U.S. appeals court rejects Trump campaign's Pennsylvania election case | Reuters
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump's bid to overturn the...
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By Tom Hals
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump's bid to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election.
"Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so," wrote Stephanos Bibas on behalf of a three-judge panel.
"Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here," he wrote Bibas, who was nominated by Trump. The case could still be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Pennsylvania certified Biden, who won the state's popular vote, as its winner this week. Under Pennsylvania law, the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets all of the state's 20 electoral votes.
Trump, a Republican, has refused to concede to his Democratic rival and continues to claim, without evidence, widespread voter fraud.
But as his legal challenges to the results fail, Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the election.
On Monday, Trump's administration cleared the way Biden to transition to the White House, …
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Trump is still saying he won. What? Biggest Loser...
The whiniest little bitch award
The sore loser award
The poor loser award
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Stephanos Bibas, the author of the searing decision, is a Trump appointee.
The irony of that is priceless.
I very much doubt SCOTUS will touch this, and just to be clear the Supreme Court doesn't hear evidence or try a case. It rules on how the lower courts interpreted the law. If there was any evidence of "massive" fraud it should have been presented in the lower courts.
On another note: Orange conman is so delusional, I read that he tweeted that Biden can only enter the White House as president if he can prove that his "ridiculous 80,000,000 votes were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he’s got a big unsolvable problem
can only enter the White House as president if he can prove that his "ridiculous 80,000,000 votes were not fraudulently or illegally obtained.
Biden will stand quietly by watching them drag Trump, kicking and screaming and crying from the WH. As Trump looks towards him, Biden will just smile and think "You were saying bitch?".
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I am looking forward to an apology from all of the right wing conspiracy mongers who claimed that there was massive voter fraud because, "trump said so", and there clearly was none.
You might have to wait until those in delusion-land actually acknowledge that Biden won. You will not get an apology while they are in denial.
(Well, you will not get an apology under any circumstance, but you know that.)
Do you acknowledge that Biden won the election? If not, will you hold off and wait for some special event before acknowledging the obvious?
Good. Strange how other Rs cannot seem to realize this.
Yes, I am quite aware that Biden won.
Of you, no, because you are a Trump supporter. It is a fair question to ask.
Of me, yes, now that you mention it. Your question to me was silly given my comment history. I have been spending this month trying to get people to understand the odds of Trump prevailing and, when it became impossible for Trump to ever win, trying to get them to deal with the reality that Biden won. If someone does not know my position on this election by now then there is no reaching them.
Well, let's see. A person who routinely defends Trump and is known as a supporter might actually buy the bullshit from Trump. But rather than presume it, I asked you. ( Oddly, you could not just offer an answer without getting pissy about it. )
In contrast, someone who is demonstrably and obviously not a Trump supporter, would not magically switch into support of Trump during a time when Trump is behaving extraordinarily bad (even for Trump).
Pretty good reasoning it seems, not fucked-up in any way.
Then I recommend you chill out. If little confirming questions like that whip you into a frenzy then you are currently wound too tight to engage in a forum like this.
Very well said TiG and very true. It is very sad to see some people get so totally freaked out about political discussions that they can't seem to control themselves. It really is not necessary, as nothing is really worth making themselves sick over.
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There should have been but now that it's gone...
Some folk never get through all five stages of denial.
Didn't think Trump was "left wing".
Trump says he wants to fill Supreme Court seat quickly in case justices need to settle election dispute
I'm looking forward to the apology from all the right-wing conspiracy nuts on NT and nationwide about it being a fraudulent election with millions of illegal votes. In fact, as recently as of today on NT some were claiming the same old bullshit.
Today's tweet from the delusional one in the White House.
Trump implies that he won't leave the White House unless Biden 'can prove' he won 80 million votes, as the president continues to tweet lies and conspiracy theories about the election
As we all know, the responsibility of providing proof is on the persona making the claim and as this article clearly proves, trump has ZERO proof of any voter fraud.
Proof, LOL that's a bridge too far for Trump's elite legal team of Rudy Four Seasons et al.
Never mind proof. They can't even come up with a specific allegation. "We're sure there was fraud!" isn't quite enough for a lawsuit.
Then Rudy "A daylight tolerating vampire" Guillaini gets before a judge denying it is a fraud case.
You will never see it. Like their God Trump, they are too childish to admit that they were wrong. I figured that Trump saying he would step down if the EC backed Biden, or some such lie. Now he says he won't leave the WH until Biden can prove he won by 80 million votes.
And one he gets that proof, he will think of some other excuse fir not leaving the WH. He is obviously so scared of going to jail that he just can't stand the idea of losing the protection of the Presidency.
But, once the final decision is made that Biden won and is indeed the legal President-Elect or President, Trump will have to leave the WH even if he is escorted out by the Marines on duty there, or others.
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Name one.
BTFW, Trump's lawyers have been desperately trying to get a case to the SCOTUS but as of today, they've failed to file anything that hasn't been laughed out of court. Based on the case history of the junk that that they've filed, I predict that the SCOTUS will not accept an appeal from any of them.
We've always been at war with eastasia, eh Dulay?
Not that I'm surprised.
Instead of deflecting, NAME ONE.
My favorite is from his latest bitch who he now says he does not know. She blamed election interference on Hugo Chavez who died years ago.
Another trump loss in PA.....The Mike Kelly et al law suit
Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election
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Didn't Trump say that his followers would get tired of winning. I think that they better readjust their priorities and concentrate on losing which they are doing a great job at. I believe they are now 1 and 40 in court cases, so much losing. LOL