eshelman wanted. as time went on after he donated another $500,000, he was hardly impressed with the group's progress. he's now suing true the vote and demanding his money back saying in the lawsuit that money was donated conditionally based on promises made by true the vote that it would investigate, litigate and expose suspected illegal balloting and fraud. in a statement, eshelman told us, quote, true the vote failed in every way to make use of my directed donation to investigate and either prove or disprove election fraud as agreed upon and failed to respond to my requests for information about how the funds were spent. but james bump, the lawyer representing true the vote, tells me eshelman is playing the babe, adding that there's nothing in the documents that say it was a conditional vote. in true the vote's response to the lawsuit filed in court the group also says there was no discussion that eshelman could claim his gift back. still, eshelman claims in his lawsuit by november 13th only cookie

in a statement, eshelman told us, quote, true the vote failed in every way to make use of my directedisprove election fraud as agreed upon and failed to respond to my requests for information about how the funds were spent. but james bump, the lawyer representing true the vote, tells me eshelman is playing the babe, adding that there's nothing in the documents that say it was a conditional vote. in true the vote's response to the lawsuit filed in court the group also says there was no discussion that eshelman could claim his gift back. still, eshelman claims in his lawsuit by november 13th only cookie cutter lawsuits were filed making vague allegations of fraud unsupported by any evidence in four states. >> we are doing a variety of things in georgia, but our focus at the moment the a preemptive challenge of just over 364,000 voters who appear to be ineligible. >> reporter: meanwhile, less than a week after suing georgia, michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania, accusing the states which biden won of counting illegal votes, true the vote dropped its lawsuits. court records show by novemb

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court records show by november 17th eshelman made the group's founder asking for an accounting of the money spent and a refund of what was left. when he says the group didn't comply, eshelman's lawyer sent a final letter on november 23rd demanding the return of $2 million. he has not received a penny of his money back and the tangible evidence the group promised existed that could prove voter fraud, that has never come to light either. randi kaye, c dnn, palm beach county, florida. >> we will continue to follow that story. let's turn things over to don lemon and "cnn tonight". >>> this is sent "cnn tonight". i'm don lemon. thank you for joining. >>> here is a question, how much does texas have to take? now it is undrinkable water, there's broken pipes, empty shelves in the supermarkets after days without power and with another night of freezing weather ahead. how much does texas are to take? nearly 15 million people facing a water crisis there. lining up at distribution centers because the tap is dry at home. hospitals, fire departments don't have any water. one hospital collecting ra

f fred eshelman donated to true the vote, he's suing the group now.suits that were abandoned. the organization claims there were no qualifications on that money. don't go anywhere. busy news day. brianna keilar picks up our coverage right now. >>> hello, i'm brianna keilar and i want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is an important first for president biden tonight, on the road before an audience, and facing important questions that need answering. as the president promotes his ambitious plan to rein in the deadly pandemic, to treat the ailing economy, and treat the millions of americans who urgently need it after nearly a year in crisis. tonight is biden's chance to confront the challenges live before america. he'll be answering questions at a cnn town hall in milwaukee, wh