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According to extensive reports in the US media, Trump has frequently complained of “electoral fraud” in speeches and in special tweets since he had a premonition that he was “overwhelmed” on election night, and also asked his team of attorneys who will continue to appeal in many undecided states. However, when it comes to the real situation, the probability of success is not high.
▲ Trump continues to bombard “electoral fraud,” but has so far provided no real evidence. According to Yahoo News
As of the 11th, election officials from 45 states have told the New York Times that there is no evidence that fraud or other irregularities have affected the results of this US presidential election.
At present, the actual track record of Trump’s legal team is close to nil. At the same time, when courts at all levels began hearing related cases one after another, Trump’s attorneys faced an extremely embarrassing situation, in the words of The New York Times, between defending the client and being recalled. “Walk a tightrope”.
Some US media even wrote “trips” with this as inspiration: “The lawyer who litigated Trump suddenly remembered that if he lied to the judge, his license as a lawyer would be dangerous.”
According to the Associated Press report on the 11th, Trump’s team filed at least 15 lawsuits in Pennsylvania alone in an attempt to “retake” 20 electoral votes in the state. In Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan, the team’s legal action also continues. However, so far, the evidence of fraud found by Trump’s team is “almost nil.”
According to the report, because of this, in recent days, extremely embarrassing scenes have been played out in multi-state courts in the United States. The Trump team’s claim of “voter fraud” without evidence has been criticized and frequently answered by judges.
Among them, the most “famous” scene took place in Pennsylvania. A lawyer for Trump tried to avoid admitting that they had made a false accusation. In the Associated Press description, the specific scene at that time is as follows:
On the afternoon of the 5th, while the votes were still being counted, Trump’s lawyers asked a judge at the Federal Court of Philadelphia to issue an emergency order to stop the vote counting, claiming that “all Republican observers have Forbidden to enter the vote counting stage. ”
However, under the sharp questioning of Judge Paul Diamond, Trump’s lawyers finally had to tactfully admit that the number of Republican observers on the scene was “non-zero,” and this “obviously upset Judge Diamond.”
“Sorry, what else do you have?” Diamond asked on the spot. Subsequently, he turned down the Trump team’s request.
▲ At 10 local time, provisional ballots not counted in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Associated Press
Embarrassing scene two:The attorney did his best to avoid filing fraud charges
This week, Jonathan Goldstein, another attorney on Trump’s team, also experienced similar embarrassment. Also in Pennsylvania, Trump accused Montgomery County of 592 voter votes of “rampant” fraud and demanded the disqualification of these votes.
However, when questioned by the judge, Goldstein, a lawyer, repeatedly avoided making this accusation.
Judge: “I have read your petition several times, but it did not claim that any constituent or committee committed fraud, right?”
Goldstein: “Your Excellency, accusing people of fraud is a very serious matter. I rarely say that anyone lied. I am not saying that the Democratic National Committee board or anyone involved in this matter is a liar. Everyone has integrity. We are all working hard to complete the elections. We believe this is a mistake, we believe this is a fatal mistake, and these votes should not be counted. ”
Judge: “I understand. But let me ask you another specific question. I need a specific answer. Are you saying these 592 controversial votes are fraudulent?”
Goldstein: “As far as I know, no.”
Embarrassing scene three:“The incredible rumors in the rumors”
When Detroit, Michigan, tried to suspend the vote count, Trump’s team of lawyers was also mercilessly “criticized” by the judge.
▲ Members of Trump’s attorneys who entered the United States Capitol in January 2020, according to US ABC News
At the time, after attorney Thor Hearn made a statement on the matter, Judge Stephens said bluntly: “This is what is commonly known as rumors, right?” Then Hearn showed the alleged “evidence” and Stephens said angrily: Trying to understand why this is not a rumor. ”
Hearn fought back, but Stephens replied: “‘I heard what others said …’ Come on, tell me why this is not a rumor.”
In a subsequent written judgment, Stephens criticized Hearn’s statement, calling it “an incredible rumor in the hearsay.”
Also in Michigan, after the Trump campaign filed an appeal, an appeals court charged him Monday with failing to provide “required documents.” In summarizing the missing attachments, the court wrote: “I regret to report that the materials you submitted are defective.”
Comments from the US media:Being Trump’s lawyer, thankless job
The Washington Post noted that the main thread running through the various activities of Trump’s team of lawyers from start to finish is that, while lawyers take the bullet and go to court, they must work hard to downplay the “electoral fraud” of Trump. Because, unlike Trump, they must use evidence to confirm their claims.
The Washington Post commented that, as the actual court scenes showed, this was a thankless job, and Trump’s lawyers quickly fell into a disadvantageous position and had to explain “embarrassingly.” Why did you appear in court?
As the US Law and Crime News put it, waving a pile of affidavits in a safe place (that is, the White House spokesperson’s performance on the Fox show) accusing you of “voter fraud” and exposing your own claims to a judge it is “a world apart”. don’t. “In court, people saw this difference.
▲White House spokeswoman Kelly McNerney showed evidence of “electoral fraud” on Fox News. According to Fox News
The Atlantic Monthly commented that no self-respecting lawyer should not be involved in the Trump team’s election fraud allegations. Because, after January 20, 2021, Trump doesn’t have to worry about job security, but the lawyers who now work for him should worry about it.
On the other hand, according to the “Washington Post” report, Trump’s allies are well aware of this: there is no evidence to support Trump’s allegations. Such efforts are obviously useless. While Trump insisted that he would win, his advisers announced that he did not really intend to revoke the election results because he had begun speaking privately about reelection in 2024, indicating that he might begin to accept his defeat. .
But some people believe that there is nothing wrong with pretending to be. A Republican official, who asked not to be named, said: “What harm is there in accommodating it?”
Red Star News reporter Xu Chang
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