The latest from UkraineĪ man looks out from an apartment destroyed after Russian shelling in Nikopol, Ukraine, on Monday. That’s why these stories continue to be important. It would potentially delay the result, undermine confidence in the democratic system and sow the seeds of civil strife on a scale even greater than what the nation saw on Jan. “But,” Gardner wrote, “the experts agree on one thing: A close presidential contest that comes down to the outcome in states where officials are willing to try to thwart the popular will could throw the country into chaos. Gardner points out that it’s not so easy for officials to actually pull off overturning a fairly held result. Gardner wrote, “Had those candidates held power in 2020, they would have had the electoral clout to try something that the current officeholders refused: overturning the vote and denying Biden the presidency.” That includes 12 of 13 candidates in Arizona 13 of 19 in Georgia 10 of 16 in Michigan 5 of 9 in Nevada 10 of 19 in Pennsylvania and 4 of 11 in Wisconsin. Of the 87 GOP nominees for battleground state offices with a say in election certification, 54 have raised questions about the veracity of the 2020 presidential election. Gardner reports some jaw-dropping numbers. The Washington Post’s Amy Gardner has a story with this disheartening headline: “Election deniers march toward power in key 2024 battlegrounds.”
Many readers might ask: “Why are we still talking about this? Trump lost. The Post story is an important read, which leads me to … Why is this story still important? The point of highlighting this story is to show the superb hustle from news organizations - in this case, The Washington Post - to continue to debunk Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was rigged. The firm charged an upfront retainer fee for each job, which in one case was $26,000.” The story continues: “As they worked to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat, the lawyers asked a forensic data firm to access county election systems in at least three battleground states, according to the documents and interviews. Davis and Amy Gardner: “A team of computer experts directed by lawyers allied with President Donald Trump copied sensitive data from election systems in Georgia as part of a secretive, multistate effort to access voting equipment that was broader, more organized and more successful than previously reported, according to emails and other records obtained by The Washington Post.” Meanwhile, check out this whopper of an opening paragraph from The Washington Post’s Emma Brown, Jon Swaine, Aaron C. Lindsey Graham must testify before a grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. There was more bad news in Trump world Monday as a federal judge ruled South Carolina Sen. Both the Georgia grand jury and the Justice Department are investigating the post-election efforts to help Trump retain his office.”
Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., which encompasses most of Atlanta.”ĬNN’s Sara Murray and Jason Morris write, “The development for Giuliani marks the first time a close adviser to Trump has been notified he is a target in a criminal investigation into the then-President’s inner circle around the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump in power, emerged in recent weeks as a central figure in the inquiry being conducted by Fani T. Trump’s personal lawyer spearheaded efforts to keep Mr. Now, as The New York Times’ Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim point out, “Being so identified does not guarantee that a person will be indicted rather, it usually means that prosecutors believe an indictment is possible, based on evidence they have seen up to that point.”įausset and Hakim go to to write, “Mr. Giuliani found out he is the target of a criminal investigation into election interference in Georgia. 11, learned Monday of the potential consequences of his dedication to former President Donald Trump. Rudy Giuliani, once respected as America’s mayor following the attacks on Sept. Let’s get started with the news of the day.