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Demovictory9

(32,475 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2018, 01:36 AM Sep 2018

RNC asks court to keep recount plan for 2020 secret

RNC asks court to keep recount plan for 2020 secret
By JOSH GERSTEIN 09/09/2018 11:55 AM EDT
The Republican National Committee is pressing to keep secret a memo detailing how the Trump campaign could respond if President Donald Trump's reelection bid in 2020 turns out to be a squeaker.

Last week, RNC lawyers asked a federal judge in New Jersey to order that the so-called recount memo, drafted in 2016, be kept under wraps until after the 2020 election because of the role it could play in that contest.

"The RNC requests protection of the document under seal only until after the conclusion of the next presidential election on November 3, 2020," RNC attorneys Bobby Burchfield and Matt Leland wrote. "The memorandum was circulated during the 2016 election, but contains several plans that are likely to be used in or may bear upon future elections. This includes the election for President of the United States in 2020."

https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2018/09/09/republicans-2020-recount-plan-813329

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RNC asks court to keep recount plan for 2020 secret (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sep 2018 OP

Hell, they won't need a recount. They just have to push it to the Supreme Court. Precedence for that Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #1

It should say '2016 recount' ... also, FUCK THIS SHIT, the people of the USA deserve to know (nt) mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #2

It's already been circulated & now they want to keep it "under wraps"? WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #3

DNC did not contest......nt Tavarious Jackson Sep 2018 #4

We know from the Kavanaugh hearings that repubes are ok with stealing data Achilleaze Sep 2018 #5

Midnight Writer

(21,795 posts)

1. Hell, they won't need a recount. They just have to push it to the Supreme Court. Precedence for that

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Mon Sep 10, 2018, 01:59 AM

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mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. It should say '2016 recount' ... also, FUCK THIS SHIT, the people of the USA deserve to know (nt)

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Mon Sep 10, 2018, 03:32 AM

Sep 2018

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

3. It's already been circulated & now they want to keep it "under wraps"?

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Mon Sep 10, 2018, 04:45 AM

Sep 2018

Isn't that like, "closing the barn door after the horse got out"? If it's been out there for over 2 years than chances are good that copies were made and the DNC already has it or will get it from an anti-Trump patriot.

All stuff like this does is make me wonder that much more about what they're hiding and why? Hopefully an on the ball investigative journalist's curiosity is tweaked too and the story comes out soon so the American people can consider it when casting their vote.

Tavarious Jackson

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4. DNC did not contest......nt

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Mon Sep 10, 2018, 05:20 AM

Sep 2018

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

5. We know from the Kavanaugh hearings that repubes are ok with stealing data

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2018, 06:55 AM

Sep 2018

so following the republican family-values example, Americans should steal the republican's evil plan and make it public.

i'm sure that the repubes would support that kind of transparency

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