RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sara Westwood ░░░░░░░░ us off this morning ░░░░░░░░ s discuss the legal ░░░░░░░░ of a contested election ░░░░░░░░ a criminal defense and ░░░░░░░░ attorney Good morning to ░░░░░░░░ Good morning So you ░░░░░░░░ quote I am no ░░░░░░░░ but I really feel ░░░░░░░░ there s a hurricane ░░░░░░░░ and we re nowhere ░░░░░░░░ prepared for the damage ░░░░░░░░ is alarming And I ░░░░░░░░ wondering what s your ░░░░░░░░ concern right now Well ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ we have a president ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ the results of this ░░░░░░░░ if he loses He ░░░░░░░░ as much The only ░░░░░░░░ we lose is if ░░░░░░░░ s rigged and I ░░░░░░░░ not going accept the ░░░░░░░░ an unfair election So ░░░░░░░░ is happening now for ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration to challenge ░░░░░░░░ results of the election ░░░░░░░░ one he s casting ░░░░░░░░ on the veracity of ░░░░░░░░ in voting There s ░░░░░░░░ to support that But ░░░░░░░░ s already sowing the ░░░░░░░░ of doubt and discourse ░░░░░░░░ suggest if the result ░░░░░░░░ after election night while ░░░░░░░░ in voting is still ░░░░░░░░ counted he s going ░░░░░░░░ challenge that And the ░░░░░░░░ sets very specific timelines ░░░░░░░░ for when these votes ░░░░░░░░ to be counted and ░░░░░░░░ electors have to report ░░░░░░░░ to Congress Remember the ░░░░░░░░ people don t elect ░░░░░░░░ president They vote for ░░░░░░░░ but the electors elect ░░░░░░░░ president If there s ░░░░░░░░ controversy about who those ░░░░░░░░ are from a particular ░░░░░░░░ we could be in ░░░░░░░░ trouble There s about ░░░░░░░░ 75 day period from ░░░░░░░░ the election is held ░░░░░░░░ when the next president ░░░░░░░░ perhaps the one that ░░░░░░░░ still here gets sworn ░░░░░░░░ again And a lot ░░░░░░░░ happen in that time ░░░░░░░░ sort of allude to ░░░░░░░░ with the Electoral College ░░░░░░░░ Constitution sort of sets ░░░░░░░░ a framework of a ░░░░░░░░ election and what happens ░░░░░░░░ it seems to presume ░░░░░░░░ everybody will follow the ░░░░░░░░ and that s the ░░░░░░░░ here We don t ░░░░░░░░ know that That s ░░░░░░░░ right the Constitution does ░░░░░░░░ guarantee a fair and ░░░░░░░░ transition of power It ░░░░░░░░ that that s going ░░░░░░░░ happen I want sets ░░░░░░░░ deadlines It sets the ░░░░░░░░ But the Constitution and ░░░░░░░░ our past the American ░░░░░░░░ we have always assumed ░░░░░░░░ the president would do ░░░░░░░░ s in the best ░░░░░░░░ of the country And ░░░░░░░░ think for the first ░░░░░░░░ we have a clear ░░░░░░░░ that that may not ░░░░░░░░ in this case and ░░░░░░░░ this election comes down ░░░░░░░░ a couple of states ░░░░░░░░ voting counting of the ░░░░░░░░ is still going on ░░░░░░░░ Election Day we know ░░░░░░░░ Trump is going to ░░░░░░░░ that We know that ░░░░░░░░ going to end up ░░░░░░░░ court And if we ░░░░░░░░ a result from a ░░░░░░░░ Court that many people ░░░░░░░░ t have confidence in ░░░░░░░░ we have a new ░░░░░░░░ who is rushed in ░░░░░░░░ the election I see ░░░░░░░░ but potential problems with ░░░░░░░░ scenario I m glad ░░░░░░░░ brought that up because ░░░░░░░░ say they will insist ░░░░░░░░ Trump s Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ will Mitt to sitting ░░░░░░░░ a decision on the ░░░░░░░░ results Is there a ░░░░░░░░ case to be made ░░░░░░░░ nominee if she s ░░░░░░░░ should recuse herself I ░░░░░░░░ that because the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to interpret ░░░░░░░░ Constitution not apply their ░░░░░░░░ Political beliefs That s ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ that the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ issue a political decision ░░░░░░░░ 2000 in the bush ░░░░░░░░ gore situation but here ░░░░░░░░ would be so much ░░░░░░░░ because we would not ░░░░░░░░ talking about a recount ░░░░░░░░ would be talking about ░░░░░░░░ initial counting of the ░░░░░░░░ and seating of electors ░░░░░░░░ there s no legal ░░░░░░░░ for an incoming Supreme ░░░░░░░░ justice to recuse herself ░░░░░░░░ a case involving this ░░░░░░░░ comes to the court ░░░░░░░░ political reasons She may ░░░░░░░░ to do that but ░░░░░░░░ s nothing in the ░░░░░░░░ or through that require ░░░░░░░░ So we have heard ░░░░░░░░ president say I want ░░░░░░░░ put somebody on that ░░░░░░░░ so that I have ░░░░░░░░ majority in event and ░░░░░░░░ think he said it ░░░░░░░░ probably end up in ░░░░░░░░ Court What a crazy ░░░░░░░░ for an incumbent president ░░░░░░░░ say before the election ░░░░░░░░ the election will end ░░░░░░░░ in the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ s so many balls ░░░░░░░░ the air right now ░░░░░░░░ the potential for a ░░░░░░░░ it s real It ░░░░░░░░ very real Do you ░░░░░░░░ this being worse than ░░░░░░░░ was say in 2000 ░░░░░░░░ different and yes potentially ░░░░░░░░ worse Number one we ░░░░░░░░ two candidates in that ░░░░░░░░ that even though they ░░░░░░░░ contesting the results and ░░░░░░░░ recount in Florida at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ president gore accepted defeat ░░░░░░░░ he conceded immediately after ░░░░░░░░ court decision Does anyone ░░░░░░░░ is watching this believe ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is going ░░░░░░░░ concede this election at ░░░░░░░░ point I mean he ░░░░░░░░ leave office but I ░░░░░░░░ never see him agreeing ░░░░░░░░ an election where he ░░░░░░░░ was fair and adequate ░░░░░░░░ don t see it ░░░░░░░░ the way it did ░░░░░░░░ 2000 Again if it ░░░░░░░░ a close race if ░░░░░░░░ not a big problem ░░░░░░░░ it comes to a ░░░░░░░░ of states and we ░░░░░░░░ still counting after election ░░░░░░░░ watch out Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Good to talk ░░░░░░░░ you.