Rudy, who's skirt are you chasing? Rough being divorced, huh? The $3 dye job. Ya hafta know that working as Trump's personal lawyer only pays enough to get by. Afraid of being fired, Rudy?
What happened to all that Russian money, Rudy? It isn't easy being Rudy these days.
By Jonah Engle Bromwich
Rudolph W. Giuliani (click here) gave a news conference on Thursday in which, as he continued to cast doubt on the results of the presidential election, it appeared he was starting to melt.
Speaking from the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington, Mr. Giuliani grew increasingly agitated as he expanded on the debunked allegations of widespread voter fraud that he has pursued since the election was called for Joseph R. Biden Jr. earlier this month. About 40 minutes into his statement, his sweat began to drip in color.
By the time Mr. Giuliani began to take questions from reporters, the dark rivulets of liquid streaking down his face had become impossible to ignore, even as he pleaded with those present not to make light of his claims, for which he has yet to present evidence....
The status and dignity afforded every USA president hasn't touched Trump's groveling for power. He has no shame. He can't even imagine what most Americans are thinking right now. Trump still has the support of A SMALL NUMBER OF AMERICANS with big signs and voices. He is counting on a civil war to save his presidency. It isn't going to happen.
November 19, 2020
By David E. Sangar
Washington - President Trump’s attempts (click here) to overturn the 2020 election are unprecedented in American history and an even more audacious use of brute political force to gain the White House than when Congress gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency during Reconstruction.
Mr. Trump’s chances of succeeding are somewhere between remote and impossible, and a sign of his desperation after President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. won by nearly six million popular votes and counting, as well as a clear Electoral College margin. Yet the fact that Mr. Trump is even trying has set off widespread alarms, not least in Mr. Biden’s camp.
“I’m confident he knows he hasn’t won,” Mr. Biden said at a news conference in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday, before adding, “It’s just outrageous what he’s doing.” Although Mr. Biden dismissed Mr. Trump’s behavior as embarrassing, he acknowledged that “incredibly damaging messages are being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions.”
Mr. Trump has only weeks to make his last-ditch effort work: Most of the states he needs to strip Mr. Biden of votes are scheduled to certify their electors by the beginning of next week. The electors cast their ballots on Dec. 14, and Congress opens them in a joint session on Jan. 6....
November 19, 2020
By Craig Mauger and Mellisa Nann Burke
...The former mayor of New York City (click here) focused on allegations made in a case brought on behalf of Detroit poll challengers who sought to stop the certification of Wayne County's election results. The claims focused on purported restrictions on challengers, late arriving absentee ballots and Detroit clerk's office workers who supposedly encouraged early voters to cast their ballots for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Democrats. But city of Detroit officials have denied the allegations. And Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny said the plaintiffs' "interpretation of events" was "incorrect and not credible."...
...Biden won Michigan by 154,000 votes, according to the current unofficial results. All 83 counties have already voted to validate their totals. The Board of State Canvassers is scheduled to meet Monday to consider statewide certification.
It's unclear what would cause a judge to throw out all of the votes in Wayne County, which has a population of about 1.7 million, 17% of Michigan's total population....
...U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, a Dryden Republican who votes with Trump 96% of the time, said he’s “disgusted” with what Trump is doing, saying he’s damaging democracy and people’s trust that their vote matters in U.S. elections.
“You can’t just throw out votes you don’t like. That’s a third-world nation. What’s the basis upon which these would be thrown out?” Mitchell said of Wayne County votes.
Mitchell noted that former Michigan elections director Chris Thomas — with decades of experience in election administration — has signed affidavits saying there’s no indication of fraud or gross errors in absentee voting.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who represents parts of Wayne County and Detroit, said Trump’s strategy is a criminal scheme to “steal” the election he clearly lost.
“We must make sure that we push back against that kind of approach of taking away people’s voices via their vote. It’s important: You cannot choose your voters. This is not how democracy works,” Tlaib said.
