The trial continues…

…in Wenatchee, and I'm tracking it a little closer than the lack of posts here might indicate, but there's really not a lot to say at this point. The judge seems to be conducting the trial with one eye toward the appellate courts, where everyone knows this will end up anyway. The result is a fairly broad minded approach to accepting the 'evidence' offered by the forces of darknes…err…the Rossi legal team. Nothing they've offered so far, either in court or in their pre-trial briefs and discovery, seems to meet the standard set by Jeffrey Egan, representing the Secretary of State, on the first day of the proceedings…

Until proven otherwise, the last count was the correct count. Rebutting the evidence requires clear and convincing evidence that illegal votes, fraud or misconduct changed the results.
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Misconduct is not enough. Effecting the accuracy is not enough. Changing the outcome is.

"...until proven otherwise..." Baseless assertions and gross exaggerations may satisfy the wingnut radio audience, but the court, thankfully, is a bit more exacting

Anyway, if you find yourself in need for hour by hour, blow by blow coverage, it's out there in abundance (as usual, Goldy's my go-to guy for this stuff). If anything comes up that seems to remotely approximate the required standard of proof, I'll let you know...