Mar 04 Pennsylvania court rules electronic voting data is not subject to release under public records law By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The Commonwealth Court ruled Monday on "cast vote records," which were requested by an election researcher whose work has fueled right-wing attacks on voting procedures. Continue reading
Mar 04 Settlement in Wisconsin 2020 fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis turned over more than 1,400 pages of documents, emails, texts and other materials that offer a detailed account of the scheme's origins in Wisconsin. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 7:18 How 2020 election denialism became a litmus test for the GOP By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat True the Vote, a group that spread false allegations about the 2020 election, recently admitted to a judge – reported first by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – that it has no evidence to back its claims. Yet these conspiracies are still… Continue watching
Feb 13 Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official says By Corey Williams, Associated Press An official says a fake Certificate of Votes was submitted to the U.S. Senate following Michigan's 2020 presidential election. Dan Schwager served in 2020-2021 as general counsel to the secretary of the Senate. Continue reading
Feb 02 Federal judge postpones Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The postponement comes as a federal appeals court has yet to resolve a pending appeal from Trump arguing that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took in the White House. Continue reading
Jan 23 Could Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Trump? By Jeff Amy, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Accusations that Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Trump and others for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case. Continue reading
Jan 18 Fani Willis accuses a special prosecutor’s estranged wife of ‘interfering’ with Trump election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Willis is accusing the estranged wife of a special prosecutor she hired of trying to obstruct her criminal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump and others by seeking to question her as part of the couple's divorce proceedings. Continue reading
Jan 09 LISTEN: Federal court hears arguments on whether Trump is immune from prosecution By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press On Tuesday Trump returned to the federal courthouse in Washington for his appeal of charges against him. Continue reading
Jan 04 Trump’s lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Prosecutors have acknowledged the deadlines in the case are on hold pending an appeal. But prosecutors say they'd continue meeting the deadlines to ensure the prompt resumption of the case once it's returned to the court. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 5:56 Michigan recording further reveals Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election By William Brangham, Kyle Midura A report from Michigan further peels back the curtain on Trump’s efforts to nullify the results of the 2020 election. The Detroit News listened to a partial recording of Trump and RNC chair Ronna McDaniel reportedly pressuring the Republican chair… Continue watching