the exact number needed to flip the result.
Trump never appears interested in an accurate count, only a win.
5. Further, the prosecution may be able to identify witnesses who could testify about Trump's state of mind. Or there might be documents. Just because Trump could claim to be acting in good faith doesn't mean that claim would hold up in court.
1. The National Association of Manufacturers (@ShopFloorNAM) released a stunning -- yet justified statement -- condemning not only Trump but all the politicians that are enabling him.
@ShopFloorNAM@exxonmobil@pfizer@goodyear 2. "Throughout this whole disgusting episode, Trump has been cheered on by members of his own party, adding fuel to the distrust that has enflamed violent anger. This is not law and order. This is chaos. It is mob rule. It is dangerous."
3. "This is sedition and should be treated as such. The outgoing president incited violence in an attempt to retain power, and any elected leader defending him is violating their oath to the Constitution and rejecting democracy in favor of anarchy."
I'd like to personally thank President Trump for sending hoards of his mask-less, delusional supporters to my neighborhood in the middle of the pandemic.
It’s seems like a fun group of people
I've watched these MAGA rallies progress since election day. We started out with about 25% of the people wearing masks. We are now at 0%.
2. I obtained internal Facebook communications about the ads
On 12/24, Facebook exec Rod Leathern asked if Facebook should take action against American Crossroads "for attempting to circumvent our ads policies by repeatedly posting the same content?"
3. This is a very strange message because Leathern (who left Facebook on 12/30) "led the product team for Business Integrity at Facebook" and was responsible for "enforc[ing] ads and business policies across Facebook."
3. The big question is WHY Facebook can't detect and block these ads (which they acknowledge violate its policies) and WHY Facebook won't penalize American Crossroads despite its purposeful efforts to evade Facebook rules