They didn’t.
Republican observers were there. Trump had “a nonzero number of people in the room,” one of his attorneys told a federal court last Thursday evening.
“I’m sorry, then what’s your problem?” asked U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond, refusing to halt the count.
@BetteMidler His routine seems to be (while lying) Bully, Bully, Bully, Wounded Puppy, Bully, Bully. He did not answer one question. He just tried to coach himself while impuning Leslie Stahl.