Federal judge throws out ‘kraken’ lawsuit challenging Georgia election results

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Monday that relied on conspiracy theories to try to invalidate Georgia s election results that showed Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten dismissed the lawsuit, which was bought by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in an attempt to decertify Georgia s election.

They want this court to substitute its judgment for the 2.5 million voters who voted for Biden, Batten said in court in Atlanta. This I m unwilling to do.

The decision leaves Georgia s election intact, supporting state officials statements that there was no evidence of widespread fraud.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday he plans to certify the election results again after a second recount that again confirmed Biden defeated Trump.

via www.ajc.com

This is due partly to the naming of the lawsuit “kraken,” which everyone should know is an evil, destructive and not at all mythical beast, or should I say, Beast.