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Giuliani was able to have his vote counted because of process he hypocritically bashed: CNN
January 18, 2021
On Monday, CNN's KFILE reported that Rudy Giuliani voted with a provisional ballot — a practice he publicly opposed during the Trump team's effort to overturn the results of the presidential election.
According to Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, Giuliani was forced to do this because his name was missing from the voter rolls when he showed up at a Manhattan precinct to cast his ballot.
<p>"Giuliani's registration was moved to his Long Island home in August and his registration in New York City was purged in September. Giuliani told CNN he did not know why his registration was moved to his Long Island home in August and contested that he changed his registration at all," said the report. "Giuliani swore in an affidavit oath that he was registered to vote in the Manhattan district and cast his ballot there. A New York City Board of Elections official told CNN the vote would count, citing a provision in the state's election law."</p><p>Giuliani denies that he ever changed his address, and claims this whole episode suggests possible fraud among election workers in New York.</p><p>However, in the immediate aftermath of the election, Giuliani tried to cite the number of provisional ballots being cast in Pennsylvania as evidence that Biden's victory was fraudulent.</p><p>"To give you another example, we have 17,000 provisional ballots cast in Pittsburgh," said Giuliani at one event. "Do you know what a provisional ballot is? Provisional ballot usually happens [sic] this way, and about 15 of the 17,000 happened this way: you walk in and you say, 'I'm here to vote today.' 'Oh, Mr. Giuliani, you already voted.' 'I did? I don't remember voting.' 'Oh, yes. Yes. You cast an absentee ballot.' 'No, I didn't.' 'Yes, you did.' 'No, I didn't.' 'Yes, you did.'"</p><p>Even Trump's Justice Department <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/bill-barrs-justice-department-wants-nothing-to-do-with-rudy-giulianis-crazy-election-accusations-report/" target="_blank">refused</a> to pursue Giuliani's provisional ballot conspiracy theory.</p>
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WATCH: Viral video calls for GOP senators to be prosecuted for 'aiding and abetting acts of terrorism'
January 18, 2021
The Really American PAC has just released a video calling for GOP Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to be prosecuted for their role in inciting the January 6 insurrection that left five people dead. Thousands marched to the Capitol after pro-Trump forces – including the President – spent weeks spewing election lies that erupted into a planned coup attempt.
"They need to be expelled from the Senate immediately and prosecuted for aiding and abetting acts of terrorism," the video (below) says. Experts including President-elect Joe Biden have characterized the insurrection as "domestic terrorism."
<p>The video has gone viral, with 2.5 million views on Twitter in under 20 hours.</p><p>Really American is calling for the "immediate removal of Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz under terms that are clearly spelled out by the 14th Amendment," and notes the Constitution "is clear in declaring that no American who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion is allowed to hold office."</p><p>As new information about the planned insurrection comes out, Really American says Cruz and Hawley "have continued their attacks," and say the two Republicans "have likely contributed to plans by various militia groups to hold armed protests outside of various state Capitol buildings around the United States. Those protests are scheduled for January 20, the day Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States."</p><p><br/></p>
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America must wage ‘a domestic war on sedition by American terrorists’: Ex-Gitmo prosecutor
January 18, 2021
Retired Air Force Col. Moe Davis served as the Director of the Air Force Judiciary during the prosecutions of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. As the lead prosecutor, he witnessed the face of terrorism first-hand and when he saw the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol he spoke up.
Responding to Rep. Madison Cawthorn's (R-NC) photos and videos inciting right-wing insurrectionists, Davis said that the incoming House Republican shows more evidence of guilt than the Gitmo prisoners.
<p>He also dispelled a frequent myth that Cawthorn's handicap was due to his service in the military. Cawthorn never served in the military. As Davis explained it, the closest Cawthorn got "<a href="https://www.smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/29895-cawthorn-s-integrity-is-a-problem" target="_blank">was lying about not attending the Naval Academy</a> because of his injuries ... which occurred on a spring break trip to Florida <a href="https://www.bpr.org/post/nc11-attack-madison-cawthorns-schoolmates-goes-viral#stream/0" target="_blank">after the Academy rejected him</a>."</p><p>Cawthorn has <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/cawthorn/" target="_blank">spent the past week trying to distance himself </a>from the Trump supporters and the rally in which he told supporters, "Call your congressman, and feel free — you can lightly threaten them and say, 'You know what? If you don't start supporting election integrity, I'm coming after you."</p><p>See his tweets below: </p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="27d8317c5249dae6ac2602987438411c" id="34f7b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351164251830935558"><div style="margin:1em 0">I was Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo for over 2 years and there’s far more evidence of Congressman Madison Cawthorn… https://t.co/EcMdvuYRy4</div> — Moe Davis (@Moe Davis)<a href="https://twitter.com/ColMorrisDavis/statuses/1351164251830935558">1610977635.0</a></blockquote></div>
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