Graham Implores Trump Legal Team To Do A Better Job Proving Bogus Election Fraud Claims

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) makes a statement after voting in the Judiciary Committee to move the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court out of committee and on to the Senate for a full vote on October 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away in September. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lindsey Graham
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) makes a statement on October 22, 2020. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday night urged President Donald Trump’s legal team to actually provide evidence in their court fights backing up their baseless accusations that the election, which was won decisively by President-elect Joe Biden, had been tainted by fraud.

“To the Trump legal team: You’re making all these claims…you gotta prove it,” the senator said during an interview on Fox News. “Doing a video is not proof. You need to take these claims into a court of law and get relief.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump posted a 46-minute video on Facebook of him spewing a rant teemed with his usual lies about mass voter fraud and the election being “rigged” in what he claimed “may be the most important speech I’ve ever made.”

The President demanded that somebody, be it the media or judges, validate his false claims that the race had been “stolen” from him and that he was the true victor.

“They know who won the election, but they refuse to say you’re right. Our country needs somebody to say ‘You’re right,'” Trump said.

Biden indisputably won the race, and the President’s lawsuits attempting to argue otherwise have been routinely laughed out of court.

Watch Graham below:

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  1. “To the Trump legal team: You’re making all these claims…you gotta prove it,” the senator said during an interview on Fox News. “Doing a video is not proof. You need to take these claims into a court of law and get relief.”

    They have, Nancy, 40-some times, and routinely get thumped by the judge.

  2. Graham:

    To the Trump legal team: You’re making all these claims…you gotta prove it

    If only they could!

     

    Our country needs somebody to say ‘You’re right,'” Trump said.

    “Our country” has already said that to Biden.

    (Only slightly more than half our country, but I’ll take it for now.)

  3. Someone needs to remind these bozos that feelings are not evidence.

  4. Wait, what? Lindsey wants evidence of election fraud? Now? Remember when Lindsey called the GA Sec’y of State and told him to toss the fraudulent mail ballots? You mean at the time he made that call he didn’t have evidence that any of those ballots was fraudulent? Will someone with access to Lindsey ask him whether he believes there is any evidence of fraud?

    Good grief.

  5. Avatar for tamdai tamdai says:

    I do declare, Graham needs our big strong President to do a better job enticing more white men to vote for him.

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