Posted on 11/11/2020 6:50:09 PM PST by semimojo
In recent days, the Trump campaign has touted a number of affidavits collected from poll workers in Michigan that they say proves the existence of widespread irregularities in the Michigan vote counting process, and which they plan to attach as an exhibit to an expected lawsuit that will challenge the certification of the vote in Michigan....
By my count, the 234 pages contain affidavits from 101 individuals. The majority of them appear to be handwritten impressions of the counting process.
Here, by my count, is a complete list of actual allegations that raise the potential of voter fraud from these affidavits:
Alexandra Seely claimed that she challenged 10 votes at a given table and that those challenges were not recorded. She claims that poll workers would not take out the "log" to record her challenges.
Articia Bomer claimed that "At approximately 4:50am I witnessed a man spraying a chemical on a ballot counting machine. He then placed twenty-seven ballots into the machine and I noticed tape on the top of the ballot where a ballot number would normally be. Throughout the night I witnessed him insert these same 27 ballots at least five times." Note that this could have been repeated attempts to get the machine to scan ballots that would not scan rather than the same 27 ballots actually being counted five times.
Complete list available at link...
This list constitutes the entire body of potential actual fraud allegations raised in the affidavits. The testimony contained in these affidavits clearly pertains to fewer than 1,000 total ballots, although it should be noted that numerous affiants complained that they were not able to see what was happening because they were required to maintain six feet of social distance or because people were in their way.
Some (most?) of the allegations in the affidavit concern allegations that GOP poll watchers were treated differently (worse) than Democratic poll watchers, or that the majority of the people in the room were Democrats or were friendlier to the Democrats. Although these allegations are at least potentially relevant politically (albeit they are not tremendously surprising in Wayne County), they do not directly pertain to the issue of voter fraud, so I have not included them in this list, although you may certainly peruse them and draw your own conclusions.
The material in the affidavits alleging an "atmosphere" of intimidation and hostility toward the GOP poll workers is voluminous. I would estimate that it constitutes a significant portion of the material in the affidavits. I have not repeated most of it here because it does not directly establish or allege voter fraud.
Reading between the lines, some of the frustration experienced by the poll workers and refusal to entertain further complaints may have been come by honestly. The affidavits are rife with complaints about things that were, in fact, done properly and in accordance with the law.
For example, one affiant described at length how she insistently and repeatedly attempted to challenge a group of ballots that had already been placed in a "problem" ballot box (i.e., they had already been successfully challenged). This is, again, not the fault of people who got about 10 minutes of training in the procedures, but you can imagine that the cumulative effect of these challenges (which appear to have been quite voluminous, just based on the people who submitted affidavits) may have led to some short fuses and unwillingness to explain the same thing to each of the 200-plus watchers who were present.
Additionally, a large portion of the affidavits' contents centers on complaints regarding the counting process and what poll watchers viewed as selective enforcement of social distancing measures like six feet distance and mask wearing. Again, these complaints are in the affidavits and can be perused at leisure, if you are interested. They are not proof of voter fraud.
The affidavits contain many complaints that poll workers were not able to see as well as they would have liked due to having to remain six feet away from the tables due to COVID-19 social distancing measures. Many of the affiants claim that poll workers intentionally blocked their view of certain aspects of the counting process. These claims are difficult to evaluate without having been present in the environment.
I have omitted all of the complaints contained in the affidavits about poll workers being insulted, etc. This behavior should not have occurred, and you can read all about it in the affidavits if you wish. In most cases, it is not clear, however, who leveled the insults, nor what the context of the conversation was. Ultimately, those complaints are beyond the purview of this article.
Kayleigh McEnany runs through voting allegations in 234 pages of affidavits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88jWxiC9orM
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Joseph Cotto is saying one of the strategies the Trump team is stalling. This is now an official record about vote counting and how observers are treated. I suspect this isn’t their most lethal lawsuit but only delays the vote certification process. I believe they have more effective lawsuits waiting to be unleashed.
It won't delay it unless the court intervenes.
With this weak stuff that's not likely.
You are correct. Kayleigh McEnaney described them on Hannity tonight. She waved around a sheaf of papers and described the complaints of people who voted being called names or their ethnicity was insulted. Those were the signed affidavits they were promoting as earth shattering evidence of fraud.
This is NOT going to force recounts or rejection of ballots. If this is the best the White House can come up with, they have no case.
Doesn’t look to be enough...
When a lawsuit is filed, the judge has to schedule a hearing to hear from both sides. That takes time.
What I suspect is Biden will be awarded the election by those in power because it’s what they all want. Far as they are concerned what we want doesn’t matter.
The only way Biden wins is if the Republican legislatures in the key state vote for his electors.
Could happen—but let us be clear who would have to do it...
They aren’t called the deep state for nothing.
This is a poorly written piece altogether. Lacks substance and certainly not the ‘meat” of what they’re finding.
Did you read the article? They also link to the PDF of the actual affidavits.
I’m not that interested in the “witnesses” testimonies....it’s pretty much a given this stuff happened.
Cartloads of ballots paced with illegal ballots and running machinery to screw with the count, though important n this scale, I want to see those who actually moved the counting on out further...
Well, you can throw up your hands and do just as the communists want, surrender to them. Or, you can say that this is substantial sworn testimony that the people weren’t allowed to do what they are by law allowed to do — observe the counting, as a fraud-preventing measure. You don’t try to hide something that doesn’t matter if it’s shown, obviously. Yes, that isn’t enough on its own merits, but it justifies the Trump campaign going after the significant fraud we all know happened.
Weak. Disappointing.
They need to go after the machines instead. Still too many things that don’t add up there.
It doesn't matter what I do, it matters what a court does, and in all likelihood they'll laugh this one out (if it actually gets submitted) like almost all the other lawsuits.
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