Detroit Revs Engine of Moral Indignation in Bid to Hold Trump Allies Accountable for ‘Frivolous’ Suits and ‘Lies’ – By Adam Klasfeld (Law and Crime) / Dec 3 2020
In opposing relentless post-election litigation from outgoing President Donald Trump and his allies, Detroit has truly earned its unofficial nickname “Rock City.”
The city has called the Trump campaign’s endgame a “court-ordered coup d’état” in a legal filing and has been the lonely voice requesting that judges sanction their opponents for what the city’s lead attorney David Fink plainly describes as a campaign of “lies” and “frivolous” litigation.
The fury and indignation behind the Detroit’s litigation came to a head at a remarkable hearing on Thursday afternoon, where Fink dressed down his opposing counsel David Kallman as an emissary of a racist and anti-democratic idea.
“The motion, while frivolous, serves a purpose,” Fink remarked, referring to Kallman’s request for a post-certification audit—focusing on his majority-Black city and diverse Wayne County.
