Having turned truth on its head for four years it is hardly surprising that Donald Trump has now taken on the rewriting of the civil law. Since time immemorial the law has required that the party alleging fraud has the burden of proof, usually by the heightened standard of clear and convincing evidence. But Mr. Trump, incredulous that Joe Biden could have received 80 million votes, has tweeted that he will vacate the White House only if Mr. Biden proves that his vote total was not fraudulently obtained. A good lawyer, if only Trump had one, would counsel her client that the legal system doesn’t work that way. But it seems that it will be left to the courts to deliver the message. In the meantime, Mr. Trump embarrasses himself, sows national discord and makes our democracy an object of pity and a laughingstock internationally.
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