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THE TRUMP SAGA THE TRUMP GEORGIA CASES BTC/Democracy Watch with Marc Elias: MAJOR UPDATE as judge takes on pro-Trump election board in court PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8K9tjlqbFM Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
MAJOR UPDATE as judge takes on pro-Trump election board in court Brian Tyler Cohen 3.29M subscribers Oct 3, 2024 Democracy Watch with Marc Elias Democracy Watch episode 189: Marc Elias discusses a judge hearing the case regarding the pro-Trump election denying State Election Board members in Georgia. SIGN UP: https://www.democracydocket.com/btc-s... For more from Brian Tyler Cohen: Order my #1 NYT bestselling book SHAMELESS: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/s... YouTube (español): / @briantylercohenespanol Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36UvEHs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0066rKC... 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certification still stands they they they that the counties can't use this to delay certification now that doesn't mean that that's the end of the case there's still other aspects of this that are problematic uh but the judge indicated um that that you know that he 1:02 believes that the law requires County boards to certify the results on time and um like I said good job uh for the dnc's lawyers so if we already know that certification itself can't be delayed then doesn't the rule kind of become moot in that the whole point of of any delay would be also to delay certification but if they can only delay until the point where they have to certify then isn't isn't isn't the whole thing kind of moot no I mean look the the the devil's in the details here right and so let's not give the RNC too much credit and let's uh let's uh you know not overread into what the court said there are still other problems with this with this law um you know part of the reason why they want to be able to rumage around uh documents and do all of this is to spread disinformation right is to create is to create an environment of disinformation number one number two is it doesn't necessarily say they're going to certify the accurate results right it just says they're going to certify right so so the RNC is is being 2:01 a little Cy here like I said I think the dnc's lawyers did a good job in in getting them partially boxed in um I I think that the judge you know was not clear and is going to consider obviously the what what he heard about whether he will strike down the entire reasonable inquiry rule or whether he will simply tabin either temporally how long that reasonable inquiry can H can take place which I think is very likely he does and or whether he limits what reasonable inquiry means what does reasonable mean what does inquiry mean and does we does what we saw in the courtroom give any indication as to whether the judge is going to ultimately strike down this rule or or is that still up in the air look it's still up in the air and that you know I always warn people you cannot take judges questions to mean that they are telling you how they're going to rule right you know I think that on the one issue of you know refusing to surviv by deadlines there I think the DNC was masterful in getting essentially concession uh that that they were able 3:00 to get but I think everything else is like the judges musings the judges thoughts which is sometimes to indication where the judge is going but it's often times also just a way of engaging the lawyers so we will wait and see what the court ultimately rules no this isn't the only lawsuit against the Georgia state election board over controversial new rules that these three Maga members of the Georgia state election board had passed uh what are the other rules that they passed and what are the status of the lawsuits against them yeah so look these three Maga members have done real damage you however these rules come out they have taken up the time and the energy of the state of Georgia they have put uncertainty into this equation so I just want to be clear at saying at the at the outset that even if every one of these lawsuits prevails he they will still have done the bidding of Donald Trump who is trying to create a cloud of uncertainty where none should exist but there are five ongoing lawsuits right now 4:00 uh and and you know look they're coming from both Democrats and from Republicans no one who is sensible on either side of the aisle uh uh uh thinks that these rules make sense two of the lawsuits uh come from uh the DNC the one that we we we're just talking about the uh certification uh uh rules uh the DNC is also challenging the hand counting rule which is another uh one of these uh Maga inspired uh uh rules uh Georgia Republicans are challenging four sets of rules two delaying that deal with the delaying certification rules two uh that deal with restricting dropboxes you know Brian never never forget that Republicans are still at war with secure metal containers around the country including in Ohio and including in Georgia um American oversight a progressive organization uh says the initial board meetings violated state law since they were not public and did not give proper notice uh and finally there is another lawsuit by some Georgia Democrats uh that are suing Brian Kemp 5:02 the governor to compel him to investigate the ethics complaints against these three Mega Republicans when when Republicans are suing the Republican governor who signed sb22 into law I think that really goes to show that that they have uh they have lost the plot a little bit here um just a quick note I know that you've been covering this extensively in democracy docket for those who are watching right now democracy docket is the free news outlet that Mark founded to focus on everything voting in elections it's an amazing resource and especially important as we head toward this November election so if you're not yet signed up please do yourself a favor and sign up I'll put the link right here on the screen and also in the post description of this video Mark the state's Republican attorney general and the Secretary of State have both slammed these rules and said that they're likely illegal and and even with that is there that a way that these rules could could be able to stand they shouldn't I mean the Attorney General in particular is the chief law enforcement officer of the state he is a very conservative Republican you know whatever whatever 6:00 Donald Trump may say about Brian Kemp or whatever he may say the governor or whatever he says about Brad wrest the Secretary of State you know uh the the attorney general has managed to keep himself in good stead with magga Republicans because he is a very conservative Republican and he has said that these rules are illegal now would I like to see the Republican attorney general and the Secretary of State actually do something about it like for example intervene in this case and as a as a plaintiff or bring their own lawsuit absolutely right if the if the Secretary of State and the Attorney General think these rules are illegal how about they sue over them they haven't done that um but still they have they you know the they have issued statements uh the Attorney General issued a document on this front that's being cited by the DNC in their lawsuits uh but uh uh they are doing I guess more than the least they could do but certainly not as much as not much more yeah not not not much more than that uh especially given the fact that if it was that they have certainly sued Democrats for for much more mild offenses uh than 7:03 what the Republicans on the Georgia state election board are doing right now uh will we get a final decision on all of these lawsuits before the election absolutely uh I think the the Fon County Judge who heard the trial uh uh you know made very very clear he was moving this case quickly uh and I expect we will get a ruling any day now in that case and I expect all of these cases to be resolved at the trial court level uh in the next uh in the next couple of weeks and then you know the question is where do they go from there do they go up the to the you know court of appeals and then the state supreme court in Georgia but I but I think the Georgia courts understand the importance of getting certainty around this and so I do expect all these to be resolved uh before the election and let's finish off with this staying in Georgia your law firm uh intervened this week in a case that was brought by Republicans in one of the most important Battleground counties in the entire State can you tell us about that case and why your team opted to intervene yeah look this is a very important case this is a case in nakab County Georgia 8:01 where the uh Republican party has filed a lawsuit to remove from the polls hundreds of Voters through a mass Challenge and the county properly said they would not do it because it would violate the federal quiet period the national voter registration act uh provision but these Republicans in the county uh are undeterred and we're seeing this as a pattern around the country you know federal law protects voters in exactly this circumstance but we are seeing in state after state after State including in Georgia obviously but also in Pennsylvania in Nevada and elsewhere Republicans seem to either want to test this law or just think they can blow through it uh but they're going to lose this case I'm very proud of the work my Law Firm is doing here and we're going to win well again for those watching right now a small step that we all can take to to to show some appreciation for the work that you and your team are doing including in cases democracy doet I'll put the link right here on the screen and also in the post description of this video I'm Brian teller Cohen I'm Mark Elias this is democracy watch [Music]

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