“Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election,” said the left-of-center Boston Globe in an email today to MHProNews.

“His comments come despite President Trump’s repeated, baseless claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-elect Joe Biden,” the Boston Globe said, adding that “In an interview with [left-of-center] The Associated Press, Barr said US attorneys and FBI agents have been working to follow up on specific complaints and information they’ve received, but they’ve uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election.”

That statement by Barr would fit statements by some more moderate Republican elected officials, who at times have publicly urged President Donald J. Trump to conceded the election, and move on.

Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (KY-R) ads supporting Republican candidates in the Georgia Senate runoff can be construed to imply that President Trump has lost to President Barack Obama-era VP Joe Biden.

Does that mean it is over? Time will tell, but there are several issues that have come into sharper focus today and recently that may shed a different light on the question of is there enough evidence of fraud to warrant judicial, legislative, or other legal processes available to call for a new election in key battleground states, or to order a certification or other outcome than one that gives Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris (CA-D) the apparent win?

That will be our featured focus this evening.

A useful tee-up to that hot-topic is the new Masthead, linked below.

As one of several possible clues that despite the posturing of victory that this race isn’t over until it is formally certified and a swearing in occurs is the factoid that Senator Harris has not yet resigned her seat.

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Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business

• Beyond big tech stocks
• In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara uses her handheld device as she works on the trading floor, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. U.S. stocks rose broadly in morning trading Tuesday, sending the S&P 500 toward another record high, as investors focus on the possibility that coronavirus vaccines could soon help usher in a fuller global economic recovery.
• The dominance of companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Netflix may be fading
• Exxon faces $20 billion hit from ‘epic failure’ of a decade ago
• The oil industry narrowly avoided an election disaster. Now it’s showing signs of life
• Before Americans can get their vaccines, some pharmacies need big upgrades
• ‘Fake news’ about a Covid-19 vaccine has become a second pandemic, Red Cross chief says
• Fed chair calls the economic recovery ‘extraordinarily uncertain’
• Opinion: What Biden’s top economic priority must be
• Late-night hosts mock Biden and Trump over recent missteps
• Investors are getting greedy again
• Amazon sales surge during a record-breaking holiday shopping season
• SoftBank bets on Europe’s hottest stock
• Unilever is trying out a four-day work week in New Zealand
• Meet the woman tasked with turning around scandal-plagued Bon Appétit
• A man wearing a Santa Claus costume skates at The Rink at Rockefeller Center near the newly unveiled Christmas Tree on November 28, 2020 in New York City. Many holiday events have been canceled or adjusted with additional safety measures due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
• NBC had to decide between football and lighting a Christmas tree. It chose the tree
• A logo is displayed on a cup inside a Starbucks Corp. coffee shop in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Starbucks Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on January 26.
• Starbucks is giving free coffee to health care workers this month
• Rolls-Royce’s new Ghost: Still plenty posh, but more laid back
• MARKETS
• RETAIL WOES
• JCPenney employees checkout customers while following COVID-19 guidelines. Black Friday Shopping in Maumee, US – 27 Nov 2020
• As JCPenney exits bankruptcy, its long-term outlook remains grim
• Topshop owner Arcadia files for bankruptcy
• Britain’s biggest department store chain is closing
• Walmart gives up on trying to crack Japan
• Century 21 files for bankruptcy and will shut down
• THE NIKOLA SAGA
• Nikola Badger truck
• GM scales back deal with Nikola, scrapping plans to build Badger
• GM took an 11% stake in Nikola in September
• Short seller’s report alleges Nikola is a ‘fraud’
• Trevor Milton steps down as Nikola chairman
• Nikola subpoenaed in connection to fraud allegations

Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax

• AG Barr: No Evidence of Fraud That Would Change Election Outcome
• Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election
• Trump Steps up Pressure on Kemp: ‘Do Something’ About Ga. Election
• Bipartisan Lawmaker Group Offers $908 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
• Arizona Gov. Ducey Defends Himself Against Attacks by Trump
• Chris Krebs: Nothing ‘Based in Reality’ Shows Election Wasn’t Secure
• Trump Lawsuit: Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Abuses Affected 220K Votes
• Amistad Lawyer: FBI Collecting Data on Vote Fraud
• Trump: Nevada Judge Orders Inspection of Election Equipment
• Obscure Law Could Be Trump’s Last Bid to Challenge Election Results
• Pennsylvania GOP Introduces Resolution to Dispute Election
• The Trump Presidency
• Trump to Meet COVID-19 Vaccine Makers, Distributors Next Week
• WH Holiday Parties to Continue During Pandemic
• Former Starbucks CEO Urges Small Business Owners to Petition for Coronavirus Relief
• Mnuchin: Congress Must Redirect $455 Billion, Not Biden
• Kayleigh McEnany: Pelosi ‘Derelict’ in Duties on COVID-19 Relief
• Trump Has Raised $150 Million Since Election
• ISIS Task Force Director Resigns in Continued Pentagon Purge
• Former President Barack Obama was briefed on UFOs but won’t say whether they exist. “Certainly asked about it,” Obama said Monday night during an appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” “And?” asked Colbert. “Can’t tell you,” the 44th president said. “Sorry.”
• Finance
• Tesla’s S&P Debut to Come All at Once, Rippling Markets
• Tesla Inc. will be added to the S&P 500 Index in one shot on Dec. 21, a move that will ripple through the entire market as money managers adjust their portfolios to make room for shares of the $538 billion company.
• Travel Industry Up Against Psychological Make-or-Break
• Want to Diversify Your Savings? Try These 3 Strategies
• Factory Activity Slows as COVID Infections Accelerate
• Airlines Would Receive $17B in New COVID-19 Aid Plan
• Up to 30 Percent of Americans May Be Infected With COVID-19 by Year’s End
• Scott Gottlieb predicted 30% of the U.S. population would be infected with the coronavirus by the year’s end, but 2021 would be less intense because of these high numbers of cases.

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The caveat not noted in the Boston Globe quote today from AP’s report is found in the following.

“To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election,” Attorney General William “Bill” Barr said to the left-of-center AP today.

That certainly “To date” qualifier at the start of his statement leaves AG Barr some wiggle room, to shift as needed or desired. For example…

The Trump campaign legal team’s legal leader responded with, “With all due respect to the Attorney General, there hasn’t been any semblance of a Department of Justice investigation. We have gathered ample evidence of illegal voting in at least six states, which they have not examined. We have many witnesses swearing under oath they saw crimes being committed in connection with voter fraud. As far as we know, not a single one has been interviewed by the DOJ. The Justice Department also hasn’t audited any voting machines or used their subpoena powers to determine the truth.” Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani also said,”Nonetheless, we will continue our pursuit of the truth through the judicial system and state legislatures, and continue toward the Constitution’s mandate and ensuring that every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is not. Again, with the greatest respect to the Attorney General, his opinion appears to be without any knowledge or investigation of the substantial irregularities and evidence of systemic fraud.” That’s per Townhall.

Also per Townhall…

Poll watcher in Michigan: “I witnessed the military ballots being duplicated. I just thought it was strange that only Biden’s name was selected, no down ballot…and not one was for Trump.” pic.twitter.com/J4Tp25MU7B

— Team Trump (@TeamTrump) December 1, 2020

 

Colonel Shaffer on USPS subcontractor Jesse Morgan’s story of 280,000 ballots shipped from Bethpage, NY to Lancaster, PA: “We have evidence of a MASSIVE transfer of completed, curated ballots ready to be injected into counting centers.” pic.twitter.com/P61Zip74nU

— Team Trump (@TeamTrump) December 1, 2020

Corroborated eyewitness testimony: 130,000 – 280,000 completed ballots were shipped from Bethpage, NY to Lancaster, PA; the ballots and trailer then disappeared pic.twitter.com/SGCjoi0IDA

— Team Trump (@TeamTrump) December 1, 2020

Perhaps among the more interesting tweets today is this one.

PATRIOTS:

Stay tuned for details. @SidneyPowell1 & I will be speaking tomorrow in Georgia.

We need your support & prayers. https://t.co/iZOBAmRK04

— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 1, 2020

There is no doubt that attorney L. Lin Wood is a pro-Trump backer. But he and Sidney Powell both have a career to consider after the dust settles from these issues. Rephrased, they are not likely to knowingly put their names to something that they don’t believe that they can prove in court.

Sidney Powell @SidneyPowell1 & many others, including myself, have seen overwhelming evidence of the systemic fraud in the voting machine software.

Dominion is controlled by Communist China.

This make NO sense to Patriots. What is going on in D.C.? Same problem as exists in GA? https://t.co/5m82orjURR

— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 1, 2020

Those followed this from attorney L. Lin Wood by several hours.

Good morning.

Our country is headed to civil war. A war created by 3rd party bad actors for their benefit – not for We The People.

Communist China is leading the nefarious efforts to take away our freedom.@realDonaldTrump should declare martial law.https://t.co/h3Ym5ytMYt

— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 1, 2020

Don’t expect President Trump to back off, based on all of the indicators. Nor does it seem that his legal team and legal allies are tossing in the towel.

There is one other interesting wrinkle, to present both sides of the evolving battle in Trump-world. Sean Hannity from Fox News urged President Trump to pre-emptively pardon himself and his entire family before leaving the White House.

Sean Hannity tonight: “I’d tell President Trump to pardon yourself and pardon your family”pic.twitter.com/hMx7bE6WU1

— Robert Costa (@costareports) December 1, 2020

Is that one of the reasons that President Trump said that Fox is becoming almost unwatchable?

In a Topsy-Turvey world where media across the spectrum are often more agenda driven than evidence and objective-reporting motivated, there are too many possibilities to cover with respect to AG Barr’s statement. A few that are more obvious include the following.

• Barr meant exactly what he said, no spin to it. He may think that at this time, there is not sufficient evidence that the FBI or the DOJ has seen.
• Barr may have meant it in some technical sense, but it may have been a head-fake.
• Barr may be signaling the Trump legal team that they better get it in gear.
• But if that is the case, why aren’t federal officials robustly pursuing purported violations of federal civil rights laws?

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