South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Indiana Attorney General-elect Todd Rokita join ‘Fox & Friends’ to explain why they support Texas’ case.
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Ainsley President Trump met
Ainsley. President Trump met
with attorneys general at the
White House. Yet yesterday, as he
eighteen states throw their support
behind a Texas lawsuit
challenging the election results
claiming fraud,
the Supreme Court suit argues
that sixty two electoral college votes
from Georgia, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,
should be invalidated because
the states made unconstitutional
changes to their laws before the
two thousand and twenty election.
Our next guest attended that
meeting with the President,
Indiana Attorney General Elect
Todd, Rokita and South Carolina
attorney General Allen, Wilson,
and they both join us now
good morning, men, gentlemen,
good morning,
good morning,
Ainsley Alan we go way back.
Your dad is a congressman in
South Carolina and he married a
local anchor at my competition
Station NBC, who is a friend of
mine and she is precious.
They have a cute little family
and then congratulations Todd
on your win. I know you are a
congressman im sure you are
friends with Joe Wilson his dad.
Just to give you background
Alan. I will start with you
what happened yesterday at the
White House.
This is a meeting that had
been on my calendar for several
weeks.
I knew I was going to the White
House before I knew I was going
to be on this lawsuit.
We were planning to be up here
in Washington for a number of
meeting with government
officials, including the
president and others.
We were going to be here for the
White House. Christmas party
yesterday was just us conducting
business. We had planned to do
from several weeks ago.
The lawsuit came up,
no ask of us
just a discussion.
We talked about many other
issues that affect our states.
Ainsley, im sure he thanked you
all for the support
I know on Twitter was thanking
for the nineteen states that were
supporting him, including
himself.
This is what the suit said.
Ken Paxton said this the
constitution matters and must be
followed or its Jusust, a piece
parchment paper thats on
display at the national
archives.
We ask the court to choose the
former
so Todd these states are
saying you cant throw out these
mail in ballots.
They are the ones that changed
the laws in the middle of the
game, though
they changed. The deadline-
they are the ones to blame
right,
absolutely
speaking, not just as Indianas
next attorney general, but as the
former chief election officer
for the state. These laws are
very important.
They go to the foundation of our
republic and a free society.
There is a reason that our
founding fathers had the wisdom
in the founding document. To say
you know what
only legislatures can set local
election laws
and thats, because the
legislatures of each state are
the body thats closest to the
people
right.
So you want that accountability.
Ultimate power is truly in the
people. You want those that are
directly elected by the people
and those closest to the people.
Touching those laws,
not judges,
not unelected bureaucrats,
not even elected officials who
arent the legislature
in Indiana. You cannot. If you
are the chief election officer,
you cannot unilaterally change
the law,
so Indianas. Voters who
overwhelmingly supported our
president are being negatively
impacted,
Ainsley Alan. Is he talking
about article two of the
constitution where legislators
have to decide if we change
election laws,
LAS Vegas, the equal protection
law, and that was violated? They
are claiming in Michigan, because
some of the people who were the
poll watchers the partisan
observers they were watching in
some counties, six feet
other counties, ten feet,
others were able to watch right
there.
It was unequal.
What do you think the Supreme
Court will do about this Allen?
Ainsley? I dont want to
presume to tell you what the
judges and the court are going
to do.
I would like to use an analogy.
I think surmise Sur summarize th
people at home Football team
final seconds. One team runs the
ball into the end zone and look
up on jumbotron, and you see
there is a chance that someone
might have stepped out of bounds
right before they cross the
plain into the end zone. The
first thing the losing team or
anybody would do- is challenge
and to see if the person had
played by the rules by stepping
out of bounds.
Ainsley, you know television, we
are out of time.
You cant change the rules. The
rules are the rules.
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