Giuliani embarasses himself in Pennsylvania

 See: https://www.vox.com/2020/11/22/21589195/trump-rudy-giuliani-judge-matthew-brann-incompetence-boockvar-pennsylvania

Judicial opinions are typically staid documents that avoid direct criticism of legal advocates — both as a professional courtesy and because judges typically want to avoid giving the impression that their disregard for a particular lawyer may have influenced their decision. But Judge Brann clearly believes that Trump’s lawyers behaved egregiously in his courtroom, and that this conduct is worth noting repeatedly in his opinion.

Early in his opinion, Brann summarizes the lawsuit in ten damning words: “Plaintiffs ask this Court to disenfranchise almost seven million voters.” The mere fact that Trump’s lawyers would even request such a thing is audacious. As Brann notes, “this Court has been unable to find any case in which a plaintiff has sought such a drastic remedy in the contest of an election, in terms of the sheer volume of votes asked to be invalidated.”

And yet, Trump’s lawyers did not come to court with any evidence or legal authorities that could justify such a result. “One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption,” Brann writes. But “that has not happened. Instead, this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence.”

The case is: Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar.

I like Rudy Giulianai and I wish him well.  He was a national hero on 9/11.  But he basically pooped his pants in the courtroom and had the judge comment on the smell.  That is how bad it was.  Giuiliani, unfortunately, has disgraced himself.  He needs to resign from the legal team and stop giving press conferences.