The actions recommended in the 36-page PowerPoint presentation are similar to what Trump allies were demanding of a top Defence Department official in the days leading up to the 6 January insurrection A PowerPoint presentation that bears the exact title as one that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has turned over to the HouseContinue reading “Explosive PowerPoint presentation detailing plan to overturn election for Trump discovered by Jan 6 committee”
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Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows
Days before lawyers allied with Donald Trump gave a news conference promoting election conspiracy theories, his campaign had determined that many of those claims were false, court filings reveal. Two weeks after the 2020 election, a team of lawyers closely allied with Donald J. Trump held a widely watched news conference at the Republican Party’sContinue reading “Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows”
Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and the MyPillow Guy Are in Huge Trouble
On Wednesday, a Trump-appointed judge spanked three Trump boosters for spreading Trump’s lies in a ruling that could cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. District Judge Carl J. Nichols crafted a blistering opinion allowing three defamation lawsuits filed by Dominion Voting Systems against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Trump’s lawyers, Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, to move forwardContinue reading “Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and the MyPillow Guy Are in Huge Trouble”
Michigan judge presses pro-Trump attorneys on whether they checked claims
A Detroit federal judge pressed Republican lawyers Monday on whether they personally examined unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in Michigan before attempting to use them to overturn the state’s election. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., U.S. District Court Judge Linda Parker questioned Sidney Powell of Texas and other attorneys who sought to have former President DonaldContinue reading “Michigan judge presses pro-Trump attorneys on whether they checked claims”
Trump-tied ‘dark money’ groups funding Arizona ballot review
Dark money groups tied to former President Donald Trump’s inner circle and backed by people who spread baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election appear to be playing a big role in funding an unprecedented review of 2.1 million ballots in Arizona. Republicans in the Arizona state Senate, which authorized the probe, allocated $150,000 in stateContinue reading “Trump-tied ‘dark money’ groups funding Arizona ballot review”
29 Percent of Republican Voters Think Donald Trump Could get Reinstated as President This Year
A new poll from Morning Consult/Politico found that 29 percent of Republican voters in the U.S. think Donald Trump will be reinstated as president this year. Of the 29 percent who said they believe Trump will be back in the White House, 17 percent of voters said it was a “very likely” scenario and 12 percent said it wasContinue reading “29 Percent of Republican Voters Think Donald Trump Could get Reinstated as President This Year”
Michael Flynn denies calling for Biden coup, despite video of his comments
Michael Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general and former President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, spoke at a QAnon conference in Dallas on Sunday, and he was widely criticized afterward for agreeing with an audience member that there should be a Myanmar-style coup in the U.S. Evidently, the idea of such a coup is popularContinue reading “Michael Flynn denies calling for Biden coup, despite video of his comments”
Company: Ex-Trump lawyer raiding nonprofit for personal use
Former Trump attorney and self-proclaimed “Kraken releaser” Sidney Powell has told prospective donors that her group, Defending the Republic, is a legal defense fund to protect the integrity of U.S. elections. But the company suing Powell over her baseless claims of a rigged presidential election says the true beneficiary of her social welfare organization is Powell herself. Dominion VotingContinue reading “Company: Ex-Trump lawyer raiding nonprofit for personal use”
Founder of firm hired to conduct Arizona election audit promoted election fraud theories
The head of a Florida-based technology company who has used social media to promote a range of unfounded election fraud claims and was involved with a previous effort to overturn election results in Michigan has been hired by the Arizona Senate to oversee the recount of 2.1 million general election ballots. The company, called Cyber Ninjas,Continue reading “Founder of firm hired to conduct Arizona election audit promoted election fraud theories”
Sidney Powell moves to dismiss Dominion lawsuit, argues “no reasonable person” would believe her election fraud claims
Sidney Powell, the pro-Trump lawyer who spread baseless claims of election fraud, moved Monday to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against her. What she’s saying: Powell argues in her motion that “no reasonable person” would conclude that her accusations of Dominion’s election-rigging scheme “were truly statements of fact.” She claims that Dominion conducted a “well-orchestrated public relations campaign toContinue reading “Sidney Powell moves to dismiss Dominion lawsuit, argues “no reasonable person” would believe her election fraud claims”
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