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Setting the record straight on Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania litigation

On Sunday night, the Washington Post ran a complete mischaracterization of the Trump campaign’s litigation in Pennsylvania, erroneously claiming the campaign had dropped the claim of nearly 700,000 ballots processed illegally and in secret. The campaign did no such thing.  In fact, because of a Friday ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in an unrelated case, the campaign strategically decided to restructure its lawsuit to rely on claims of violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The claim that 682,479 ballots were improperly processed and counted is still very much part of the suit.
Paragraph 4 of the amended filing reads: “Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties alone received and processed 682,479 mail-in and absentee ballots without review by the political parties and candidates. These are unprecedented numbers in Pennsylvania’s elections history.  Rather than engaging in an open and transparent process to give credibility to Pennsylvania’s brand-new voting system, the processes were hidden during the receipt, review, opening, and tabulation of those 682,479 votes.” See also paragraphs 132-150.
References to the improperly counted ballots are repeated throughout the filing, with paragraph 150 specifically stating that all factual allegations in the preceding paragraphs are incorporated within the Equal Protection claim.
“We are still arguing that 682,479 ballots were counted illegally, in secret,” said Tim Murtaugh, Trump 2020 communications director. “Our poll watchers were denied meaningful access to watch the vote counting and we still incorporate that claim in our complaint. Unfortunately, fake news activists rushed to print their clickbait headlines, apparently without even reading the lawsuit. That’s lazy journalism at best, but more likely intentionally misleading.”
Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to President Trump and coordinator of the campaign’s legal strategy, said, “It’s routine for attorneys to file amended complaints to tighten the claims. We simplified the suit so it is more focused and narrowed. This is part of the process. Clearly the reporters at Washington Post have a reading deficit.”
The lawsuit also claims violations of the Equal Protection Clause because some voters who mailed in ballots in Philadelphia were alerted by election workers that their ballots may have contained mistakes or defects that would cause them to be rejected. Those voters were given the opportunity to cast provisional ballots in the event that their mailed ballots were thrown out. Voters in other counties of Pennsylvania were not afforded that same opportunity.  In addition, since the Philadelphia voters were forewarned that their ballots could be defective, it is an indication that poll workers were pre-canvassing those ballots prior to Election Day, which would be a clear violation of Pennsylvania law.
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  • Surreal ValeCity online media
  • August 2 2022 Edition
    • Bethlehem Mayor J William Reynolds Interview Request
    • Martin on Main Festival 2022
    • Passion Exhibit Gallery Arte Azulejo
    • Kickoff to Christmas Press Conference Bethlehem
    • Blues Brews and BBQ 2022
    • Elections 2022 >
      • Kelly for Alaska >
        • Tshibaka Time for a Change Constitutional Rights
        • Murkowski Continues Charade Pressing Haaland
        • Kelly Tshibaka Statement Planned Trump Rally
        • Tshibaka Statement Supreme Court Ruling Abortion
        • Tshibaka Blasts Gun Control Deal
        • Murkowski Embraces Gun Control Package
        • Murkowski Erode 2nd Amendment Rights
        • Tshibaka Endorsed by Harold Hamm
        • Jimmy Carter Lisa Murkowski Create Obstacles
        • Tshibaka Murkowski Gross Disregard Workers
        • Kelly Tshibaka Leaked Draft Supreme Court
    • Gov Ivey Launch Small Business Grant Program
    • Gov Ivey Progress Report Attainment Goal
    • Covid Influenza Update July 3 - 9
    • 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline
    • DHSS Becomes DOH and DFCS
    • Covid Influenza Update June 19 - 25
    • Covid Influenza Update June 26-July 2
    • Covid Flu Update June 12 - June 18
    • Gov Hutchinson Addresses Latino Leaders
    • Gov Hutchinson Reacts Revenue Report
    • Gov Hutchinson Building a Culture of Reading
    • Governor Announces Appointment Bill Jones
    • Governor Lauds Roe Reversal
    • Gov Hutchinson Weekly Address Supporting Teachers
    • Gov Lamont Support Small Business Growth
    • Gov Lamont Addressing Motor Vehicle Theft
    • Gov Lamont Seven New Technology Programs
    • Gov Lamont Update Coronavirus Response July 14
    • Gov Lamont Enabling Crucial Federal Support
    • Gov Lamont Statement Resignation Secretary Merrill
    • Gov Lamont Children Free Admission Museum
    • Gov Lamont Gas Tax Holiday Extended
    • Gov Lamont Appoints Mark Kohler
    • Gov Lamont Appoints Joann Ryan
    • Gov Lamont Statement West Virginia v EPA
    • Gov Lamont Update Coronavirus Response June 30 2022
    • Gov Lamont Commission Plan 250th Anniversary
    • Gov Lamont ParkConneCT Program
    • Gov Lamont Covered Connecticut Expands
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    • Gov Lamont Flags Lowered Shinzo Abe
    • Gov Lamont Flags Lowered Highland Park
    • Gov Lamont Launch ReEmployCT
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    • Gov Lamont Oasis Pro Markets Expansion
    • Gov Lamont Invite Businesses States Restricting
    • Gov Lamont Minimum Wage Increase
    • Gov Lamont Update Coronavirus Response June 24
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    • Gov Lamont New Credit Card Fees Waived
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    • Gov Baker Nominates Julie A Lowre
    • Gov Baker Appoint Jordan M Maynard
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    • Gov Baker Nominates Jason Yu-Ting Chan
    • Senior Advocacy Groups Urge Tax Cuts
    • Gov Baker Protect Reproductive Health Care
    • Baker Polito Further Improvement Supply Delivery
    • Baker Polito Supreme Court Gun Ruling
    • Gov Whitmer Appointments to Bench July 12
    • Time Names Detroit Greatest Places 2022
    • Gov Whitmer Budget Investments Public Safety
    • Gov Whitmer Refusing to Extradite Women
    • Gov Whitmer Disaster Declaration Ostego County
    • Gov Whitmer Fix Roads Eaton Houghton
    • Gov Whitmer Monthly Jobs Report July 2022
    • Gov Whitmer Signs 4th Balanced Budget
    • Gov Whitmer Fix Roads 13 Counties
    • Gov Whitmer Clean Water Grants Six Communities
    • Task Force Juvenile Justice Reform
    • Gov Whitmer Signs 900th Bipartisan Bill
    • Gov Whitmer Renaming Highways Fallen Officers
    • Gov Whitmer Growing Maritime Economy
    • Gov Whitmer Appointments Commissions July 19
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      • Reno Center Open Support Child Care Providers
      • Gov Sisolak Launches Nevada Climate Series
      • Gov Sisolak Strengthening Reproductive Health Care
      • Helmsley Charitable Trust Brings Virtual Crisis Care
      • Gov Sisolak Calling on Congress
      • First Lady Kathy Sisolak Gives Keynote Address
      • Gov Sisolak Flags Half Staff Abe Shinzo
      • Gov Sisolak Flags Half Staff Highland Park
      • Susan Brown Retiring Governor Finance Office
      • Gov Sisolak Appointments June 2022
      • Gov Sisolak Statement Sandra Douglass Morgan
      • Gov Sisolak Launches Child Care Fund
      • Governor First Lady Tour STEP2
    • Gov Sisolak Appoints Maria Gall
    • Extreme Heat Centralizes Available Resources
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    • SeeMe Passion Grand Prize Winner
    • Meet Esteban Toro First Judge Roots
    • Roots Strength Beneath the Surface
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    • Roots Open Call Judge Iliana Hoyos
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