first, i would like to introduce chair -- trevor potter, founder and president of the campaign legalenter. he served as general counsel to john mccain's 2000 and 2008 presidential campaign and will give us an update on the current legal issues related to the election. he will tell us what we can expect from the lawsuits coming out of the trump administration that are challenging the real it -- the election results. welcome, trevor. >> while we have the tradition in this country of the loser in the election conceding, that's not a constitutional requirement. if president trump loses this election and wants to say he doesn't think it was fair or he thinks as he said when he one last time, millions of illegal votes cast, he can say that, but it doesn't change the outcome. alex: you go right ahead. trevor: good to be with you all today. in the past couple days, vice president biden has been declared president-elect by the ap and a number of tv and cable networks. this reflects his apparent wins and states having more than 270 electoral votes. up,he current total holds he will have earned

managers for both the mccain and obama campaigns, rick davis and david plus, election law expert trevor potter, and new york times white house correspondent, maggie haberman. guided by alex wagoner, they will offer their analysis on what will surely be an insightful discussion on this national election held just nine days ago and still counting. they will tell us which of the last outcomes surprise them and which met their expectations and its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. which of thel us last outcomes surprise them and andh met their expectations its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. thise many questions about wild and unusual campaign as i suspect all of you do. and i can't wait to hear our panelists take them on. littley be allowed a editorializing, i would like to say a few words on behalf of my husband on the importance of the american election. thatbelieved self-government was the only moral government and every human being on earth was entitled to it. he believed it was america's great because in the world and he served it with

trevor potter is with me. just listening to my conversation with mitch mcconnell, listening to my conversation with mark. what do you think of this? >> i think mcconnell is trying to put the best face on this, and he's, of course, correct that when you have close elections, under state law, there are circumstances in which you can have recounts, and there are going to be some recounts. it looks as if there will be in wisconsin and georgia and probably nevada. so he's correct in saying that all the votes haven't finally been counted and recounted yet, but we're almost in the place. arizona is the one everyone is looking at where, when arizona with a biden lead that looks substantial enough that he will get those states, once that has happened, even with the recounts, there is not sufficient room for trump to win this. that, i think, is the key fact. even though mcconnell wants to wait for recounts, joe biden will have a majority in theie electoral college of states where he has won the popular vote in those sta

. >> election law expert trevor potter, and "new york times" white house correspondent maggie haberman, guided by our capable moderator journalist alex wagoner will offer their analysis in what will surely be an insightful discussion of this national election held nine days ago and still counting. of thell tell us which last tuesday's outcomes surprised them and what their expectations are for what it means for american politics for years to come. i have many questions about this wild, unusual campaign, and i can't wait to hear our panelists take them on. if i may be allowed a little editorializing, i would like to say a few words on behalf of my husband about the importance of the american election. john believed that self-government was the only moral government, and every human being on earth was entitled to it. it was america's great cause in the world, and he served it with unwavering dedication. asloved nothing as much traveling abroad. moved to seeo again the joy, the hope, and the faces of people who had long been oppressed and were claiming their freedom and equal justice by e

managers for both the mccain and obama campaigns, rick davis and david plus, election law expert trevor potter, and new york times white house correspondent, maggie haberman. guided by alex wagoner, they will offer their analysis on what will surely be an insightful discussion on this national election held just nine

joining me is the chairman of the federal election commission, and election attorney, trevor potter, and cnn political director david challion. i have a million things to ask you both. but david, first to you, forget any lawsuits what we're seeing from the president now in bringing republican state legislatures to the white house, is there any other way to see this than the president is transparentally trying to steal the election now? >> no, there's no other way to see it. i missed the chapter in history when i learned about how the united states conducts its free and fair elections, the chapter that said after it's over and you lost, as sitting president you can court legislatures to see if they'll go against the will of the people of their state. this is other level stuff right now. this is not about the outcome here. we understand, joe biden at noon on january 20th, is going to be the president of the united states. two months from today. the issue is the damage over the last couple weeks and for the next two months to go, until joe biden takes the oath of office and becomes pres

. >> trevor potter, republican who ran the federal election commission, said this to "the new york times." said, quote, what trump is doing is creating a road map for destabilization and chaos in the future years. he's saying if the party doesn't like the election results they have the right to change it by gaming the system. remind our viewers how big this is for the institution you're standing in front of way beyond 2020 way beyond this election. >> indeed. that's a great point. i don't think we can underplay under how unprecedented this is. i think part of -- what will be interesting to watch going forward is at what point republicans and his party start to abandon him for that reason. this can be done again if it's somebody else in office, certainly with the criticism he's received from many democrats it's hard to imagine that party doing that. he is charting his own course and perhaps setting a precedent but not one founded in history and not one supported by many, many people. >> jeff mason, good to have you, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> on the medical front, big

sounds like you are agreeing with what some republicans are starting to say including someone like trevor potter as a republican. that there's concern that this is destabilizing for the basics of democracy. are you there? >> well, here's what the issue is. the longer this lasts, languishes, the time, then, escapes from us from seeing a peaceful transition to the next administration. by not allowing the security briefings, the health briefings, the normal transition from one president to the next, only brings about more uncertainty and threatens that peaceful transition that would otherwise -- that would certainly undermine, then, the next administration. we're americans. we need this process to work. this time from the november 3rd until january 20th, traditionally has been one that allows the two candidates to shake hands, to figure out what the transition is going to be, to make sure the american people, those not in the government, are, in fact, benefitted because of that transition. and when you slow it down, when you fail to certify the results, when you add all this uncertainty, it only ma

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. >> mike: even without trevor lawrence, the quarterback. potter for the extra point. he knocks it through, so the irish will need a touchdown and an extra point to move to a second overtime. it took a while but it was a quick strike from clemson. it was the one path, the sneak from uiagalelei. what has he done in his first two college starts? 58 for 83. 767. six sixers on the board. no picks. >> tony: what that doesn't show, mike, is the fact that the first game they're down 18. in this game you are at notre dame, down 13, and it doesn't faze him. he's playing his game and staying cool and calm. really impressive for a freshman. >> mike: so ian book of the irish offense take the field for a second consecutive possession, knowing they have to score a touchdown. this one to get it to a second overtime. on the first play, a run inside with kyren williams for a couple of yards. has been better contained in the second half. >> tony: notre dame knows they have four downs. that's the advantage of going on defense first. this is four downs territory. you won't have that big d