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1.22pm GMT
Teo Armus over at the Washington Post brings us news of this principled turnaround:
Moments after the presidential race was called for Joe Biden, Marc A. Scaringi took to his talk radio show to question President Trump’s dubious legal campaign to challenge the election results in various swing states.
“At the end of the day, in my view, the litigation will not work,” the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, lawyer said 7 November on iHeartRadio. “It will not reverse this election. In my opinion, there really are no bombshells that are about to drop that will derail a Biden presidency, including these lawsuits.”
1.17pm GMT
Yesterday, David Adelman, US ambassador to Singapore during the Obama administration, said that the White House’s failure to provide President-elect Joe Biden’s team with transition intelligence materials was “potentially catastrophic.”
“So far I think it’s not terribly damaging; it’s really still early days,” Adelman said, but added, “If it were to persist for weeks or even more than a month, I think the damage would be substantial.”
#BREAKING: President-elect Joe Biden says he’s getting intel through Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: “The good news is my colleague is still on the Intelligence Committee so she gets the intelligence briefings.” pic.twitter.com/3ZWccUFKLN
Continue reading…Biden warns ‘more people may die’ unless Trump starts cooperatingTrump ‘considered striking Iran’s nuclear sites’ after election lossMajor hurdles ahead for Covid-19 vaccine distribution in the USSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 1.22pm GMTTeo Armus over at the Washington Post brings us news of this principled turnaround:Moments after the presidential race was called for Joe Biden, Marc A. Scaringi took to his talk radio show to question President Trump’s dubious legal campaign to challenge the election results in various swing states.“At the end of the day, in my view, the litigation will not work,” the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, lawyer said 7 November on iHeartRadio. “It will not reverse this election. In my opinion, there really are no bombshells that are about to drop that will derail a Biden presidency, including these lawsuits.” 1.17pm GMTYesterday, David Adelman, US ambassador to Singapore during the Obama administration, said that the White House’s failure to provide President-elect Joe Biden’s team with transition intelligence materials was “potentially catastrophic.”“So far I think it’s not terribly damaging; it’s really still early days,” Adelman said, but added, “If it were to persist for weeks or even more than a month, I think the damage would be substantial.”#BREAKING: President-elect Joe Biden says he’s getting intel through Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: “The good news is my colleague is still on the Intelligence Committee so she gets the intelligence briefings.” pic.twitter.com/3ZWccUFKLN Continue reading…