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Sasse condemns Giuliani's 'wild press conferences': They 'erode public trust'
Source: The Hill
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) offered blistering criticism of a press conference held on Thursday by Rudy Giuliani and other lawyers representing the Trump campaign, warning that they "erode public trust."
"Wild press conferences erode public trust. So no, obviously Rudy and his buddies should not pressure electors to ignore their certification obligations under the statute We are a nation of laws, not tweets," Sasse said in a statement.
His remarks were in response to a press conference where Giuliani and other lawyers overseeing the president's legal challenges levied various claims of fraud and made clear that their goal was to overturn the results in several states President-elect Joe Biden is leading or has been projected as the winner.
The efforts are aimed at swaying the vote certification process and pressuring state lawmakers to send pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College.
"Wild press conferences erode public trust. So no, obviously Rudy and his buddies should not pressure electors to ignore their certification obligations under the statute We are a nation of laws, not tweets," Sasse said in a statement.
His remarks were in response to a press conference where Giuliani and other lawyers overseeing the president's legal challenges levied various claims of fraud and made clear that their goal was to overturn the results in several states President-elect Joe Biden is leading or has been projected as the winner.
The efforts are aimed at swaying the vote certification process and pressuring state lawmakers to send pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/526819-sasse-condemns-giulianis-wild-press-conferences-they-erode-public-trust#.X7dFau0DY3U.twitter
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Sasse condemns Giuliani's 'wild press conferences': They 'erode public trust' (Original Post)
brooklynite
Nov 2020
OP
Still, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside when Ben pretends to act stateman-like.
mpcamb
Nov 2020
#11
Erosion of public trust in government is by design by the GOP, not a flaw to them.....
KY_EnviroGuy
Nov 2020
#5
He's a boob and everyone knows it. His constant loss in court should restore public trust ...
marble falls
Nov 2020
#9
msongs
(67,395 posts)1. yawn, call me when he says trump instead of rudy. sasse another repub coward nt
dchill
(38,474 posts)2. No, Benji. Your party's approach to governing erodes public trust.
I would define it as an illegal joke.
C_U_L8R
(44,999 posts)3. They're eroding the Republican Party is what they're doing.
Polling must suck for them.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)4. That train left the station a long time ago
2016, I think.
Or the horse left the barn. This has all made my brain into a pile of mush.
mpcamb
(2,870 posts)11. Still, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside when Ben pretends to act stateman-like.
sarcasm thingy*
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)5. Erosion of public trust in government is by design by the GOP, not a flaw to them.....
and it's been slowly going on since Nixon/Agnew just in my feeble recollection.
Before you can destroy something precious to humans, you have to destroy their confidence in that entity.
Sasse is a hypocrite.
KY........
olddad65
(599 posts)6. Eroding public trust is their objective.
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)7. It is a take no prisoners Coup attempt
Face it. Trump will not back down.
You are going to have to take him down.
My Pet Orangutan
(9,241 posts)8. 2024
FU Ben.
marble falls
(57,079 posts)9. He's a boob and everyone knows it. His constant loss in court should restore public trust ...
... Trump appointed judges rule almost 100% against him.
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)10. Which public is he talking about? The rubes dig it.