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riversedge

(70,092 posts)
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 06:08 PM Nov 2020

Lawsuits that tried to disrupt Biden's wins in four states are withdrawn

Source: cnn






Updated 12:57 PM ET, Mon November 16, 2020
Analyst says Trump cases are getting dismissed at 'record speed'



(CNN)Voters in four states who had brought longshot lawsuits to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden's win and went nowhere in court dropped their cases Monday morning.


The cases were short-lived in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania federal courts, and fed into a pro-Donald Trump legal strategy that's almost certain to fail to block Biden's presidential win before the Electoral College formalized it.



The suits mirrored one another and were all backed by the law firm of a nationally known conservative attorney, James Bopp Jr. In Michigan and Pennsylvania, the cases had also gone hand in hand with ones brought by the Trump campaign.

Bopp, when asked for an explanation on why his team is pulling the suits, responded, "because of [attorney-client] privilege and because I do not telegraph my next moves, I cannot comment."

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The announcement that the voters are dropping their suits comes three days after a federal appellate court said voters couldn't bring some constitutional claims, essentially shutting down the path the Pennsylvania voters wanted to take in their suit.
Trump has refused to concede the election and continues to make false claims of widespread voter fraud with no evidence. His campaign and GOP allies have filed numerous and flimsy legal challenges in the days following the November 3 election.
On Friday, nine cases meant to attack Biden's win in key states were denied or dropped.......................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/politics/lawsuits-michigan-pennsylvania-wisconsin-georgia/index.html







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Lawsuits that tried to disrupt Biden's wins in four states are withdrawn (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2020 OP
The end..give it up donnie Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #1
Hey Donny, YOU LOST BY A LOT Blue Owl Nov 2020 #2
The strategy is obvious: file endless lawsuits in the belief that the election can't certified as stopbush Nov 2020 #3
They Hit The Wall -- Either Drop The Suit Or Get Sanctioned For Wasting The Court's Time With BS nt smb Nov 2020 #6
Hail Mary pass, but it failed and all you have is Hale-Bopp for the cult. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #4
+10 nt reACTIONary Nov 2020 #8
Translation: AZ8theist Nov 2020 #5
Also, If We Keep Pissing Off The Judge With This Nonsense, We Might Get Cited For Contempt nt smb Nov 2020 #7

stopbush

(24,393 posts)
3. The strategy is obvious: file endless lawsuits in the belief that the election can't certified as
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 07:07 PM
Nov 2020

long as an unresolved lawsuit exists.

smb

(3,471 posts)
6. They Hit The Wall -- Either Drop The Suit Or Get Sanctioned For Wasting The Court's Time With BS nt
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:48 AM
Nov 2020

AZ8theist

(5,417 posts)
5. Translation:
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 10:50 PM
Nov 2020

"Bopp, when asked for an explanation on why his team is pulling the suits, responded, "because of [attorney-client] privilege and because I do not telegraph my next moves, I cannot comment."

Translation:
"These arguments are BULLSHIT. We do not want to get laughed out of court. We DO NOT have a valid argument, nor do we have any actual evidence. In addition, we want to get paid for our work. There is some doubt that will happen."

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