Powell’s fundraising success demonstrates one reason so many people continue to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election: It can bring in cash.
Election 2020
Posted inNation / World
Two Georgia election workers targeted by Trump sue conspiracy site Gateway Pundit for defamation
In the wake of the 2020 campaign, the site published dozens of stories promoting Trump’s false claim that the election was “stolen.” There is no evidence of widespread election fraud in that year’s presidential race.
advertisement
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, Politics
Election ‘distracted’ Trump team from pandemic response, former official Birx tells Congress
More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the virus’ first wave, Deborah Birx told lawmakers.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
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.”
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Senate report details Trump’s pressure on Justice Department to overturn election results
It shows how Trump benefited from the support of a little-known Justice Department lawyer who championed the then-president’s efforts to challenge the vote but how, in the end, other senior officials stood together to face down Trump.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Trump put ‘persistent’ pressure on Justice Department to discredit election, his attorney general says
His actions are also being investigated by the House select committee on the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Posted inNation / World
Dominion sues Newsmax, OAN over 2020 ‘alternate reality’
Judges across the U.S. threw out lawsuits that attempted to overturn the election result favoring Joe Biden in key swing states by citing false claims.
Posted inNation / World
Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election lawsuit based on ‘conjecture’
The state also is asking for Trump’s team to reimburse at least $11,000 the state had to spend in legal fees.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
It’s not just Arizona: Trump loyalists push to review 2020 ballots
The votes have been counted – and often recounted – and certified by local officials, but conspiracy theorists promote debate and legal wrangling that propel suspicions.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Newsmax apologizes to Dominion security chief for false report of election manipulation
The conservative news network says that while it aired the accusations against Eric Coomer made by Donald Trump’s lawyers and supporters, it found no evidence that they were true.