– No one who seriously believes that this will change the election result, says anonymous Republican source.
The US Attorney’s Office says the federal prosecutor can start investigations to find out if there has been election fraud – as Donald Trump claims.
Until now, it has been the prosecution and judicial systems of the various US states that have dealt with this type of case.
But Justice Minister William Barr sent out a letter on Monday local time in which he changed the practice. Alleged electoral fraud can now also be investigated by the federal prosecution, which is subject to Barr.
He stressed that an investigation should only be launched if the accusations are substantiated. Speculative and improbable allegations cannot form the basis of an investigation.
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Both before and after the US election, Donald Trump has made a number of undocumented allegations of electoral fraud. He claimed in advance of the election that only cheating could prevent him from being re-elected.
Trump’s lawyers have sued in a number of places with demands for recounting and rejection of votes. So far, these advances in the judiciary have had little success, and they have not led to changes in the election results.
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell defends Donald Trump, saying he has every right to question the election results. McConnell said Monday that President Trump has a “100 percent” right to question the election results and consider legal alternatives. This process will continue and “come to a conclusion”.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell defends the president’s quest to challenge the election result in the judiciary.
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– No one thinks it will change the result
Very few Republicans have openly criticized President Trump and the Trump campaign for taking legal action to challenge the election result, and almost no Republican senator has congratulated Joe Biden on the victory.
American media like The Washington Post and Axios, has therefore resorted to anonymous sources to take the temperature of what is happening within the party.
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Some senior Republican lawmakers, who have spoken anonymously to The Washington Post, believes the measure has a certain value, as it can strengthen the legitimacy of this year’s election results. While others describe it all as a somewhat chaotic and diffuse operation that they hope will end up with Trump finally giving in to a peaceful takeover, the same newspaper writes.
– What is the disadvantage of satisfying him just a little longer? “No one seriously believes that the outcome will change,” a senior Republican official told The Washington Post.
– He played golf this weekend. It is not as if he is plotting to prevent Joe Biden from taking power on January 20. He tweets about sending some lawsuits, and those lawsuits will fail. And then he will tweet a little more about how the election was stolen, and then he goes his way, says the Republican who speaks anonymously to the major newspaper.
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Trump staffers, who speak anonymously to The Washington Post, say there are no high expectations within the Trump campaign that litigation will change the outcome of the presidential election, and that advisers have informed Trump directly about this. But they also emphasize that the plan is to finish what has now begun.
Claims there is an internal struggle going on in the party
The website Axios, who has well-placed sources in the power elite in Washington DC, writes that there is an internal struggle in the Republican Party between those who urge the president to continue fighting and those who “gently try to push him in the direction of giving in” .
Axios also refers to talks with Republicans, who say they are worried that Trump’s lawsuit will divert money and resources away from the real remaining prize, which is to win the re-election of two Republican senators in Georgia in January, thus securing a majority in the Senate.
“This is a distraction and a huge waste of time,” a senior Republican told Axios.
– Republicans are very concerned about what happens to the Senate. It’s not Trump, says a source to the website.
Axios, citing other sources in the circle around the president, also claims that Trump is now making serious plans to run for president in 2024.
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