Outgoing President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been at the forefront in the effort to defend the President's lies that widespread voter fraud coordinated by Democrats tipped the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden.
Cases brought forth by Giuliani and other Trump lawyers to overturn the election have overwhelmingly failed in court and state legislature hearings prompted by Giuliani resulted in little more than viral moments used to mock their false premise.
On January 6th, Vice President Mike Pence will preside over a joint session of Congress where the Electoral College votes will be read aloud for Congressional acknowledgement, further reinforcing President-elect Joe Biden's victory over outgoing President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
But a faction of Trump's supporters erroneously believe that the Vice President will wield power that—by his own admission—he doesn't have in order to somehow overturn the results of the election during the joint session.
At a rally of Trump's supporters in D.C., Giuliani called for a "trial by combat" to decide the election.
Watch below.
Rudy Giuliani says "I'm willing to stake my reputation" on the fact that there is election fraud:
“Let's have trial by combat." pic.twitter.com/Bhbx6fnPcq
— The Recount (@therecount) January 6, 2021
Giuliani said:
"So over the next ten days, we get to see the machines that are crooked, the ballots that are fraudulent. And if we are wrong we will be made fools of. But if we are right, a lot of them will go to jailLet's have trial by combat! I'm willing to stake my reputation, the President is willing to stake his reputation on the fact that we're gonna find criminality there."
The Trump sphere's lies about corrupt voting machines and fake ballots have been repeatedly debunked.
A trial by combat was a Middle Ages law in which dueling parties physically fought each other to determine who was telling the truth in the absence of proof or a witness.
Once again, Giuliani was the subject of internet derision.
Yes, the classic legal maneuver when you have no evidence: I'll fight you all!!! https://t.co/LM8XnCRDrU
— Farron Cousins (@farronbalanced) January 6, 2021
I accept Giuliani's challenge and will happily meet him in the squared circle. https://t.co/CrrbTxA5TO
— Zack Furness (@punkademic) January 6, 2021
Generally I love the work of Mel Brooks but I really wish they'd got someone else to script the US election. https://t.co/muVmL8nb9e
— Jo Wolff (@JoWolffBSG) January 6, 2021
I think they should have a leg wrestle. https://t.co/JjGgu1Slf3
— artramp ⛰️🌱🦋🐝☔ AuntieFa Spoonie Something Else (@artramp) January 6, 2021
Giuliani—who was famously beclowned by Borat a few months ago—promised to stake his reputation on criminality in the election, but that only generated more mockery.
I'm sorry, sir, you're going to have to come up with some real collateral https://t.co/OSksHeSs5D
— Javier Morillo 🇵🇷🏳️🌈 (@javimorillo) January 6, 2021
In a similar fashion, I'm willing to stake all my investment properties on the Browns winning the Super Bowl. https://t.co/IqS4Eri6dI
— Steve Gibson (@fazor3d) January 6, 2021
This is a good deal for Rudy because if he wins, he gets to keep his crony in power, and if he loses, he doesn't have to keep his reputation. https://t.co/NH815nzLP6
— Alexandra Erin (@AlexandraErin) January 6, 2021
What reputation?? https://t.co/XVjtyHrOKJ
— Elías López (@elopezgross) January 6, 2021
“I swear! I'll give up the reputation as a Merlot-chugging disgraced former mayor who was conned into taking his pants off for a Sacha Baron Cohen movie! I'll do it!" https://t.co/P7SeaccISP
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) January 6, 2021
President-elect Biden's victory is fully expected to be certified by Congress as soon as the end of the day.
