In the NPR interview, Trump made an excuse that his attorneys didn't file election fraud cases earlier because there wasn't enough evidence at the time. Trump said that devastating findings now exist about the 2020 election. Yet he and his following don't appear to have filed any new election cases in court. Trump moved the goal posts by contending that, even though the ballot counts of the audits match the original results, the ballots themselves were fraudulent, although he gave no evidence of this. He asserts that Biden couldn't have received all those votes because he didn't have large crowd sizes at rallies. In general, Biden didn't make an effort to have rallies in 2020 because of the virus. Trump did, like the failed one in Tulsa in June 2020 that smeared his reputation with the voting public because of his placing of crowd size over safety concerns about the virus (numerous staffers testing positive after the rally, attendee Herman Cain dying of Covid about a month later).
My fave was when Trumph doctored the crowd pictures from the inauguration. Kinda looked like the Zapruder film, people stuck in here and there.
Jan. 6 committee requests McCarthy to talk. McCarthy rejected the formation of the committee in July 2021 and said he would conduct his own investigation. Capitol riot committee wants Kevin McCarthy to talk - Live
Trump supporters faked certifications of the swing state elections he lost. Trump might as well have a belated fake presidential inaugural party at Mar-a-Lago where he can make a final fake declaration that he won the 2020 election, name-call every Republican who disagrees with him a RINO jerk, and dance to the tune YMCA. Trump allies' fake Electoral College certificates offer fresh insights about plot to overturn Biden's victory - CNNPolitics
Response by Trump during the NPR interview when he couldn't support his election narratives: "Because they're RINOs, and frankly, a lot of people are questioning that." "Because Mitch McConnell is a loser. And frankly, Mitch McConnell..."
Trump hasn't received the support he was hoping for to have other GOP members attack Mitch McConnell. Even most of the more fringe of candidates who received Trump's endorsement haven't gone after McConnell.
Like Trump and Mo Brooks, perhaps Matt Gaetz should demand that the DOJ defend him against the DOJ by claiming that his activities with young women were actions taken within his official government capacity as a U.S. Representative. Representative Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend expected to testify before grand jury in Orlando
In the NPR interview, Trump praised AZ Rep. Andy Biggs who at an October hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Congress said that he wasn't sure who won the 2020 presidential election. Logan of Cyber Ninjas was invited to the hearing but chose to not attend. House committee holds hearing on Maricopa County election audit excerpt: "They said we deleted files, but these were files the Cyber Ninjas just couldn’t find," Gates said. "This was either an out-and-out lie, or a level of incompetence from the Cyber Ninjas that was just staggering." The committee also expressed concerns over the hiring of Cyber Ninjas to conduct the audit, saying the firm had no prior federal election audit experience. Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan was invited to testify but declined. There was an empty chair at the hearing. "I suspect the reason he isn't here is because he doesn't have good answers that his involvement is one of the reasons this so-called audit was a fraud from the beginning," said Rep. Greg Stanton (D).
'History will remember': House holds hearing on Arizona audit | 12news.com excerpt: "Biggs grilled the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors about the audit's findings and supposed violations of law. But they maintained that they don't believe any violations ever took place. "History will remember the people like Mr. Gates and Chairmain Sellers, who stood up for democracy," said Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA). "Who stood up for democracy in the face of threats, physical threats to themselves and their families." During the more than three-hour hearing, no member seemed to change their mind about the election or the audit. In the end, Rep. Biggs, who has pushed false and unfounded election conspiracy theories for months, may have said the most pertinent point. "Both sides are more entrenched than they were six, eight, 10 months ago in Arizona," Biggs said. "And that's a shame.""
Logan had an opportunity to be on the national stage and explain his findings. He declined. He later refused to turn over documents ordered by the court. Logan eventually shut down Cyber Ninjas in January 2022.
That was a major blunder of Cyber Ninjas. The files were on a website that Cyber Ninjas wasn't aware of due to their lack of experience in auditing an election.
Representative Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend expected to testify before grand jury in Orlando excerpt: "A third woman was also on the trip who was 18 years old at that time, but according to sources, she was introduced to Gaetz when she was 17. Federal investigators are looking into whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with her when she was 17. CBS News is not naming the 17-year-old because she is an alleged victim of a sex crime. Two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News it was Joel Greenberg, a former Florida county tax collector and associate of Gaetz's, who introduced Gaetz to that woman when she was 17 years old. Greenberg pleaded guilty in May 2021 to six federal charges, including trafficking of a minor."
Vague statements by Trump. The 20 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump's NPR interview - CNNPolitics excerpt: "If you look at the numbers, if you look at the findings in Arizona, if you look at what's going on in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, by the way -- and take a look at Wisconsin -- they're finding things that nobody thought possible."
Trump rioter faces up to 6 months in prison after his sister sent a selfie of him to an agent. He has pleaded guilty Capitol rioter who texted selfie to federal agent pleads guilty | wusa9.com