Trump’s Georgia Lawyers Seek to Quash Special Grand Jury Report

In a motion filed on Monday, the lawyers ask that the Fulton County district attorney’s office be recused from the criminal investigation into election interference in the state in 2020.

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Little-Known Lawyer, a Trump Ally, Draws Scrutiny in Georgia

A special grand jury looking into election meddling interviewed Robert Cheeley, a sign that false claims made by Donald J. Trump’s allies loom large in the case.

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Nigeria Postpones State Elections Amid Presidential Vote Controversy

The government moved elections scheduled for Saturday back by a week, saying it needed more time to reset digital voting machines at the center of fraud accusations.

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Records Show Fox and G.O.P.’s Shared Quandary: Trump

Fox hosts and executives privately mocked the former president’s election fraud claims, even as the network amplified them in a frantic effort to appease viewers.

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Tucker Carlson’s Private Contempt for Trump: ‘I Hate Him Passionately’

The Fox host’s private comments, revealed in recent court documents, contrast sharply with his support of conservatives on his show.

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New Fox-Dominion Lawsuit Documents Shed Light on Debate Inside Network

Messages and depositions from the network’s stars like Tucker Carlson revealed serious misgivings about claims of election fraud even as some of the hosts told their audiences of millions a very different story.

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G.O.P. States Abandon Group That Helps Fight Voter Fraud

Five red states have severed ties since last year with the Electronic Registration Information Center, a nonprofit that helps maintain accurate voter rolls.

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Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News

Even in today’s highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox’s top executives and hosts stands out.

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Bola Tinubu Elected to Be Nigeria’s Next President

Bola Tinubu, declared the winner on Wednesday in the presidential election, has boasted of making the careers of major politicians. Now he has to deliver for a divided country facing multiple emergencies.

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Fox Leaders Wanted to Break From Trump but Struggled to Make It Happen

Executives and top hosts found themselves in a bind after Donald Trump began pushing unfounded claims about election fraud, court filings show.

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Opposition Parties in Nigeria Call for Election Rerun, Citing Vote Rigging

Two parties say the presidential vote in Africa’s biggest democracy was marred by fraud and violence, and they called for the head of the election commission to step down.

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Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods

The conservative media mogul made the remarks under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems.

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Why Election Denialism Might Cost Fox News $1.6 Billion

The media company faces a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine maker Dominion, which accuses it of spreading conspiracy theories it knew to be wrong.

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Nigerian Politician Arrested With Nearly $500,000 on Eve of Election, Police Say

For years, Nigerian politicians have been accused of buying votes. The lawmaker, the police say, was caught with dollar bills and a list of possible recipients.

#chinyere-igwe, #elections, #nigeria, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Ex-Attorney General in Arizona Buried Report Refuting Voter Fraud Claims

Under Mark Brnovich, a Republican who left office in January, a 10,000-hour review did not see the light of day. His Democratic successor, Kris Mayes, released investigators’ findings.

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The Fox Newsification of Nikki Haley

Imagine the start of her campaign if she wasn’t pandering to the Fox crowd.

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Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Recommended Multiple Indictments, Forewoman Says

She would not discuss specific indictments in the special grand jury’s report but noted that its recommendations are “not going to be some giant plot twist.”

#associated-press, #fulton-county-ga, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

What Fox News Says When You’re Not Listening

The extravagant cynicism behind the network’s conspiracy theorizing.

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Takeaways From the Report on the Trump Georgia Investigation

The released excerpts from the special grand jury’s report suggest that the jurors probably recommended indictments on more charges than just perjury.

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It’s Time to Prepare for a Possible Trump Indictment

We need to prepare for a first in our history as a nation: the possible criminal prosecution of a former president.

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Sweep in 3 Special Elections Gives Democrats Control of Pennsylvania House

Three Democratic victories flipped the House for the first time in a dozen years by a single seat in the battleground state.

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Voter Fraud Unit in Arizona Will Shift Focus to Voter Rights

Kris Mayes, the state’s new Democratic attorney general, is shifting gears on election issues in an office her Republican predecessor created.

#arizona, #attorneys-general, #brnovich-mark, #conspiracy-theories, #democratic-party, #elections-attorneys-general, #hamadeh-abraham, #mayes-kristin, #midterm-elections-2022, #project-democracy, #republican-party, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

Will Trump Face Criminal Charges in Georgia Election Inquiry?

The House Jan. 6 committee report offered fresh evidence that former President Donald J. Trump was at the center of efforts to overturn election results in Georgia.

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States Push for New Voting Laws With an Eye Toward 2024

Republicans are focused on voter ID rules and making it harder to cast mail ballots, while Democrats are seeking to expand access through automatic voter registration.

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Brazil’s Authorities Race to Identify Organizers of Brasília Riot

With more than 500 people arrested after supporters of Jair Bolsonaro ransacked Brazil’s seats of government, the authorities began to search for those who funded and aided the rioters.

#bolsonaro-jair-1955, #brasilia-brazil, #brazil, #da-silva-luiz-inacio-lula, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #elections, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Special Grand Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Concludes Its Investigation

A hearing will be held to determine whether the report will be made public. Any criminal charges would have to be brought by a regular grand jury.

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Biden Marks 2nd Anniversary of Jan. 6 By Awarding 14 Presidential Medals

President Biden marked the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to 14 people.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Trial in Myanmar Nears End

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has faced a series of charges since being detained in a coup in early 2021. Her trials came to an end on Friday, capping months of legal proceedings.

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Arizona Judge Rejects Kari Lake’s Effort to Overturn Her Election Loss

Kari Lake, a Republican who was defeated by Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor’s race, had made false election claims the centerpiece of her campaign.

#arizona, #conspiracy-theories, #decisions-and-verdicts, #lake-kari-a, #maricopa-county-ariz, #midterm-elections-2022, #republican-party, #rumors-and-misinformation, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud Claims

On Wednesday, lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems shared some of the strongest evidence yet that some Fox employees knew what they broadcast about the claims was false.

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Kari Lake Will Present Election Fraud Claims in an Arizona County Court

After a judge dismissed most of her claims, two will go forward. Lawyers expect she will have to clear a high bar, and her case relies on a collection of election deniers.

#arizona, #hamadeh-abraham, #lake-kari-a, #midterm-elections-2022, #rumors-and-misinformation, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Defamation Suit Against Fox Grows More Contentious

Lachlan Murdoch is set to be deposed on Monday, the latest in a flurry of activity in the high-stakes case.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #dominion-voting-systems-corp, #fox-news-channel, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hannity-sean, #libel-and-slander, #murdoch-lachlan, #news-and-news-media, #pirro-jeanine, #presidential-election-of-2020, #project-democracy, #scott-suzanne, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #television, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-machines

Turnout Was Strong in Georgia, but Mail Voting Plummets After New Law

An analysis of November turnout data shows that voting by mail dropped as Georgians increasingly cast ballots in person. The shift hints at the possible impact of a 2021 voting overhaul.

#absentee-voting, #democratic-party, #georgia, #law-and-legislation, #midterm-elections-2022, #republican-party, #rumors-and-misinformation, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-and-voters, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

Was Election Denial Just a Passing Threat?

Or is it here to stay?

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Bolsonaro’s Team Makes Late Bid to Overturn Brazil’s Election

President Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign said votes from about 60 percent of voting machines should be thrown out because of a software bug. Independent experts say the bug does not affect the vote’s integrity.

#bolsonaro-jair-1955, #brasilia-brazil, #brazil, #da-silva-luiz-inacio-lula, #politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-machines

Election Officials Say Efforts to Bolster the Voting System Worked

Officials were braced for partisan poll monitors convinced of fraud to disrupt voting in the midterm elections. While there were scattered episodes, the vote went smoothly.

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Brazil Counted All Its Votes in Hours. It Still Faces Fraud Claims.

A report from the military found no voter fraud — but left room for Bolsonaro’s supporters to argue maybe he’d actually won.

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Arizona Voting Machine Problems Fuel Right-Wing Fraud Claims

#arizona, #maricopa-county-ariz, #midterm-elections-2022, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Election Officials Brace for What Comes Next After Midterms

This is the first election in which a substantial number of candidates for major offices are election deniers or conspiracy theorists.

#democratic-party, #midterm-elections-2022, #republican-party, #rumors-and-misinformation, #senate, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

GOP Begins Ballot Watching Push Ahead of Election Day

Tedium and suspicion mix as skeptical observers monitor the largely monotonous work at a sprawling elections office near Las Vegas.

#clark-county-nev, #conspiracy-theories, #elections, #midterm-elections-2022, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-national-committee, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

What Can US Democracy Learn From Brazil?

Both nations had presidents who attacked their elections. But their responses — and the aftermaths — were much different.

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Town That Inspired Debunked Voter Fraud Film Braces for Election Day

San Luis, Ariz., a small farming outpost on the border, played a key role in the making of the movie “2,000 Mules.” Now some residents are scared to vote.

#arizona, #midterm-elections-2022, #rumors-and-misinformation, #san-luis-ariz, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Judge Curbs Actions of Election-Monitoring Group in Arizona

The group may not take photos or videos of voters, openly carry firearms near ballot boxes, or post information about voters online, a federal judge ruled.

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Bolsonaro Supporters Protest Across Brazil After Election

There were more than 200 blockades across Brazil on Tuesday as protesters said they were trying to draw military intervention, hoping it was a path to overturn the election results.

#bolsonaro-jair-1955, #brazil, #da-silva-luiz-inacio-lula, #moraes-alexandre-de-1968, #rio-de-janeiro-brazil, #sao-paulo-brazil, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Inquiry Scrutinizes Trump Allies’ False Claims About Election Worker

Prosecutors are seeking testimony from three people who took part in the pressure campaign against the worker, Ruby Freeman, after the 2020 election.

#atlanta-ga, #freeman-ruby, #fulton-county-ga, #giuliani-rudolph-w, #house-select-committee-to-investigate-the-january-6th-attack, #presidential-election-of-2020, #raffensperger-brad, #trump-donald-j, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

Kari Lake and the Rise of the Republican Apostate

Doctors doubting science, former journalists undermining the truth, lawyers attacking the rule of law. This is the new face of the conservative movement.

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Midterm Disinformation Has Taken Over Pennsylvania

One state’s experience underscores how pervasive false and misleading information has become in the country’s electoral process, online and off.

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Bolsonaro Is Silent After Brazil Election Defeat

President Jair Bolsonaro has not yet recognized his election defeat after months of warning, without evidence, that opponents would rig the vote.

#bolsonaro-jair-1955, #brazil, #da-silva-luiz-inacio-lula, #elections, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-machines