A reminder on the evolution of 2020 "stolen election" theories: First we had mail-in fraud + Dominion + "illegal law changes" (Nov–Dec 2020) then → Georgia election workers + foreign interference/Italygate (Dec 2020–Jan 2021, concurrent) then → 2,000 Mules (ballot stuffers) (2022) then → social-media-censorship revival via Twitter Files (Dec 2022) then → renewed foreign-interference claims (2024–present).
Through all this, we've had:
1. Dominion getting $787 million from Fox News for defamation
2. Rudy Giuliani admitting he lied about Georgia election workers (and the jury awarding the workers $148 million)
3. Sidney Powell admitting in court "no reasonable person would conclude" her claims of election fraud “were truly statements of fact"
4. The Gateway Pundit retracting claims of election fraud in Atlanta
5. The Media company that put out D'Souza's 2,000 Mules film apologizing and removing it after law enforcement proved it falsely accused people of fraud
6. Newsmax and One America News Network (OANN) settling with Smartmatic
It is NOT true that none of these allegations have seen a court room. Most have. Of the 64 cases of fraud that Trump and his legal team filed in court, 30 were dismissed that included a hearing on the merits, 14 were voluntarily dismissed by Trump and his allies before a hearing, and just 20 were dismissed for lack of standing before a hearing on the merits. One case, involving far too few votes to impact the election, prevailed in Pennsylvania. That case was about voter ID deadlines, not election fraud.
Those are the facts.
Whatever happens Thursday night, please try to remember them.
Months ago, I published an op-ed laying out Trump’s intentions to interfere in our elections.
This week, I think he’s preparing to take his biggest step yet.
I fear his speech on Thursday is meant to mislead Americans and lay the groundwork for election interference. Don't take the claims at face value – follow the facts.
Donald Trump is at war with our democracy and Georgia is ground zero.
But this is John Lewis’ Georgia. We are not intimidated. We are not moved.
Mr. President, instead of attacking our democracy, why don’t you do something about the high cost of gas, housing, and health care?
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He was also nearly incorruptible.
When leading the army during the revolution, he tried to quit not once, but twice as he said he didn't think he was good enough to get the job done.
“I am fully sensible of the many difficulties under which I labor, and of my own deficiencies. I cannot promise myself success.”
Yet, he was exactly what we needed. The war likely could not have been won without him.
He spent nearly 7 years away from home, fighting. Normally, generals always spent summers away.
Then when it came time to elect a our first president, he didn't even want to run.
Someone nominated him, he didn't run. Then he received every single electoral vote.
But after two terms, he retired, when there were no term limits. This shocked people because they wanted him to stay in power.
He said: The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing.
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