Thread by @Teri_Kanefield

Read this announcement carefully.

I doubt Trump wrote it, but the argument is "why do they need to pass a law against what we tried to do if what we tried to do was illegal?"

This is the attitude he has always had toward the law, and it's the attitude his father had.

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I'm not saying this will work as a defense.

As I said earlier, in the criminal context, most defenses fail (ask any criminal defense lawyer).

I'm saying that it's not an admission of guilt. It's a convoluted argument that what he wanted Pence to do wasn't illegal.

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In fact, the law that Democrats and a few others are trying to pass is to clarify the Electoral Count Act so people don't get the idea the vice president can win the election.

As I said earlier, Trump usually loses in court.
This is for the Court of Right-Wing Opinion.

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This is a good question.

Notice that he threw in "fraud" and "irregularities" as a justification.

I will admit that the word "overturned" is explosive, and if a lawyer wrote it, he has BAD lawyers.

But the word still has to be taken in context.

https://twitter.com/jocallag42/status/1488623342869303300

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I didn't see that ⤵️but it's sort of hilarious.

So, does Trump agree as matters stand, Kamala Harris gets to pick the next president?

All the Democrats need to do is claim there was fraud?

https://twitter.com/CDLHamma/status/1488628722030710787

I don't believe he thought this all the way through😆

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