Trump’s lawsuit, filed on New Year’s Eve, was his latest attempt to overthrow the results in a major state led by Pres. Joe BIden has won. But the state’s first lawsuit in the case comes amid an explosive scandal over Trump’s attempt to pressure Raffensperger privately to accept his allegations of fraud and “find” thousands of additional votes to reverse the outcome.
The lawsuit was also filed just as Trump entered the stage in Georgia on the eve of the Senate by – elections that will determine the control of the US Senate. Trump wasted little time before attacking Kemp and Raffensperger during the rally that was intended to bolster the senate campaigns of David Perdue and Senator Kelly Loeffler to attack the result of the presidential election even further.
“I’m going to be here in a year and a half,” Trump said, “and I’ll be campaigning against your governor and your crazy secretary of state.”
Trump has unfounded allegations of widespread fraud and misconduct by election officials, accusations he has repeatedly repeated on his hour-long Saturday call with Raffensperger, despite the secretary’s strong setback and the rejection of his demands. Since the tape of their extraordinary call appeared in the Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, Raffensperger has also conducted TV interviews in which he defends his handling of the November 3 election process. Monday night’s assignment strengthened his arguments.
“The people, the secretary and the governor have all fulfilled their obligations under Georgia and federal law, as well as the … duly certified presidential election,” the state said.
Since Trump and his supporters have filed about 60 lawsuits in various states and won almost no relief, the new submission by officials in Georgia contains few legal arguments. Instead, after the forceful rejection of Trump’s allegations, the short quotes are taken from the multitude of court decisions – many written by Trump appointments – that reject the earlier challenges.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Cohen on Tuesday morning set up a trial over the Trump campaign and the plea for emergency relief. However, the judge deceived the president’s lawyers because they did not set up the case faster.
“Although the plaintiffs’ attorneys could have requested an immediate hearing this past weekend and had a hearing before the judge of the judiciary, attorney did not do so,” Cohen wrote, pointing out that Trump wants to appeal the case. to the Supreme Court, if necessary by Wednesday, the day on which Congress will convene to count the voters.