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October 10, 2023
The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month. Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro were indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in August along with Trump and 16 others, accused under the state's anti-rackete...
October 10, 2023
The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month.
October 10, 2023
The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month.
August 2, 2023
Read CNN's page-by-page annotated analysis of the federal indictment of Trump on four charges related to alleged election interference after his loss in 2020.
February 25, 2022
The Electoral Count Act needs to be reformed, but not as much as Republican efforts to curb voting rights do.
January 2, 2021
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mike Pence to overturn election Karen Ruiz and Nikki Schwab, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A federal judge has thrown out Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmerts lawsuit that had sought to give Mike Pence the power to overturn the presidential election during a formal count of the votes next week. Texas US District Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, on Friday dismissed the suit, rulin...
January 2, 2021
Trump unhappy DOJ stepped in to crush Gohmert lawsuit Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo President Donald Trump is unhappy that the Department of Justice responded on behalf of Vice President Mike Pence in a lawsuit filed by Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert that aims to give Pence the power to overturn the presidential election. The New York Times reported that Trump called Pence Friday morning to expres...
January 2, 2021
Legal experts slam Louis Gohmert The Texas Tribune January 6 is now just days away but President Donald Trump and his allies appear to have no intention of giving up on their fight to overturn the presidential election but they continue to come up short. In fact, a federal judge tossed out Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Trumps fake electors lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence. "The problem for Plaintiffs here is that they lack standing. Plaintiff Louie Gohmert, the Unit...
January 1, 2021
Mike Pence asks judge to toss out Republican Louie Gohmerts lawsuit that wants to give VP power to overturn election result - as Michigans rogue alternate electors join effort Vice President Mike Pence has asked a judge to toss out Rep. Louie Gohmerts lawsuit that aims to give Pence the power to overturn the presidential election Gohmert and Arizonas slate of GOP alternate electors sued Pence to expand his powers so he can determine which Electoral College votes to count The effort was joined...
December 31, 2020
Copy to Clipboard Mike Pence (L), Donald Trump (Getty Images) Vice President Mike Pence is seemingly disinterested in getting on board with a plan that would prevent Congress from certifying the election in January for President-elect Joe Biden. Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert and Arizonas slate of Republican Electoral College electors filed a federal lawsuit earlier this week in a bid to get a judge to declare that Pence had the ultimate discretion to pick Republican electors when he certifies t...