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Name, of stealing the presidential election from him in georgia. that 911 call is featured in the latest installment of the incredible, ongoing reuters series on threats and harassment against election officials and election workers in the wake of the 2020 election. this latest reporting zooms in and tells the story of two specific elections workers, ruby freeman who is the woman you heard on the 911 call, and her daughter. ms. freeman's daughter is an elections worker in metro atlanta in fulton county and asked her mom ruby to sign up as a temp worker to process ballots on election day. the t...

Phone call from then-president donald trump, now former president trump where he essentially asked to find some votes in georgia to help overturn the results, the legitimate results of that election. what's interesting is we're flashing forward right to this year, and i'm sure you watched what unfolded on tuesday in, for example, virginia. the victory by the republican in that instance, glenn youngkin, very absent this year, any claims of widespread election fraud. why do you think that is? >> i think because in the case of virginia it's pretty clear when you have a big 6% or 8% win that who c...

Say, heartening story that we've got up next about a new just announced today major effort, a big ticket marquee name effort that is a bipartisan effort to stand up for elections workers and poll workers who are getting these kinds of threats. law enforcement has been next to zero help across the country. even with the justice department setting up a special task force in which they say they're going to go after these things. the on the ground truth is that election workers have been able to get basically no relief in terms of help from local law enforcement or from these people making explici...

Bipartisan, mounted today, opened today to try to defend and stand up for elections workers who are facing these kinds of threats even as the attacks by the elections keep getting worse. you will want to see this next story. it will restore some of your faith. that's next. of your faith. that's next. ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ oh! are you using liberty mutual's coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need.

Today. and worryingly. they are almost never being prosecuted by law enforcement. here's raiders lead today. both through public records and interviews. reuters documented 102 threats of death or violence, received by more than 40 election officials. by more than election officials, elections workers, and their relatives in eight of the most contested battleground states in the 2020 presidential contest. each was explicit enough, to put a reasonable person in fear of bodily harm or death, which is the typical legal threshold for prosecution. in addition to the messages that directly threatened...