This article explains the only viable path for Trump.
They’ll never be able to prove enough fraud.
But they stand a darn good chance of proving there was not the transparency guaranteed by law, invaliding the electoral processes and methods...and results.
Right.
They don’t need to sort out and prove how many votes were misclassified, wrongly included, or wrongly omitted. Any of that which can be proven is a good thing, but that is not what their case depends on.
Their case depends on proving that laws were broken, controls were violated and bypassed, and that as a result, the election results, as they stand, are tainted and can’t be relied upon.
In corporate accounting, there needs to be an audit trail. Any ledger balance must be traceable through its history of journal entries - every entry must traceable to supporting documents - supporting documents must agree with outside party transaction confirmations. All transactions need to be legal and according to board set policy. If testing reveals that any of the above is not the case - an evaluation must be made as to the integrity of the financial reporting system.
In rare cases where significant account activity can’t be verified, and necessary internal control procedures have not been followed, the public auditor may conclude that the reporting system cannot be relied upon, and may refuse to certify the financial statements.
The top brass will very likely be fired! The corporation’s bond rating, stock price, public reputation - all can suffer greatly as a result!
Why should the standard be any lower for a US federal election?