May 21 Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward pleads not guilty to felony charges in fake elector case By Associated Press Arizona is the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election. Continue reading
Apr 24 Arizona indicts 18 Republicans, including Giuliani, Meadows, over 2020 fake elector scheme By Jacques Billeaud, Jonathan J. Cooper, Josh Kelety, Associated Press An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their efforts to use so-called fake electors to try to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the… Continue reading
Apr 18 Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Donald Trump has lost a bid to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. Continue reading
Mar 27 Lawyer John Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn 2020 election, judge says By Associated Press Eastman faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at having then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
Mar 15 Prosecutor leaves Georgia election interference case against Trump after relationship with district attorney By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
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