Half of a day to go

We have 1/2 of a day to go before this trial is officially over, my head stops spinning, and I can lean back in my chair and relax for a change.

So far today, we've been taking care of housekeeping chores (otherwise known as entering endless exhibits into evidence) and hearing the GOP's lengthy rebuttal, which is merely a rehashing of some key points in their case. They dragged John Pearson and Dan Brady back up to the stand to testify. Of course, Archerhouse has play-by-play summaries for those interested in specific details.

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David Postman offers some interesting and insightful tidbits as well:

Judge John Bridges said Republicans' testimony about concerns over ballot security is pushing the line of what is allowed during rebuttal.

"I would assume that if petitioners felt there were all kinds of problems going on during the process, Mr. Brady would have told us about that in your case in chief," Bridges said, referring to the primary phase of the case in which Republicans laid out their allegations.

Dan Brady, the Republicans' lead King County election observer, has been testifying about a lack of observers for key parts of the vote-counting process. He said Republicans were concerned that election workers were able to take book bags and backpacks into some of the work rooms.

Democratic attorney Kevin Hamilton had objected to the questioning.

Rebuttal testimony is supposed to be only in response to testimony offered by the other side.

Postman's analysis, as usual, is excellent, and we strongly recommend it.

Additionally, if you're looking for a thorough recap of what has happened so far, you can find one on our Election Challenge Highlights page. This page is a thorough index of news stories, blogs, columns, and other material related to the trial.