practicing law in d.c. permanent. as we've just heard from perhaps the most preeminent republican election lawyer in history the trump campaign's unprecedented effort to overturn its election laws in court was a deeply damaging abuse of the judicial process, as stated by u.s. district court judge david carter, this was, quote, a coup in search of a legal theory. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> i want to thank our witnesses for joining us today. the members of the select committee may have additional questions for today's witnesses. we ask that you respond expeditiously in writing to those questions. without objection, members will be permitted ten business days to submit statements for the