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Updating with Gov. Brian Kemp's response:

The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen.

For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward - under oath - and prove anything in a court of law. Our elections in Georgia are secure, accessible, and fair and will continue to be as long as I am governor.

The future of our country is at stake in 2024 and that must be our focus.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/gov-brian-kemp-absolutely-obliterates-trumps-plan-to-present-irrefutable-report-on-voter-fraud-in-scorching-statement/

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[–] Bad_Scooter@lemmy.ml 68 points 1 year ago (4 children)

He'll present nothing and his supporters will forget about this announcement.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In two weeks, when no report has appeared, remind every single Trump supporter you encounter. Don't let them forget this. Keep hammering on it. Keep asking when the report is going to drop. Don't let them change the subject. Don't let them talk about anything else. No matter what they want, keep demanding the report or that they admit he lied to them to placate them.

[–] pocopene@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don't waste your time. They'll be able to provide any kind of "reasons".

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Not all. Some will find something they can point at and definitively say this is what he meant. It probably won't be a report. It definitely won't "prove" him right. It might even prove beyond all reasonable doubt that he's guilty. But they will point to it and say that's it. And they will have won (in their heads), the argument.

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[–] pizza-bagel@kbin.social 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anyone else remember when the my pillow guy had a 3 day event where he was gonna present his evidence of this? That was pretty fun. Hopefully this lives up to the hype and is even more wild and embarrassing than that one.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, and it turned out the data he presented was a bunch of nonsense.

[–] pizza-bagel@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My favorite part was when they brought out their tech experts and they had to question if it was a Windows computer or not LOL

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, man, I missed that... I tuned in to see what they were going to do and they were just scrolling data, it was impossible to tell from the stream what it was.

But they made the mistake of turning the logs over to an actual researcher and he was like "Nah, ok, where's my money." LOL.

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/1171193932/mypillow-founder-mike-lindell-is-ordered-to-pay-5m-in-election-fraud-challenge

"He proved the data Lindell LLC provided, and represented reflected information from the November 2020 election, unequivocally did not reflect November 2020 election data," the arbitrators wrote. "Failure to pay Mr. Zeidman the $5 million prize was a breach of the contract, entitling him to recover."

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[–] Griffon@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's done more than one of them and actually is kicking off another tomorrow in Missouri I believe.

[–] pizza-bagel@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Wow dude needs to get a better hobby lmao

Is he still being sued? The best thing about the OG one was it was announced he was being sued in the middle of it

[–] StupidFatRat@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This man is fucking exhausting. I am tired just listening to his bullshit lmao how his supporters still have the energy to support him is beyond me

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What? It's been like 3 years since his presence was oppressive. Shit, I'm getting my second wind.

HEY TRUMP YOUR LEGACY IS RIFE WITH IMPEACHMENTS, INDICTMENTS, AND SHAME. THERE ISNT A FUTURE THAT EXISTS WHERE YOU DONT SERVE AS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE FAILURES OF THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY. ALL FOR WHAT? A CARTOONISH EXSISTANCE OF SHITTING ON GOLDEN TOILETS; BEING A DEPRIVED SEXUAL DEVIANT DEVOID OF REAL HUMAN CONNECTION; AND ALLL THE MCDONALDS, BURNT STEAKS W/ KETCHUP, AND DIET COKE YOU CAN STOMACH. YOU FUCKING ORANGE CLOWN.

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[–] Hoomod@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Energy and money

Who are these fools that keep donating to the "billionaire"

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got 5 bucks that says he just discovered AI can write a report for you.

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[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When Donald Trump first claimed the election was rigged. The Republican led Michigan state legislature, prior to deciding electors, invited him and his cabinent to present their evidence at an open session of their legislature; with the implications that if indeed there was legitimate evidence of widespread fraud in the state of Michigan they would use their Constitutional right to choose electors to modify who they sent to Congress.

Trump didn't show, he didn't send a representative he sent zero evidence. He was 100% hot air then, he's 100% hot air now.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Said the liar:

A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey. Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others – There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!

Oh, good. I was beginning to think maybe it was all false hype. Glad he's finally gonna show us how it happened. /s

It warmed my heart that the author worked in the Four Seasons Total Landscaping stunt. Hahaha. What a joke. How anyone took their side seriously after that embarrassment is beyond me. Some people are very stupid.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah so that's what we're going to use as the new euphemism now... "The riggers"

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this report coming before or after the healthcare plan Trump repeatedly said he was going to release in the next two weeks?

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[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trump:

Step 1: Announce report that will exonerate me.

Step 2: Work on coming up with some bullshit. Hmm this is harder than I thought.

Step 3: Fail.

Step 4: Blame judges and liberals.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Yeah bruv and I'll gladly pay you on Monday for a hamburger today.

[–] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It'll be drawn in red crayon and include just a circle around Mississippi, which I'd imagine he probably believes to be Georgia.

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[–] ScrollinMyDayAway@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

It's always 'we'll show our evidence next week' with these traitors.

[–] TaterTurnipTulip@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

This is just a play to get his rubes to give him more money. Doesn't matter what he says or shows, lots of morons will go e him cash that he'll funnel right into his lawyers pockets. Like so many other things, this is a play for cash and time. Keep giving red meat to the base and they'll keep lining his pockets

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Ahh yes, the thing he repeatedly could not prove in Court, will now be irrefutably proven with some "report".

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this existed he would have presented it by now.

[–] aegisgfx877@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

He could have presented it to Any of the grand juries that were investigating him Before indictments, it fact he was asked to do so by all of them and he refused.

[–] Dr_pepper_spray@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a time traveler, I just came back from the future, and he didn't present Shit!

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[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When they read Trump’s statement about “Who knew healthcare was so complicated” to Bernie Sanders during an interview, he laughed so hard I thought he might fall out of his chair.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My Pillow guy is on the case!

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

My pillow, the official biting pillow of choice, for closeted conservative guys on Grindr.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

"I've got irrefutable evidence that the election was stolen."

"Dope! Bring it to court. If you're right, they can overturn the fraud and if you're lying there will be consequences."

"No thanks! I'll stick to my bespoke twitter clone where I can't actually accomplish anything but no one can hold me responsible for my actions."

[–] gtrace@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

He's had three years, and still needs another week? Yea, okay.

[–] krayj@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is nothing more than theater to keep his willfully ignorant base engaged, donating, and committed to voting for him even if he's in prison.

If he had such a report, he'd have published it long ago. So that means it doesn't exist yet. If he does produce anything, it will be unfinished and unintelligible.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago

Then he can tell it to judge.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wait… you mean he’s STILL saying the thing that got him indicted? My god he’s fucking stupid.

[–] kometes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Is this like his health care plan that was always two weeks away from being published?

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

He’s not even rolled out infrastructure week yet. He’ll get to the proof, really soon too.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

He will release this just after he releases his taxes.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Didn’t we already get that information, from the grand jury in Georgia? I suppose it’s not “irrefutable proof” of election fraud but they make a good case for it

[–] jon@lemdro.id 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Trump's dyspeptic liver of a brain "irrefutable" simply means bigly.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Idk if the popcorn industry is ready for this kind of demand.

[–] Techmaster@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I can't wait to see this.

[–] Vlhacs@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How his supporters don't see him as the grifter he is by now, I will never understand.

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[–] 4am@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He’ll have a big press conference with a table of “files” which are just empty papers in folders and say “here it is folks, this totally exonerates me, I’ve presented the report”

And then all the hogs will spew “BUT HE PRESENTED THE REPORT ON TV FOR EVERYONE TO SEE” and then they will do Jan 6th again

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!"

Oh, so close to saying what he actually feels...

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