Trump campaign abandons parts of Pennsylvania election lawsuit

By Jan Wolfe

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday dropped a major part of a lawsuit it brought seeking to halt Pennsylvania from certifying its results in the presidential election, narrowing the case to a small number of ballots.

 

In an amended complaint filed in federal court, the Trump campaign dropped a claim that election officials unlawfully blocked observers from watching the counting of mail-in ballots in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

 

The pared-down lawsuit now focuses on a claim that Democratic-leaning counties unlawfully allowed voters to fix errors in their mail-in ballots in violation of state law. Officials have said the dispute affects a small number of ballots in the state, where Democrat Joe Biden is projected to win by more than 60,000 votes.

 

Pennsylvania officials have asked a judge to toss Trump's lawsuit, saying the election observers were allowed to assess the processing of mail-in ballots and that all of the state's counties were permitted to inform residents if their mailed-in ballots were deficient, even if it was not mandatory for them to do so.

 

In Pennsylvania's populous Montgomery County, less than 100 voters fixed ballots with technical errors, a county official testified at a court hearing on Nov. 4.

 

The Trump campaign continues to seek a court order blocking the Pennsylvania secretary of state from ratifying the result.

 

Biden clinched the election after news media and Edison Research called him as the victor in Pennsylvania, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Edison Research said on Friday that Biden had won 306 Electoral College votes to Trump's 232.

 

Trump on Sunday briefly appeared to acknowledge that Biden's victory, but then recanted and claimed he would soon file fresh challenges. His campaign has filed a string of long-shot lawsuits in several battleground states.

 

On Twitter on Sunday, Trump said many cases being filed were not from his campaign.

 

"Our big cases showing the unconstitutionality of the 2020 Election, & the outrage of things that were done to change the outcome, will soon be filed!," he tweeted.

 

Legal experts say the lawsuits have little chance of changing the outcome of the election. A senior Biden legal adviser has dismissed the litigation as "theatrics, not really lawsuits."

 

Pennsylvania is due to certify the election results on Nov. 23.

 

(Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

 

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30 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Our big cases showing the unconstitutionality of the 2020 Election, & the outrage of things that were done to change the outcome, will soon be filed!," he tweeted.

 

youbetcha!  file-13.

 

and now that you've got nothing on your plate, how 'bout you get a handle on this pandemic thingie, m'kay?  otherwise you're on track to be responsible for more deaths than lincoln.

 

let's start with putting a muzzle on your radiologist buddy....

 

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced an epidemic order for 3 weeks, starting this Wednesday. In-person learning for high schools and colleges are halted. Indoor dining, theaters, stadiums, organized sports (except pros) are no longer open.

 

 

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Edited November 16, 20205 yr by ChouDoufu

Keep it going Donald, you have till 20 Jan to find even more ways to make yourself look even stupider than you already have, with a bit more work you can seal your position as the stupidest president in the history of presidents, yes, even stupider than Nixon or Bush? Your redneck followers love you, they're not sure why, but they do!

2 hours ago, webfact said:

"Our big cases showing the unconstitutionality of the 2020 Election, & the outrage of things that were done to change the outcome, will soon be filed!," he tweeted.

Trump supporters: Do you ever critically examine the statements from your leader, or do you just absorb everything he says?

1 hour ago, klauskunkel said:

Trump supporters: Do you ever critically examine the statements from your leader, or do you just absorb everything he says?

Many live inside a bubble of fake news from conservative outlets. Brainwashed.

 

Take a look at the divisive headlines on Fox News. Insane.

Trump only employs the best! Pity about his lawyers, well I should say just pity about everyone Trump employs.

When your dumb, I guess you have to employ dumber people to make you feel superior. He says he loves the country yet does everything to bring it down.

7 minutes ago, Paul Henry said:

Trump only employs the best! Pity about his lawyers, well I should say just pity about everyone Trump employs.

When your dumb, I guess you have to employ dumber people to make you feel superior. He says he loves the country yet does everything to bring it down.

Its nice to see president elect biden getting on with things whilst trump plays golf.

The good thing about owning your own golf club is the fact that you don't have to pay green fees ????

1 minute ago, Maejo Man said:

The good thing about owning your own golf club is the fact that you don't have to pay green fees ????

Going by his usual business practice he doesnt pay anyone.

 

Since the election he is MIA, maybe the bone spurs are acting up.

4 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

The good thing about owning your own golf club is the fact that you don't have to pay green fees ????

I wouldn't be at all surprised that he charge the green fees to the government. 

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

I wouldn't be at all surprised that he charge the green fees to the government. 

And would the complete entourage be allowed to roam free of charge? I would presume the club is charging for a private session.

I predict within a week they will abandon nearly all of the lawsuits, which are currently being thrown out of court, like the absolute garbage they are. Though Trump probably does not have the courage, or the manhood to concede, he will likely ask one of his proxies to do it for him. He is gone, baby gone. Obviously, he is not taking this loss too well. I think he has an idea of what faces him, once he leaves the protection of the presidency behind. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"Our big cases showing the unconstitutionality of the 2020 Election, & the outrage of things that were done to change the outcome, will soon be filed!," he tweeted.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Trump supporters: Do you ever critically examine the statements from your leader, or do you just absorb everything he says?

 

Well let me see, he seems to be saying that they have not filed their main cases yet.

You have a problem with that?

Edited November 16, 20205 yr by PattayaJames

10 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I wouldn't be at all surprised that he charge the green fees to the government. 

 

Tiny mind

10 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I wouldn't be at all surprised that he charge the green fees to the government. 

 

I thought that was a public secret

https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2020/11/08/how-much-donald-trump-golf-rounds-cost-taxpayers-107139/

 

Through October 2020, Donald Trump's golf rounds have cost an estimated $140 million to taxpayers.

 

Trump's golf rounds cost the American taxpayer approximately $600,000 on average.

 

We know the Secret Service has racked up $765,000 in golf cart rental bills with contracts with private providers (Trump is NOT making money on those carts), with rolling contracts.

Tis US president did EVERYthing to make voting by mail more difficult, as he know, the Democrat voting had fear of covid-19, were not to wealthy to come by car, so were very interested in the alternative: by mail.

When the postal system does not have enough equipment, not enough staff to proces so many tens of million postal votes, do not be surprised when the vote counting lasts so long. That's why this presidential crook wants to stop voting after midnight on the day of election, why he and his followers tried to claim fraud.

4 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Keep it going Donald, you have till 20 Jan to find even more ways to make yourself look even stupider than you already have, with a bit more work you can seal your position as the stupidest president in the history of presidents, yes, even stupider than Nixon or Bush? Your redneck followers love you, they're not sure why, but they do!

He's so stupid he doesn't even know he's lost.  But his redneck followers will keep their signs in their yards and keep cheering the fake news from their conservative propaganda outlets about all the election fraud that never happened. 
 

1 minute ago, PattayaJames said:

 

Tiny mind

I wouldn't say mind but rather do that out of pathological habit of Trump.  

4 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Keep it going Donald, you have till 20 Jan to find even more ways to make yourself look even stupider than you already have, with a bit more work you can seal your position as the stupidest president in the history of presidents, yes, even stupider than Nixon or Bush? Your redneck followers love you, they're not sure why, but they do!

Nixon was actually very smart

10 minutes ago, PattayaJames said:

 

 

Well let me see, he seems to be saying that they have not filed their main cases yet.

You have a problem with that?

How to respond to such a question.....

4 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I wouldn't say mind but rather do that out of pathological habit of Trump.  

 

Pathological hatred.

12 minutes ago, Somchai Jackson said:

He's so stupid he doesn't even know he's lost.  But his redneck followers will keep their signs in their yards and keep cheering the fake news from their conservative propaganda outlets about all the election fraud that never happened.

Saw a news-vid that Trumps lawyer's are contesting the results of two counties in Michigan because of voter-fraud.

Apart from the fact that Biden won that state with a more than comfortable margin, closer scrutiny of the claims revealed that these were two counties where Trump actually won...  Oops!

So far from the competent Trump team....

 

Edited November 16, 20205 yr by Peter Denis

9 minutes ago, malibukid said:

Nixon was actually very smart

Yes, he showed that when he ran away from Vietnam and Cambodia a loser and authorized the Watergate break in which led to his resignation..........very smart! ????

2 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

Saw a news-vid that Trumps lawyer's are contesting the results of two counties in Michigan because of voter-fraud.

Apart from the fact that Biden won with a more than comfortable margin there, closer scrutiny of the claims revealed that these were two counties where Trump actually won...  Oops!

So far from the competent Trump team....

 

 

LOL he is so stupid.

Oh wait, could he increase his lead even if he already won a county despite fraud?

Could that still affect the state result???? 

10 minutes ago, PattayaJames said:

 

No critical examination then? Just a coffee emoji. 

A critical examination requires something worthy of it. Your post did not fulfill that requirement.

17 minutes ago, PattayaJames said:

 

Pathological hatred.

Rest easy. He soon will be forgotten. No one really pay much attention to an ordinary citizen and he is 74 with obesity health issues.  

36 minutes ago, PattayaJames said:

 

 

Well let me see, he seems to be saying that they have not filed their main cases yet.

You have a problem with that?

I would expect them to be filed as soon as he has gotten the comprehensive health care reform done.

Edited November 16, 20205 yr by stevenl

13 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

Saw a news-vid that Trumps lawyer's are contesting the results of two counties in Michigan because of voter-fraud.

Apart from the fact that Biden won that state with a more than comfortable margin, closer scrutiny of the claims revealed that these were two counties where Trump actually won...  Oops!

So far from the competent Trump team....

 

Well, you gotta keep in mind that these desperate efforts are lead by none other than Giuliani (yes, the guy who held a press conference between a crematorium and a porn shop!) so we should adjust our expectations accordingly.

 

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Rest easy. He soon will be forgotten. No one really pay much attention to an ordinary citizen and he is 74 with obesity health issues.  

Don't forget lots of pending legal problems as well as a mountain of debt.

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

I would expect them to be filled as soon as he has gotten the comprehensive health care reform done.

And the wall, don't forget the wall!!