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Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham Lead Trump's Incompetent Coup Attempt

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Targetpractice11/18/2020 10:27:05 pm PST

Assuming the affidavit is legit, there’s nothing for a judge to really rule on. Palmer says that there were “threats” made against her during the public comment session, but she’s not saying that they influenced her vote. She admits that she was made a “promise” of an independent audit in order to change her vote, only for the SoS to say that such was “nonbinding” after the vote was recorded and the state’s vote total certified. So now she wants to “withdraw” certification and hold it hostage until the “disparities” in the Wayne County absentee votes are investigated to her satisfaction.

The reality: A judge will likely ask her (under penalty of perjury) if she was coerced into changing her vote (“No”) and if she changed her vote willingly (“Yes”). At that point, it doesn’t matter if the audit resolution was binding or not, she voted to certify and there’s no state law that allows her to rescind her vote if she doesn’t like the ultimate outcome.