Leonard Samuels, counsel for the Florida Democratic Party, defends Brenda Snipes against allegations of ballot destruction during the Wasserman Schultz versus Canova race. Despite a judge ruling Snipes destroyed ballots, Samuels insists there is "not one iota of fraud or corruption," arguing the act occurred after Schultz's victory and thus lacks disqualifying intent. He counters that destroying legitimate votes does not automatically constitute fraud, maintaining the election process remains clean despite the controversy surrounding Snipes' appointment by Governor Jeb Bush and subsequent re-election by Broward County voters. [Automatically generated summary]
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Might if I ask you a couple of questions?
We're on a live stream.
There's 2,000 people watching.
So you said your name is?
Leonard Samuels, counsel for the Florida Democratic Party.
So given your own personal opinion, and as a lawyer, of course, do you think that it's appropriate for Brenda Snipes to be overseeing this, given the fact that a judge ruled that she already destroyed ballots in the race between W. Wasserman Schultz and Tim Canova?
I mean, doesn't that seem a little unethical for her to be overseeing this?
Of course she should oversee it.
She was appointed by a Republican governor, Governor Jeb Bush.
She's been re-elected several times by the voters of Broward County.
He made that having all the information possible on the ballot.
There's been not one iota of fraud.
There's been not one iota of corruption.
There has, though.
The judge ruled that she destroyed ballots in the race between W. Wasserman Schultz and Tim Canova.
So how can you say that there's not any sharp evidence for corruption when she destroys ballots?
I mean, if you are an election supervisor, shouldn't destroying ballots be an automatic disqualification for you to oversee an election?
I don't qualify that as fraud or corruption.
You don't qualify destroying ballots, legitimate ballots, as fraud or corruption?
It was way, way after the election.
W. Wasserman Schultz won that election.
You're a lawyer for the Democrat Party?
I do not believe right now in this process here today there has been any evidence of fraud or corruption.
No, but I'm not talking about that.
My question was, should she or should she not be overseeing this given her record of corruption and destroying ballots?
I don't agree with the premise of the corporate.
You're a lawyer.
You're saying that there's no corruption or fraud to destroy ballots.
That is the definition of corruption and fraud when you're destroying ballots.
I don't agree with you.
You're saying there's been no evidence of any fraud or corruption.
The judge in Florida ruled that she destroyed ballots.
Can we do an interview?
Thank you.
Yeah, I'm doing an interview too.
I don't know if you think you're like more important than me or something.