Biff_Poindexter
Diamond Member
Texas Gov. Abbott appoints new secretary of state who briefly represented Trump in PA election challenge
John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump in his legal challenge of the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania.
www.cnn.com
"Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday his appointment of John Scott, a Fort Worth attorney, to be the next Texas secretary of state. The position has been vacant since Ruth Hughes resigned from the office in May. Scott will serve as the interim secretary of state until he is confirmed by the legislature, which is not scheduled to meet again until 2023. The announcement did not mention Scott's previous work representing the former President.
Abbott is appointing one of the architects of Republicans' big lie that Donald Trump actually won the 2020 election to oversee all electoral activity in our state," Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner said in a statement."
Smart move by the governor...he could have appointed the guy sooner but he needed to wait until after the Texas legislature adjourned -- that way there wouldn't be any confirmation hearing until 2023....It is also a smart move to appoint a guy that was fully invested in pushing the big lie -- because it gives certain voters added confidence that if some stinking Democrat wins an election they shouldn't have -- the Sec Of State will make sure to step in and overturn it....which is what democracy is all about....big win for Abbott in his reelection bid.
