Thread by @beckerdavidj

Those who have fallen prey to the scam that there were "stacks of affidavits" should read this eye-opening report on yesterday's hearing in MI to sanction Trump's attorneys. /1
washingtonpost.com/politics/sidne…

The original case sought to "disenfranchise the votes of the more than 5.5M MI citizens who, with dignity, hope, and a promise of a voice, participated in the 2020 Election,” with “nothing but speculation and conjecture that votes were destroyed, discarded or switched.” /2

"The affidavits filed to support claims included obvious errors, speculation and basic misunderstandings of how elections are generally conducted. “There’s a duty that when you’re submitting a sworn statement that you have done some minimal due diligence,” Judge Parker said." /3

"The judge asked whether any of the lawyers had spoken to a witness who said she believed she saw election workers switching votes. Silence.

“Anyone?” she asked again.

When no one answered a 2nd time, she said: “Let the record reflect that no one made that inquiry.”" /4

“I don’t think I’ve really ever seen an affidavit that has made so many leaps,” Judge Parker said. “My question to counsel here is, how could any of you as officers of the court present this type of an affidavit?” /5

"One witness referred to by the lawyers in court documents only as “Spider” claimed to be a former military intelligence expert who had discovered server traffic revealing that Iran and China had tampered with the election." /6

"But The Washington Post revealed in December that “Spider” was actually a 43-year-old Texas-based information technology consultant named Joshua Merritt who never worked in military intelligence." /7

"An analyst based in TX swore that more than 139% of reg'd voters in Detroit had cast ballots — a dramatic irregularity that, if true, would have signaled obvious problems or fraud. However, city records showed that just under 51% of reg'd voters cast ballots." /8

Lin Wood, who is actively fundraising off of the Big Lie, when faced in court with potential consequences for his actions, denied any responsibility for the failed lawsuit attempting to disenfranchise all MI voters. /9