Sasse condemns Giuliani’s ‘savage press conferences’: they ‘erode public confidence’

His. Ben sasseBen SasseHillicon Valley: Trump Fires Top Federal Cyber ​​Security Official, GOP Senators Push Back | Apple will pay 3 million to solve the fight against batteries | The Los Angeles Police Force prohibits the use of third-party facial recognition software. The cyber agency urges employees not to lose focus following the director’s dismissal. (R-Neb.) Criticized a press conference held Thursday by Rudy GiulianiRudy Giuliani Mick Mulvaney ‘concerned’ about Giuliani’s role in Trump Hoyer election case calls for House rules to be changed to protect whistleblowers Giuliani denies asking for, 000 a day to do legal work for Trump MORE and other lawyers representing the Trump campaign, warning that they “erode public trust.”

“Wild press conferences erode public trust. So no, obviously Rudy and his cronies shouldn’t be pressuring voters to ignore their certification obligations under the law.

His remarks followed a press conference in which Giuliani and other attorneys overseeing the president’s legal challenges raised various allegations of fraud and made it clear that their aim was to overturn the results in several states President-elect Joe bidenJoe Biden Manufacturers Association Calls on GSA to Begin Transition Process As Biden’s Vote Tally Closes To 80 Million AOC, Progressive Dems Attack Corporate Greed In Healthcare Talks READ MORE is in the lead or was screened as a winner.

The efforts are aimed at influencing the vote certification process and pressuring state lawmakers to send pro-Trump voters to the Electoral College.

Sasse, in his statement, urged Nebraskans to pay attention to legal arguments presented in court instead of press conferences or Trump’s tweets, noting that they are fundamentally different.

“Based on what I read in their documents, when lawyers for the Trump campaign went to court under oath, they repeatedly refused to allege the grand fraud – because there are consequences legal to lie to judges, ”Sasse said.

“President TrumpDonald John Trump Manufacturers Association Calls on GSA to Begin Transition Process Biden Votes Close to 80 Million Brent Budowsky Wins The Hill 2020 Election Prediction Contest lost Michigan by more than 100,000 votes and the campaign and its allies lost or withdrawn all five lawsuits in Michigan so they could not produce any evidence, ”he added.

Sasse, who won re-election and is seen as a potential candidate for 2024, is one of the few Senate Republicans to have congratulated Biden on his victory.

His criticism of Giuliani comes as Sen. Joni ErnstJoni Kay ErnstBrent Budowsky Wins The Hill’s 2020 Election Prediction Contest New Iowa GOP Lawmaker Tests Positive for Coronavirus Sullivan Wins Re-election in Alaska, Giving Republicans 50 Senate Seats MORE (R-Iowa) criticized comments from the same press conference by Sidney Powell, one of the attorneys representing the Trump campaign.

Powell, without providing any evidence, said that “we have no idea how many Republican or Democratic candidates … are paid to have the system rigged to work for them.”

Ernst, a member of the GOP leadership, called the remarks “offensive” and “absolutely scandalous”.