Election workers continue to face threats after Trump’s false election claims
After former President Trump’s false claims about fraudulent 2020 election results, local and state elections officials continue to face unprecedented pressures ahead of this year’s midterms, including wide-scale threats. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Tolouse Oliver, a Democrat, and…
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WATCH: Former Georgia election worker says false claims have ‘affected her life in a major way’
WARNING: This video contains graphic and disturbing language. During the Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 21, former Georgia election worker Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss told the committee that claims Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani made in a video that she…
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What we learned on Day 4 of Jan. 6 committee hearings
The Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday held its fourth public hearing on the U.S. Capitol insurrection, focusing on the pressure former President Trump exerted on state legislators and state and local election officials to throw out the 2020 election results.…
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WATCH: Rep. Thompson gives closing statement | Jan. 6 hearings
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. gave a closing statement on June 21 during a public hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. He said the election officials and workers who gave testimony on Tuesday’s hearing “represent the backbone…
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WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney delivers closing remarks for Day 4 | Jan. 6 hearings
At the end of the fourth day of public hearings by the House committee investigating Jan. 6, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said the day’s testimony reminded everyone that “we are a nation of laws” and that “it takes people who’ve…
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WATCH: ‘I will not break my oath.’ Why this Arizona GOP lawmaker rejected Trump’s pressure
In the course of four hearings, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been methodically laying out the events that led to a pro-Trump mob breaching the building in an effort to stop Congress’…
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WATCH: ‘There is nowhere I feel safe,’ says Georgia election worker targeted by Trump
The Jan. 6 House committee heard from former Georgia election workers Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, who testified on how Trump’s baseless election fraud claims wreaked havoc on their lives. Following the 2020 election, former President…
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WATCH: ‘I need 11,000 votes,’ Trump told Ga. election official | Jan. 6 hearings
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testified on June 21 during a public hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., asked Raffensperger about a call he received from former President Donald Trump in…
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