Found an article published on May 14, 2020 (last updated on July 30, 2020).
Keep in mind all the dirty tricks Dems are pulling over the Maricopa audit, and how they're decrying it as unprecedented (search 'audit unprecedented' and you'll be taken to an NPR article).
Dirty Tricks: 9 Falsehoods that Could Undermine the 2020 Election by Max Feldman
Truth matters: Fake election crises can undercut trust in the vote, inflame partisan tensions, and
(everyone say it with me)
destabilize our democracy
"Here are nine lies, misconceptions, and false arguments that we think voters will have to contend with in 2020:
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"Voter Fraud" is Rampant
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Election Day Should Be Postponed
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Noncitizens Are Voting in Droves
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The Machines Malfunctioned – They Were Clearly Rigged
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Something's Fishy – the Results Are Taking Too Long
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That's Not What the Election Night Predictions Said
7. Recounts, Audits, and Election Contests Are Ways to Steal an Election
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People Can't Help People Vote
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We Need More Aggressive Purges to Clear Out All the Ineligible Voters
Let's Psaki our way back to number 7 with Maricopa in mind:
"The Claim: Recounts, audits, and election contests are illegitimate attempts to undo a valid election result.
"The Truth: Recounts, audits, and election contests are all normal parts of the elections process that help to ensure that every valid ballot is counted accurately.
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"Audits are a process to verify the accuracy of vote totals, by comparing paper records of votes to electronic vote tallies. Twenty-four states voter verifiable paper records for all votes cast as well as post-election audits of paper records before certifying election results. Particularly given the election security challenges that have arisen in recent years,audits are a crucial component of responsible election administration.
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"Because each of these processes can result in a different election outcome than the one projected on election night, the election night winner has a strong incentive to seek to undermine their legitimacy or to halt them altogether. These incentives will be especially strong in 2020, given the stakes of the election.
"The Consequences: Increased partisan conflict over and decreased trust in election outcomes."
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Seems to me like a CYA article. If Trump won, they were going to cheat via audit.