In the past month and a half of court rulings, President Trump’s baseless and desperate allegations of voter fraud have been rejected again and again as lacking proof or credibility. Yet there are no signs that those defeats in the courts will change the trajectory of the ongoing efforts by conservatives to restrict voting.
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Trump’s fraud claims died in court but the myth of a stolen election lives on
Trump’s fraud claims died in court but the myth of a stolen election lives on
After bringing some 60 lawsuits, and even offering financial incentive for information about fraud, Mr. Trump and his allies have failed to prove definitively any case of illegal voting on behalf of their opponent in court not a single case of an undocumented immigrant casting a ballot, a citizen double voting, nor any credible evidence that legions of the voting dead gave Mr. Biden a victory that wasn’t his.
US election: Donald Trump s fraud claims died in court, but stolen election myth lives on
27 Dec, 2020 12:40 AM
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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. Photo / Oliver Contreras, The New York Times
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. Photo / Oliver Contreras, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Jim Rutenberg, Nick Corasaniti and Alan Feuer US President Donald Trump s baseless and desperate claims of a stolen election over the past seven weeks the most aggressive promotion of voter fraud in American history failed to get any traction in
President Trump lashed out at Twitter and Senate Republicans on Thursday
Trump blasted Twitter for flagging his tweets alleging widespread voter fraud
President once again called for repeal of law that shields tech firms from liability
Trump bragged that he saved eight Republican senators from losing election
President specifically mentioned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Trump is angry at McConnell for recognizing President-elect Joe Biden s victory
President accused McConnell and Senate GOP of sitting back and watching
Trump vowed to never forget how some in GOP didn t back voter fraud claims