Politics Oct 03 Republican election denier Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison for voting data scheme By Mead Gruver, Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 Read Jack Smith’s unsealed court filing that says Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after 2020 election Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.
Politics Jun 07 Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to Arizona felony charges alleging submission of fake electors Meadows is accused of working with other Trump campaign members to submit names of fake electors from Arizona and other states to Congress to keep Trump in office despite his defeat at the ballot box in November 2020. By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press
Politics Jun 04 Wisconsin attorney general charges Trump attorney and other allies in fake electors scheme Federal prosecutors, investigating his conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, have also said the scheme originated in Wisconsin. Trump also faces charges in Georgia and has denied wrongdoing. By Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Politics May 21 Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward pleads not guilty to felony charges in fake elector case 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. By Associated Press
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