Terry McAuliffe, a Virginia Democratic candidate for governor, caused quite a stir by hiring the Elias Law Group. He spent $53,680 to hire their services. Marc Elias founded the Elias Law Group earlier in this year. Marc Elias is known for taking on cases involving election challenges — he’s represented Democrats in contesting elections.
Many wondered if McAuliffe had already anticipated losing, and was attempting to challenge the win of Republican Glenn Youngkin. It also reminds everyone how McAuliffe has basically been an election truther — “attacking democracy” by making comments questioning Stacey Abrams’ loss in Georgia in 2018. “She would be the governor of Georgia today had the governor of Georgia not disenfranchised 1.4 million Georgia voters before the election,” McAuliffe claimed earlier this month. McAuliffe is not afraid to question the legitimacy and validity of elections.
What’s also interesting about the hiring is that Elias is also a former partner in Perkins Coie — the DNC/Clinton law firm that paid for opposition research against President Donald Trump which included the Steele dossier. The Durham investigation has now indicted Michael Sussman, one of those who worked previously for Perkins Coie. But that didn’t stop McAuliffe from choosing Elias.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley found that an “astonishing move.”
McAuliffe might be trying to stop Republican Glenn Youngkin’s win. The Elias Law Group has received $53,680 from McAuliffe. McAuliffe does not appear disturbed by Elias’ highly controversial career or his possible exposure in the Durham investigation…https://t.co/Gb6YzAJmBo
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) October 28, 2021
Fox News
“There are a host of election lawyers but McAuliffe selected an attorney accused of lying to the media, advancing rejected conspiracy theories, and currently involved in a major federal investigation that has already led to the indictment of his former partner,” Turley wrote.
“McAuliffe may be preparing to challenge any win by Republican Glenn Youngkin,” he wrote on Twitter.
Fox ran the story and reached out the McAuliffe folks for comments on Turley’s statements about Elias.
But in response, the McAuliffe spokesperson, Christina Freundlich, apparently accidentally sent Fox a response meant for others saying “Can we try to kill this [the Fox story].” She further clarified, “To dispute the challenges of the election,” to try to defeat the obvious thought that they were thinking about challenging the election.
— Dr. Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) October 29, 2021
— Dr. Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) October 29, 2021
What a great way to get in on the act, and reveal that they wanted to end the story. Fox never received a formal response. McAuliffe might write a book about how to implode completely a campaign in a matter of weeks.
All things can turn sour when campaign momentum slips. As we reported, Youngkin has pulled ahead in the Real Clear Politics average of polls and he’s even burst ahead by eight percent in a survey of likely voters conducted by Fox as McAuliffe’s numbers have collapsed, 53% to 45%. We may soon find out if McAuliffe plans to contest his loss, as he seems to be very troubled with Virginians.
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