Wrapping Up Day Four
Day Four of the Washington State gubernatorial election challenge is over. We started a bit early today (8:30 AM) but also ended early as well (4:05 PM). The trial resumes tomorrow at 9:30 AM.
David Goldstein of HorsesAss.org is becoming a regular on John Carlson's weekday KVI show, appearing along with famed local wingnut Stefan Sharkansky. He was on yet again today and we again have a clip from the show that you can listen to.
We covered most of the day pretty well with our Noontime Briefing that we posted earlier. Because of the early ending today, there's not a lot to report that happened in the afternoon. UW Professor Anthony Gill did testify for the GOP. His testimony was basically a backup to everything Katz said - although Gill said under oath that he arrived at the same conclusions "independently".
One other important thing happened: the judge decided to postpone ruling on the outcome of the Frye hearing. This decision fits into a predictable pattern Judge Bridges has been adhering to since the beginning of this case. He wants to hear as much as he can so nobody can complain that they lost because their case wan't heard.
What this means is the GOP is going to proceed with the presentation of their case. The Frye hearing was still important, though, and the judge will make a decision - just not today. The Democrats will ask Bridges to dismiss the case entirely tomorrow. They know he won't do this, though, so they're ready to begin making their case the moment the GOP legal team rests.
Lawyers David Burman and Mark Braden were the go-to lawyers for today, with hardly any of the other lawyers making an appearance at the podium.
As usual, we have a full wrap up of what transpired today - and we're continuing to update our index of all Pacific Northwest Portal-affiliated blog posts about the trial.
David Goldstein of HorsesAss.org is becoming a regular on John Carlson's weekday KVI show, appearing along with famed local wingnut Stefan Sharkansky. He was on yet again today and we again have a clip from the show that you can listen to.
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We covered most of the day pretty well with our Noontime Briefing that we posted earlier. Because of the early ending today, there's not a lot to report that happened in the afternoon. UW Professor Anthony Gill did testify for the GOP. His testimony was basically a backup to everything Katz said - although Gill said under oath that he arrived at the same conclusions "independently".
One other important thing happened: the judge decided to postpone ruling on the outcome of the Frye hearing. This decision fits into a predictable pattern Judge Bridges has been adhering to since the beginning of this case. He wants to hear as much as he can so nobody can complain that they lost because their case wan't heard.
What this means is the GOP is going to proceed with the presentation of their case. The Frye hearing was still important, though, and the judge will make a decision - just not today. The Democrats will ask Bridges to dismiss the case entirely tomorrow. They know he won't do this, though, so they're ready to begin making their case the moment the GOP legal team rests.
Lawyers David Burman and Mark Braden were the go-to lawyers for today, with hardly any of the other lawyers making an appearance at the podium.
As usual, we have a full wrap up of what transpired today - and we're continuing to update our index of all Pacific Northwest Portal-affiliated blog posts about the trial.
