Harris campaign deploys thousands of lawyers to counteract GOP – Washington Examiner
The Harris campaign is proactively preparing for the 2024 election by hiring thousands of lawyers to address potential legal challenges from the GOP, reminiscent of the post-2020 election scenario involving Donald Trump’s campaign. They have recruited over 400 lawyers to draft legal documents and are readying around 10,000 lawyers in key swing states who are well-versed in local laws. The Democratic National Committee has invested nearly $22 million in legal assistance this election cycle. Dana Remus, a former White House counsel, is leading the legal team, ensuring they have mechanisms to quickly counter any legal actions initiated by Republicans. Currently, Republicans have filed 130 lawsuits across 26 states focusing on election integrity matters. The Harris campaign aims to respond effectively to any claims that seek to undermine the upcoming election results.
Harris campaign deploys thousands of lawyers to counteract GOP around Election Day
The Harris campaign is playing defense by recruiting thousands of lawyers to advise and support their election strategies around Election Day.
Democrats are bracing for former President Donald Trump’s campaign and allies to initiate legal battles over the 2024 election results if he loses, actions Republicans took following the 2020 election.
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More than 400 lawyers have been hired to draft legal memos in preparation for possible litigation, according to the Wall Street Journal, with thousands of pages already filed. About 10,000 lawyers are also at the ready in crucial swing states with more specific knowledge of each state’s rules.
The Democratic National Committee spent nearly $22 million on lawyers this election cycle as of the summer, according to an analysis conducted by the outlet of recent federal campaign finance records.
Charged with leading the Harris legal team is Dana Remus, a former Biden White House counsel.
“It’s really just making sure we have systems in place—which we do—to monitor what Republicans are doing everywhere,” Remus told the newspaper. “As soon as they file a case, as soon as they start saying election results can’t be trusted, we are prepared to respond.”
So far, Republicans have been involved in 130 lawsuits in 26 states centered on election integrity issues to ensure that voter rolls are accurate. The question of election integrity is expected to be closely contested in the immediate days following Nov. 5.
In recent weeks, the GOP has lost some of its key lawsuits in its effort to maintain election integrity. Judges in Michigan and North Carolina rejected GOP lawsuits challenging the ability of some overseas U.S. citizens to vote. A federal judge also barred Virginia from purging names from voter rolls of noncitizens.
Harris’s legal team will also consist of Seth Waxman, former U.S. solicitor general who has also argued more than 80 cases before the Supreme Court, and Donald Verrilli, who defended the Affordable Care Act in 2012.
In addition to a robust legal team, Harris campaign said in a memo that they’ve recruited and trained poll and count observers “watching for MAGA antics and working with a national network to quickly resolve issues.”
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