UPDATE
An RNC spokesperson responds to Jenna Ellis allegations:
“The RNC, including our legal team, fought vigorously for election integrity before, during, and after the 2020 election, spending over $30 million and engaging in over 50 lawsuits. Election integrity is a critical issue we face not only as a Party but also as a country, and our effort continues today as we are engaged in nearly 20 lawsuits backed by a multimillion-dollar investment.”
And here’s a response from Justin Riemer, RNC Chief Legal Counsel:
“I led the RNC legal team in over 55 lawsuits on behalf of the President’s re-election, winning a majority of them, including the only successful post-election lawsuit. Any suggestion that I did not support President Trump or do everything in my power to support the RNC’s efforts to re-elect President Trump is false. I will say publicly now what I then said privately: I take issue with individuals who brought lawsuits that did not serve President Trump well and did not give him the best chance in court. I have spent my entire career working on election integrity, supporting conservative policies, and electing Republicans. This includes serving in the Trump administration and helping elect President Trump at the RNC in 2016 and 2020. My record of fighting for his re-election and for election integrity speaks for itself.”
ORIGINAL POST
One day after calling on the RNC to boot chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis announced that she’s the one who is leaving the Republican party:
.@JennaEllisEsq: "I am leaving the Republican party until the Republican party comes back home to conservatives." pic.twitter.com/fAyIQD1Lrg
— Newsmax (@newsmax) July 13, 2021
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This is a continuation of her questioning why the RNC didn’t back her and Rudy Giuliani on their legal challenges to the 2020 election:
The RNC’s chief counsel admits that the GOP undermined the efforts to get to the truth about the 2020 election… while fundraising and pretending they backed Trump. 👀 https://t.co/piNGncWmON
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 13, 2021
One thing to note is that a spox for the RNC denied an earlier report in Business Insider that this even happened but now the WaPo is reporting it, too:
The most interesting part of this leak from the RNC to WaPo is that it confirms they and @GOPChairwoman knew about Riemer’s emails when they lied to @BusinessInsider and denied the story as false.#RonnaMustGo https://t.co/Fn6v3xBoDe
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 12, 2021
She added, “Conservatives are loyal to our principles and our country. Not a party that lies and plays politics”:
Conservatives are loyal to our principles and our country. Not a party that lies and plays politics.
The RNC is learning that the hard way.
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 13, 2021
The RNC is just “DNC-lite”?
The RNC is just DNC-lite
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 13, 2021
And she wants journos to ask McDaniel these three questions whenever they interview here:
Questions all real journos need to ask Ronna EVERY SINGLE INTERVIEW:
❓Why didn’t you fire Justin Riemer in Nov 2020 like you promised Trump?
❓Why did the RNC deny the Wolff story as false when you had the Riemer emails?
❓Where did the $200M raised for election integrity go?
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) July 13, 2021
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Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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