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RNC chairwoman expresses regret over Giuliani news conference
The Hill ^ | 1 Feb 21 | JOHN BOWDEN

Posted on 02/01/2021 5:34:36 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Ronna Romney McDaniel, said in a new interview that she regrets letting former President Trump's lawyers, namely Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, spread unproven claims about the 2020 election from the organization's headquarters.

Speaking with The New York Times, McDaniel indicated she thought it had been a mistake to allow Giuliani and Powell to make the claims about election rigging days after the vote at the RNC's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

“When I saw some of the things Sidney was saying, without proof, I certainly was concerned it was happening in my building,” McDaniel told the newspaper. “There are a whole host of issues we had to deal with — what is the liability of the RNC, if these allegations are made and unfounded?”

During the Nov. 19 press conference at the RNC headquarters, lawyers for the former president including Powell and Giuliani claimed that Democrats had organized around the country to steal hundreds of thousands of votes in key battleground states including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Ronna Romney McDaniel, said in a new interview that she regrets letting former President Trump's lawyers, namely Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, spread unproven claims about the 2020 election from the organization's headquarters.

Speaking with The New York Times, McDaniel indicated she thought it had been a mistake to allow Giuliani and Powell to make the claims about election rigging days after the vote at the RNC's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

“When I saw some of the things Sidney was saying, without proof, I certainly was concerned it was happening in my building,” McDaniel told the newspaper. “There are a whole host of issues we had to deal with — what is the liability of the RNC, if these allegations are made and unfounded?”

ADVERTISEMENT During the Nov. 19 press conference at the RNC headquarters, lawyers for the former president including Powell and Giuliani claimed that Democrats had organized around the country to steal hundreds of thousands of votes in key battleground states including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

McConnell says Taylor Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories a '... Trump's new PAC raised millions as he sought to overturn election... "This was not an individual idea of 10 or 12 Democrat bosses. This was a plan. You would have to be a fool not to realize that," Giuliani said at the news conference, during which dark liquid ran down his face.

McDaniel in the new interview also offered thoughts about the GOP civil war between moderates who wish to break away from the former president and supporters of Trump, who have blamed the GOP at large for failing to remain loyal.

“If you have a family dispute, don’t go on ‘Jerry Springer,’” McDaniel said. “Do it behind closed doors. It’s my role to call them and explain that if we don’t keep our party united and focused on 2022, we will lose. If we are attacking fellow Republicans and cancel culture within our own party, it is not helpful to winning majorities.”


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jeb2024; rnc; ronna; rudy; sidneypowell
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To: RitaOK

“... in MY building.”

Really. And that “Romney” in the middle of her name is concerning.


41 posted on 02/01/2021 6:28:41 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (They HAD to kill somebody for their plan to work. RIP Ashli.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

People on this site STILL saying we NEED to stick with the GOP, WAKE THE HELL UP!!!


42 posted on 02/01/2021 6:29:19 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel; All

Another one takes a bribe.


43 posted on 02/01/2021 6:30:22 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: pacificus

“The F’n swamp slugs keep crawling out of the muck to stab MAGA in the back!”

And the majority of them wouldn’t be in the positions they’re in if not for PDJT and his coattails.


44 posted on 02/01/2021 6:31:02 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (They HAD to kill somebody for their plan to work. RIP Ashli.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Donald Trump seemed to adore her. Brought her on stage at rallies and gushed over her. Then he just recently endorsed her to be reelected to leaf the RNC after the failed(not lost) election of 2020.

Hard to reconcile this.


45 posted on 02/01/2021 6:34:31 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

She’s a Romney why is she leading this party? I swear Donald Trumps ability to read people is some of the worst Ive ever seen


46 posted on 02/01/2021 6:38:23 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

At this rate there aren’t going to be any Trump supporters in our government. It looks like someone is slipping them a pill one after another.
Something bad is coming for a lot of Americans. He was at one time the highest and most beautiful creature ever created. But he fell and look at him now. He’s setting up his kingdom or so he thinks. The sad part is he knows the end while many of his followers haven’t a clue.


47 posted on 02/01/2021 6:44:49 PM PST by Cottonpatch
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Goodbye Ronna. Don’t let the door . . .


48 posted on 02/01/2021 6:45:14 PM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: All
I've been a Republican since I was 18 years old and voted for Ronald Reagan.

That's it. I'm done with them.

No way, no how can I tolerate any longer a party that is no different than the Democrats.
49 posted on 02/01/2021 6:47:36 PM PST by ssfromla
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The RNC and my state (MO) GOP had the audacity to send letters to me soliciting 'donations' after the coup. I wrote 'EFF off' on each form and sent it back. I also received a letter from Nikki Haley's group asking for money. I haven't responded to that one...yet but the answer is the same.

People keep railing against a 3rd party but if that 3rd party is comprised of Trump voters/supporters, then it will be the actual opposing party and I am ready to join it.

50 posted on 02/01/2021 6:52:37 PM PST by LibertyWoman (It's NOT over until President Donald J Trump says it is)
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To: MountainWalker

Digging that hole they are in deeper


51 posted on 02/01/2021 6:57:16 PM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Ronna Romney can stop, just shut the heck up.

I do not need more to convince me to flush the RNC down the toilet.

It’s gone, the RNC killed itself and it’s gone.


52 posted on 02/01/2021 6:57:33 PM PST by Gator113 ( LIVE AMMO MATTERS~~Remember Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian.)
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To: Gator113

It is a dead party at the federal level...but they will collect all there corrupt money


53 posted on 02/01/2021 7:00:12 PM PST by Hojczyk ( )
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To: ssfromla

I’ve had the good fortune to have NEVER been a Republican.

I’ve always been a republican.

A number of the founders had the same suspicion of the notion of powerful political parties...


54 posted on 02/01/2021 7:06:36 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("Corn Pop was a bad dude. He ran a bunch of bad boys.")
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I don’t understand how Ronna has kept her job. She was outsmarted by Soros and Stacey Abrams. She also wasn’t in contact with the state legislatures.


55 posted on 02/01/2021 7:11:48 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: Cottonpatch

“At this rate there aren’t going to be any Trump supporters in our government. It looks like someone is slipping them a pill one after another.”

The same thing happened after the 1988 election. George H.W. Bush purged the Reaganites from his administration and the party.

Who is left worth voting for in the GOP? Rand Paul, Jim Jordan, Louis Gohmert, Governor Christi Noem. Mike Pompeo. Ron DeSantis. Mark Robinson, the new Lt. Governor of North Carolina. Anyone else?


56 posted on 02/01/2021 7:13:02 PM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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Remember Ronna did a presser with Kayleigh? That was when Neil Cavuto cut if off.


57 posted on 02/01/2021 7:13:53 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Unproven?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/breaking-exclusive-accurate-list-2020-election-fraud-cases-shows-81-cases-total-31-still-active-not-one-single-court-allowed-evidence-argued/


58 posted on 02/01/2021 7:14:27 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

One Party Rule is here, and it’s here to stay. Unfortunately, it’s The Left and The Democratic Party that’s here to stay. No matter how bad it gets in the U.S. and world, it will be many decades before conservatism makes a serious political comeback, in what used to be the U.S.


59 posted on 02/01/2021 7:29:53 PM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: MountainWalker; All

Mitt’s niece...


60 posted on 02/01/2021 7:30:16 PM PST by raccoonradio
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