2020 election

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.

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.

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A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump.

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.

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.

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…

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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.

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.

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.

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.