'Abuse of the rule of law': 1,000 ex-judges, attorneys slam Trump's false claims of voter fraud

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — A group of 1,000 attorneys, including retired federal and state judges, state attorneys general and law professors criticized the Trump administration over baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

"Every candidate has a right to ensure that an election is conducted lawfully. However, court challenges, if any, must be based on facts, on evidence," stated the letter, which asked public officials to stop making false claims of systemic fraud that President Donald Trump has claimed "stole" the election from him.

"The President of the United States has directed the filing of court cases seeking to stop ballots from being counted on the ground that there has been widespread ballot fraud. His sons have sharply criticized Republicans who are not backing their father’s claims,"

Republican lawmakers, including Sens. Ted Cruz, Lindsay Graham and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have made statements backing Trump's lawsuits and claims of fraud.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/abuse-rule-law-1-000-150401933.html

[Hekate]

1. Kick. Trumpism needs to be obliterated.

[mr_lebowski]

2. The March of 1000 Truth Tellers (nt)

[Chainfire]

3. It is no less than a deliberate attempt to use lies to undermine elections in particular

and our Democracy in general. The Trump team is damaging our national security with their efforts, and they know it. The only tool Trump has left is a wrecking ball, and he is going to use it until the last possible second. Their behavior is openly seditious.

[gulliver]

4. Yep, like Nunes, Trump is using the courts to "beg the question" (fallaciously)

"See!" Trump is saying. "I believe so much that I've been robbed that I'm suing. And, look, the courts are hearing my arguments!"

Of course, the suits neither support the idea that he believes in his cause (he's really just flimflamming) nor the idea that the courts take his cause seriously (they just dismiss his suits). But regular people might think the mere existence of the lawsuit means something. It doesn't. It just means Trump and his backers are jerks and that you can sue anyone for anything.