Abrams: Trump Needs to Acknowledge ‘Legal Sufficiency’ of Election, ‘As I Did’

VELSHI You ve been ░░░░░░░░ opposite sides in the ░░░░░░░░ of lawsuits with Georgia ░░░░░░░░ Republican secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ Raffensperger over voting rights ░░░░░░░░ Interesting situation he s ░░░░░░░░ himself in in the ░░░░░░░░ few days pushing back ░░░░░░░░ pressure from the Trump ░░░░░░░░ from Lindsey Graham from ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to assist in ░░░░░░░░ effort to undermine the ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia Propublica is ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ been pressuring him since ░░░░░░░░ the election So I ░░░░░░░░ really curious about your ░░░░░░░░ on this As someone ░░░░░░░░ s been up against ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ how this is playing ░░░░░░░░ ABRAMS I think that ░░░░░░░░ were marked improvements made ░░░░░░░░ June s election and ░░░░░░░░ but there s still ░░░░░░░░ to do Where Brad ░░░░░░░░ does a good job ░░░░░░░░ celebrate it including the ░░░░░░░░ that he s reopened ░░░░░░░░ portal that would allow ░░░░░░░░ to get their absentee ░░░░░░░░ without filling out a ░░░░░░░░ of paper They can ░░░░░░░░ it online If they ░░░░░░░░ more information they can ░░░░░░░░ to peachvote com But ░░░░░░░░ also know that voter ░░░░░░░░ while we have mitigated ░░░░░░░░ dramatically in Georgia it ░░░░░░░░ exists and we re ░░░░░░░░ to be on the ░░░░░░░░ I want Brad Raffensperger ░░░░░░░░ be able to focus ░░░░░░░░ his job and that ░░░░░░░░ the job of running ░░░░░░░░ and fair elections and ░░░░░░░░ he is doing that ░░░░░░░░ I will celebrate it ░░░░░░░░ he is not doing ░░░░░░░░ job we will challenge ░░░░░░░░ because every day we ░░░░░░░░ be spending our time ░░░░░░░░ about how do we ░░░░░░░░ certain that Georgia s ░░░░░░░░ can be heard VELSHI ░░░░░░░░ are you feeling like ░░░░░░░░ now he s doing ░░░░░░░░ job as he s ░░░░░░░░ pressure from other Republicans ░░░░░░░░ being fairly public about ░░░░░░░░ ABRAMS Absolutely Look we ░░░░░░░░ the right as Americans ░░░░░░░░ litigate to challenge and ░░░░░░░░ call into question but ░░░░░░░░ do not have the ░░░░░░░░ to our own facts ░░░░░░░░ we do not have ░░░░░░░░ right to manufacture evidence ░░░░░░░░ know that this was ░░░░░░░░ free and fair election ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and that Brad ░░░░░░░░ ran the election based ░░░░░░░░ consent decrees and changes ░░░░░░░░ we were able to ░░░░░░░░ and those changes have ░░░░░░░░ it easier for voters ░░░░░░░░ cast their ballots Donald ░░░░░░░░ is entitled to his ░░░░░░░░ He s entitled to ░░░░░░░░ unhappy about the outcome ░░░░░░░░ as I did in ░░░░░░░░ I acknowledged the legal ░░░░░░░░ of the election I ░░░░░░░░ simply challenged the system ░░░░░░░░ allowed voters to be ░░░░░░░░ It is time now ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ the legal sufficiency of ░░░░░░░░ system says that he ░░░░░░░░ no longer the president ░░░░░░░░ unlike what happened to ░░░░░░░░ where we had enough ░░░░░░░░ to go to federal ░░░░░░░░ and to see changes ░░░░░░░░ he has to admit ░░░░░░░░ there is no evidence ░░░░░░░░ widespread fraud He can ░░░░░░░░ to fight but he ░░░░░░░░ going to lose.”