Trump Legal Team Wants Georgia To Re-Run Election Or Have GOP-Held Legislature Pick Electors

Topline

In a last-ditch effort to overturn President Donald Trump’s loss in a key state, the Trump campaign’s legal team filed a new petition Friday seeking to have a court invalidate the results of Georgia’s presidential election and either run the race again or have the state’s GOP-controlled legislature appoint electors.

Key Facts

Chief Critic

Kemp is reportedly furious with Trump’s repeated attacks against him and his state’s election security. Kemp blasted Trump as a “moron” and a “nut job” in a recent phone call, according to CNN.

Crucial Quote

“Joe Biden DID NOT win lawful vote majority in Georgia,” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) baselessly claimed, calling on Congress to “reject any Georgia submission of 16 electoral college votes for Joe Biden.” Brooks has been one of the staunchest adherents in Congress to Trump’s unfounded voter fraud claims, even going so far as to lead a long-shot effort to get Congress to block certification of the electoral college results.

What To Watch For

Concerns have grown among Republicans that continued doubt being sown about the integrity of Georgia’s elections will depress GOP turnout in the runoffs – which will decide partisan control of the U.S. Senate. The Trump campaign went after pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood, who has filed several lawsuits on Trump’s behalf but who has also urged Republican voters to boycott the runoff based on unfounded claims their votes won’t be fairly counted.

Crucial Quote

“David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are two tremendous people. Unfortunately in Georgia, they’re using the same horrible Dominion system,” Trump said of Georgia’s Republican senators in a 46-minute video posted to Facebook. However, in an effort to toe the line between claiming fraud and depressing turnout, he added, “the difference is it’s one state and we will have our eyes on it like nobody’s ever watched anything before.”