Enough of both to establish Trump lost and didn't have a case. In US law, standing is where a plaintiff shows enough evidence that they have a case, and the Court can do something about it. Anybody can sue, it's their 1st Amendment right. But the burden of proof is on them and the Trump team couldn't do it. They lost on the merits too, when they got to that point.
I read several of the rulings and what Trump's people were asking was crazy, They weren't even trying to prove fraud, just trying to get the result tossed because of irregularities that affected a handful of voters. They lost 60 cases and man they caught a lot of flak from judges for bringing bullshit suits. Here's a sample from Pennsylvania.
That's judge speak for, "You bitches don't have shit. Now get the fuck out of my courtroom and don't come back."In this action, the Trump Campaign and the Individual Plaintiffs (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) seek to discard millions of votes legally cast by Pennsylvanians from all corners – from Greene County to Pike County, and everywhere in between. In other words, Plaintiffs ask this Court to disenfranchise almost seven million voters. This Court has been unable to find any case in which a plaintiff has sought such a drastic remedy in the contest of an election, in terms of the sheer volume of votes asked to be invalidated. One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption, such that this Court would have no option but to regrettably grant the proposed injunctive relief despite the impact it would have on such a large group of citizens.
That has not happened. Instead, this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence. In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state. Our people, laws, and institutions demand more. At bottom, Plaintiffs have failed to meet their burden to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Therefore, I grant Defendants’ motions and dismiss Plaintiffs’ action with prejudice.
But hey, nevermind all the recounts and audits that all showed Biden won, crazy legal theories and speculation with some hearsay and innuendo thrown in should be enough for the conspiracy nuts to yammer about for at least as long as the moon landing wackos have.
