Trump Sending Lawyers To Florida As Democrats Dig In For Recount Battle

[appalachiablue]

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Source: Reuters

By Letitia Stein, 46 mins. ago.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida's bitter races for the U.S. Senate and governor appeared headed to recounts on Friday as Republican margins of victory narrowed and President Donald Trump vowed to send in lawyers in a scene reminiscent of the state's dramatic 2000 presidential recount.

With his lead dwindling in Florida's Senate race, Republican Governor Rick Scott filed lawsuits late on Thursday against Democratic election supervisors in two counties, accusing them of mishandling the ballot counts and failing to follow election law.

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson's campaign also filed a motion in federal court for a temporary restraining order to block Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, a Republican appointed by Scott, from rejecting ballots due to potential mismatches between the signature on record and that on the ballot.

Trump accused election officials in the two Florida counties of corruption, without providing any evidence, and cast doubt on the entire process. Trump said he was sending lawyers to heavily Democratic Broward County in Florida. "All of a sudden they are finding votes out of nowhere," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that he believes Scott won the race "by a comfortable margin."- MORE...


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A group of House races where votes are still being counted could enlarge the Democrats' numbers and majority, increasing support to countering Trump's policies.

ARIZONA SENATE RACE STILL CLOSE. Arizona's U.S. Senate race between two U.S. congresswomen, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally, appeared days away from a final call with hundreds of thousands of ballots yet to be tallied. Sinema held a slight lead over McSally.

In Georgia, where Republican Brian Kemp declared victory in the governor's contest on Wednesday with a narrow lead, campaign staff for Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams are determined to pursue litigation to ensure that all the votes are counted.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/nov/09/us-politics-florida-georgia-trump-live-updates

[Autumn]

1. Is he stiffing those lawyers out of his own pocket?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. DUzie. NT

[Retrograde]

11. ROTFLMAO!

[Yonnie3]

17. Good one

- consider it stolen.

[Leghorn21]

3. Yep, they're on the way!!

THE BEST LAWYERS
TREMENDOUS LAWYERS

[appalachiablue]

7. Those Two, Gems, Not!

[lsewpershad]

4. Time for

PEOPLE POWER. Not sure we can even trust the courts.
Sad.

[UCmeNdc]

5. Democratic leadership needed! Do not give one inch.!!!!

[appalachiablue]

6. Ditto. Stand for truth and democracy.

[FloridaBlues]

12. Sen Nelson is standing his ground otherwise none of these recounts would have started.

Dems aren't going anywhere in Broward county.

[CottonBear]

8. Can he do that legally? I mean, I know he doesn't do things legally.

Is there a Florida Democratic rapid response legal team at the ready?

I’m in the trenches here in GA fighting to get Abrams a win or into a runoff on Dec 4.

[appalachiablue]

9. Dems. better be ready, release a statement soon, getting nasty fast.

There's post in GD now that Nelson needs to hold a press conference, fight back or he'll be run over.

Thanks to you and all in Georgia, here's hoping.

[LakeSuperiorView]

13. Isn't him just talking about sending lawyers a Hatch act violation?

[BlueInRedHell]

16. Possibly. I also wonder how he thinks the federal government should be getting involved in r/o

state elections. This is not 2000 and it's not a presidential election.

[appalachiablue]

18. True, federal intervention? Guess we'll see soon. Nelson on CNN soon.

[George II]

10. Who is paying for it? Or maybe they figure they can reap their rewards AFTER the republicans....

....are awarded the seats and get "favors" from the "winners"?

[appalachiablue]

15. Good questions. BILL NELSON is about to speak, CNN.

How can they use unauthorized lawyers? Kavanaugh led the Brook Bros. in 2000.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Oh blow it out your ass dotard.

[elmac]

19. hmmm