The Maryland congressman reflects on his son’s suicide and, days later, the insurrection at the Capitol.
2020 Elections
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House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors from 7 states
The panel is demanding information and testimony from 14 people who it says allegedly met and submitted false Electoral College certificates falsely declaring Trump the winner in their states.
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Georgia prosecutor granted special grand jury in probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn election
The district attorney sought court permission to convene a grand jury because so many witnesses have refused to cooperate with an investigation unless they are subpoenaed to do so.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Republican congressman’s ‘election theft’ lies went unchecked by Twitter, Facebook
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., has peppered the social media platforms with posts suggesting the election was stolen or plagued by fraud.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Urging people to vote is democracy, not ‘spraying’
John Balentine opines in Magic 8-Ball (“Here’s Something,” Dec. 30), that “hyping” by the mainstream media of a possible new variant of COVID-19 would somehow be a bad idea, as opposed to denying its existence, à la his pernicious GOP. He also channels Rand Paul’s admission that Democrats win elections by “seeding an area heavy […]
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Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny
Data obtained in Ohio and in a similar incident in Colorado were distributed at a symposium hosted by an ally of Donald Trump who has pushed false claims of election fraud.
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At least 13 Trump officials illegally campaigned while in office, federal investigation finds
Because Trump refused to require compliance with the law, the Office of Special Counsel ‘concludes that the most logical inference is that the administration approved of these taxpayer-funded campaign activities.’
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Rudy Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
Jurors find Lev Parnas guilty of using a corporate entity to funnel illegal donations to Republican political committees and using money from a Russian financier to make illegal donations to U.S. politicians.
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Wisconsin audit finds elections are ‘safe and secure’
A key Republican legislative leader says the nonpartisan audit shows that the state’s elections are “safe and secure.”
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Republican review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump
The report was an embarrassing end to a widely criticized, and at times bizarre, quest to prove allegations that election officials and courts have rejected.