Election 2020
Trump pleads not guilty, waives arraignment in Georgia 2020 election interference case
ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court on 13 felony counts that charge him with racketeering for attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In the court filing on Thursday, Trump also voluntarily waived his right to an arraignment hearing scheduled for […]
Judge sets March trial date in Trump federal election interference case
WASHINGTON — The federal trial in the case accusing former President Donald Trump of knowingly lying about the 2020 presidential election results and trying to overturn them will begin in March, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who waived Trump’s appearance for the first hearing, scheduled jury selection to begin March […]
One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election
ATLANTA — At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges Trump and the rest of the group – which include lawyers, […]
Georgia grand jury indicts Trump, members of his inner circle
ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle were indicted Monday in Fulton County’s sweeping investigation into 2020 election interference. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a press conference late Monday night to briefly discuss the grand jury’s felony conspiracy and racketeering charges being levied against the 2024 Republican […]
What Louisiana’s Congressional delegation is saying about Trump’s indictment
Three members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation criticized the grand jury indictment handed down against former President Donald Trump this week. But half of the delegation, four of its eight members, has released no statement on Trump’s legal troubles. U.S. Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy haven’t commented on the indictment. Reps. Julia Letlow, R-Monroe, and […]
Trump says he has been told he is a target of the special counsel’s Jan. 6 investigation
Donald Trump has received a target letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith, he said Tuesday, indicating another indictment of the former president is likely over his role in encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump posted to his social media site, Truth Social, on Tuesday, announcing that he’d received the target […]
Ruling paves way for criminal charges in scheme to obtain voting tabulators after 2020 election
PONTIAC, Michigan – A ruling Wednesday has opened the way for criminal charges to be filed against nine Michigan supporters of former President Donald Trump, including a sheriff and a former candidate for attorney general. The decision, released Wednesday by Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis McMillen, determined that it is illegal for someone to take […]
‘QAnon Shaman’ looks to overturn sentence, says he never renounced QAnon
PHOENIX — Jacob Angeli Chansley, who rose to prominence as the self-described “QAnon Shaman” and became, for many, the face of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is trying to get his sentence overturned and says he never renounced QAnon or felt duped by Donald Trump. At the same time, he’s trying to make money on his […]
Election conspiracy theory at root of proposed constitutional amendment
The Louisiana Legislature, with the help of House Democrats, approved a bill Thursday that gives steam to unsubstantiated election conspiracy theories accusing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg of trying to influence local election officials during the 2020 presidential race. Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed similar bills in the past, but this year’s proposal will bypass […]
GOP-led states plan new voter data systems to replace one they rejected. Good luck with that.
So far this year, seven states, all Republican-led, have left the Electronic Registration Information Center, an interstate compact for sharing voter registration data, and more could follow. Amid the exodus, some states, including Texas and Virginia, have said they plan to create their own data-sharing networks to replace ERIC. Pledging to build a new system […]
Election deniers who lost secretary of state races now run several state GOP operations
Many of the election deniers who ran last year for positions that would have given them control over state elections systems lost their races. But several have found a new path to exert influence: as chair of their state Republican Party. On Saturday, Kristina Karamo, an activist who rose to prominence for her efforts to […]
Five election deniers who are controlling state voting systems
Americans concerned about the health of democracy breathed a sigh of relief when a pack of election deniers in 2022 lost their attempts to control voting in key battleground states — making it unlikely that a rogue state election official could subvert the 2024 presidential election. Candidates for secretary of state who denied the result […]