{"id":2360006,"date":"2024-10-26T13:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-deploys-thousands-of-lawyers-to-counteract-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T13:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:59:02","slug":"harris-campaign-deploys-thousands-of-lawyers-to-counteract-gop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-deploys-thousands-of-lawyers-to-counteract-gop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris campaign deploys thousands of lawyers to counteract GOP &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-campaign-deploys-thousands-of-lawyers-to-counteract-gop-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2064Harris campaign is proactively preparing\u2062 for the 2024 election by hiring thousands of lawyers to address potential \u2063legal\u200c challenges from the GOP, reminiscent of the post-2020 \u2064election scenario involving \u200cDonald Trump&#8217;s campaign. They have recruited over 400\u2062 lawyers to \u200ddraft \u200clegal documents\u2062 and are readying around 10,000 lawyers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> who are well-versed in local laws. The \u200cDemocratic National Committee has invested nearly $22 million in legal assistance this election cycle. Dana Remus, \u200da former White\u2062 House counsel, is leading the legal \u200cteam, ensuring\u200d they have mechanisms to quickly counter any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-staff-discuss-harvesting-baby-parts\/\" title=\"Planned Parenthood Staff Discuss Harvesting Baby Parts\">legal actions initiated<\/a> by Republicans. Currently, Republicans have filed 130 lawsuits across 26 states focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-had-your-day-in-court-and-you-lost-chris-wallace-challenges-corey-lewandowski-directly-tells-him-to-stop-blaming-media\/\" title=\"\u2018You Had Your Day In Court And You Lost\u2019: Chris Wallace Challenges Corey Lewandowski Directly, Tells Him To Stop Blaming Media\">election integrity matters<\/a>. The Harris campaign \u2062aims to\u200c respond effectively \u200cto\u2062 any claims that seek to undermine the upcoming election results.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris campaign deploys thousands of lawyers to counteract GOP around Election Day&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1846015\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harris<\/a> campaign is playing defense by recruiting thousands of lawyers to advise and support their election strategies around Election Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats are bracing for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s campaign and allies to initiate<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> legal battles<\/a> over the 2024 election results if he loses, actions Republicans took following the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 400 lawyers have been hired to draft legal memos in preparation for possible litigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/kamala-harris-campaign-election-lawsuits-a6a26850?mod=hp_lead_pos3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, with thousands of pages already filed. About 10,000 lawyers are also at the ready in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-2000-mules\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u20182000 Mules\u2019\">crucial swing states<\/a> with more specific knowledge of each state&rsquo;s rules.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee spent nearly $22 million on lawyers this election cycle as of the summer, according to an analysis conducted by the outlet of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent federal campaign finance records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House Counsel Dana Remus, center, is seated next to former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., right, as they listen during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee&nbsp;Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Charged with leading the Harris legal team is Dana Remus, a former Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> counsel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s really just making sure we have systems in place&mdash;which we do&mdash;to monitor what Republicans are doing everywhere,&rdquo; Remus told the newspaper. &ldquo;As soon as they file a case, as soon as they start saying election results can&rsquo;t be trusted, we are prepared to respond.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So far, Republicans have been involved in 130 lawsuits in 26 states centered on election integrity issues to ensure that voter rolls are accurate.&nbsp;The question of election integrity is expected to be closely contested in the immediate days following Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, the GOP has lost some of its key lawsuits in its effort to maintain election integrity. Judges in Michigan and North Carolina rejected GOP lawsuits challenging the ability of some overseas U.S. citizens to vote. A federal judge also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3203206\/judge-orders-virginia-reinstate-voters-removed-program-targeting-noncitizens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">barred Virginia<\/a> from purging names from voter rolls of noncitizens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s legal team will also consist of Seth Waxman, former U.S. solicitor general who has also argued more than 80 cases before the Supreme Court, and Donald Verrilli, who defended the Affordable Care Act in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a robust legal team, Harris campaign said in a memo that they&rsquo;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/ready-anything-democrats-tout-post-election-legal-preparations-rcna176825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recruited and trained<\/a> poll and count observers &ldquo;watching for MAGA antics and working with a national network to quickly resolve issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1846015\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1846015\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris campaign hires thousands of lawyers for Election Day defense<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2360007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dana-Remus.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3728,6203,35844,4875,32076],"class_list":["post-2360006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election","tag-gop","tag-harris-campaign","tag-lawyers","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dana-Remus.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}