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Topline
A lawsuit asking the courts to block Georgia from certifying its election results, and thus keeping President-elect Joe Biden from winning the state, has been rejected by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed a lower court’s ruling Saturday in what is the latest high-profile legal loss for President Donald Trump.
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Key Facts
The Atlanta-based federal appeals court ruled in a unanimous 3-0 decision to deny the request by Lin Wood, a Trump ally, saying it’s now moot since the results have already been certified.
Wood has parroted Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election, particularly when it comes to Dominion Voting Systems and recount procedures, which have won him a strong following among the most conspiratorial supporters of Trump.
Trump’s legal team had hyped up Wood’s Georgia lawsuit last month, claiming that a damning affidavit was attached to the suit that would prove fraud took place in the presidential election.
That affidavit, which claimed to show more Michigan precincts had voters cast ballots on Dominion systems than were registered, had a fatal error—it actually listed precincts that were tiny townships in Minnesota.
The Trump campaign has since tried to distance itself from Wood by pointing out his past support for Democrats, even while Wood pushes forward with gaffe-prone attorney Sidney Powell on another lawsuit in Georgia regarding Dominion Voting Systems.
Crucial Quote
“We may not entertain post-election contests about garden-variety issues of vote counting and misconduct that may properly be filed in state courts,” Judge William Pryor said.
Chief Critic
Wood fired back just minutes after the ruling Saturday, tweeting that top Georgia election officials, including Republican Gov. Brian Kemp are “ALL going to jail.”
Key Background
Again and again Trump’s legal challenges to the election results have failed, aided by continued blunders from Powell and Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Georgia is currently undergoing its second recount into the presidential election results, which are expected to again show Biden defeating Trump there by more than 12,000 votes, making him the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state since Bill Clinton in 1992. The latest recount is at the request of the Trump campaign.
Tangent
Trump’s continued evidence-free claims of fraud in Georgia have sparked violent threats against election workers in the state, including a 20-year-old contractor who was presented a noose with his name on it, state voting systems manager Gabriel Sterling (R) said Tuesday. “Someone’s gonna get hurt, someone’s going to get shot, someone’s going to get killed,” Sterling warned. The White House has condemned the threats.
Further Reading
Georgia Governor Plans To Certify Biden’s Win, Calling It Legally ‘Required’ (Forbes)
Trump Ally Confuses Michigan And Minnesota In Affidavit Claiming Voter Fraud (Forbes)
Trump Campaign Burns Pro-Trump Attorney Telling Trump Voters To Boycott Georgia Runoff (Forbes)
Sidney Powell’s Georgia Lawsuit Could ‘Significantly’ Impact Runoff Election, Officials Warn (Forbes)
Trump Requests Second Recount Of Election Results In Georgia (Forbes)
Georgia Election Official Demands Trump Accept Results, Warns ‘Someone’s Going To Get Killed’ If Not (Forbes)
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