Rand Paul Argues the Election ‘in Many Ways Was Stolen’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is echoing President Donald Trump’s false allegations of widespread voter fraud.

“The fraud happened. The election in many ways was stolen and the only way it will be fixed is by in the future reinforcing the laws,” Paul said during a hearing with former top U.S. cybersecurity official Chris Krebs.

He stressed:

“We can’t just say, ‘It didn’t happen.’ We can’t just say, ‘Oh, 4,000 people voted in Nevada that were noncitizens, and we’re just going to ignore it. We’re going to sweep it under the rug’ and say, ‘Oh the courts have decided the facts.’ The courts have not decided the facts. The courts never looked at the facts. The courts don’t like elections. They stayed out of it by finding an excuse.”

Watch his comments below:

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1339267693933944832

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters during her press briefing Wednesday, “the president is still involved in ongoing litigation related to the election,” as IJR previously reported.

Her announcement came just one day after the Electoral College confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win.

Biden joked about Trump’s demands for multiple recounts in Georgia on Tuesday, as IJR previously reported.

“Thank you for the faith you put in me and Vice-President Elect Harris and thank you for standing strong to make sure your voices were heard, your votes were counted, and counted, and counted again,” Biden said during a campaign event for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.

He continued, “I’m starting to feel like I won Georgia three times. I have to say it feels pretty good. You know… I think all of you just taught Donald Trump a lesson. In this election, Georgia wasn’t going to be bullied. Georgia wasn’t going to be silenced. Georgia certainly wasn’t going to stand by and let Donald Trump or the state of Texas, or anyone else come in here and toss out your votes.”

The Supreme Court threw out a Texas lawsuit last week seeking to undo election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.