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struggle4progress

(118,039 posts)
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 04:29 PM Nov 2020

Judge rejects request for secret evidence in Maricopa lawsuit

Maria Polletta
Arizona Republic

An attorney representing President Donald Trump’s reelection team, in a lawsuit alleging poll workers "incorrectly rejected" Election Day votes, asked a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Tuesday to seal the evidence he says will support that claim.

But attorneys representing the election officials being sued convinced the judge to reject the request after arguing the public “has a right to know how flimsy Plaintiffs’ evidence actually is.”

The Trump campaign filed the lawsuit on Saturday ...

Though the plaintiffs claim the problem could have left thousands of legitimate votes uncounted, county officials on Monday estimated 180 ballots were at issue ...

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/10/trump-lawsuit-maricopa-county-votes-secret-evidence-kory-langhofer-thomas-liddy/6242176002/

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Judge rejects request for secret evidence in Maricopa lawsuit (Original Post) struggle4progress Nov 2020 OP
Come on Judge.... how much abuse will the court permit? C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #1
Obviously they were really hoping to be able to tout they had evidence that a Judge mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #2
+1 crickets Nov 2020 #4
#this Roland99 Nov 2020 #7
Is anyone keeping score on these failed/rejected lawsuits? Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #3
No point Amishman Nov 2020 #5
DemocracyDocket (Marc E Elias) Roland99 Nov 2020 #6
Whoa! That's some pretty ugly optics Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #9
What lawyer wants to seal... Grins Nov 2020 #8

C_U_L8R

(44,894 posts)
1. Come on Judge.... how much abuse will the court permit?
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 04:32 PM
Nov 2020

Fine these chumps and charge them with contempt for wasting the court's time with such idiotic frivolousness

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. Obviously they were really hoping to be able to tout they had evidence that a Judge
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 04:51 PM
Nov 2020

had agreed to make secret, that way they could spin it as being super-duper-nefarious ...

Instead I'm sure once people see it it will turn out to be utter bullshit.

Grins

(7,134 posts)
8. What lawyer wants to seal...
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 05:16 PM
Nov 2020

...evidence his client is right?

Ans: A lawyer who knows the “evidence” is a bunch of crap.

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