larger strategy and sort of the gop across the country more interested in doing a similar sort of nature audit in similar states. alex. >> yeah, i know, it's just so fascinating. those four counties in texas donald trump won one of them. why don't we count that one, i guess we'll see what happens as a result of that. steve, thank you so much. joining me now is zerlina maxwell, host of the show's zerlina on peacock, and curt cordell la, usa today contributor, and democratic congressional campaign committee. first to you zerlina, what is your reaction to this report? i mean, months later, how much taxpayer money has been spent for a partisan audit and for what? >> well, it was in order to create a distraction from the fact that donald trump lost the election. they wanted to essentially create a circus and point over there and say there's fraud