“A group of us gathered on the fifth floor of Trump Tower in what could be described as basically an oversized utility room. Stepien’s going through key counties, Florida in particular—Broward, Miami Dade, southern Florida. What’s in, what’s not. I would say that at least through 7:30, 8 o’clock, it was a very cautiously optimistic view,” is the statement from Spicer that so alarmed the Trump team.
Judge Dickinson Debevoise, who died in 2015, presided over decades of litigation concerning racially targeted RNC voter suppression efforts.
The Republican National Committee signed a consent decree promising to discontinue their practices.
Politico acquired an RNC memo filed in the proceedings that was distributed in September 2016, which demonstrated the legal liability Republicans faced.
“There are severe consequences for any violation of the Consent Decree, one of which will be a renewal of its provisions for another eight years,” read the legal memo. “It is set to expire in 2017 (after nearly 4 decades) — but only if no violation occurs between now and then.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/tr...was-on-forbidden-floor-of-trump-tower-report/
https://www.gq.com/story/inside-donald-trumps-election-night-war-room