Tag: big lie

Where Things Stand: DOJ Now Appears Focused On Fake Electors Who Got Wrapped Up In Coup Plot

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By Nicole Lafond | June 22, 2022 6:37 p.m.

A new report in the Washington Post today indicates the Justice Department might be expanding the scope of its focus on the fake Trump electors scheme, zeroing in on the people involved in the plot who may have intended to follow through or tried to follow through with the scheme.

Previous reports have revealed the DOJ was looking at the fake electors plot, but the bureau was reportedly mostly in talks with people who sounded the alarm about the scheme — which was a key layer of MAGAland’s campaign to keep Trump in power despite losing the election.

Trump’s Relentless Election Theft Campaign Took A Deep Emotional Toll, Witnesses Say

By Matt Shuham | June 21, 2022 5:39 p.m.

Texas GOP Approves Declaration That Biden Didn’t Actually Win, Part Of Extreme Platform

By Matt Shuham | June 20, 2022 12:46 p.m.

Jan. 6 Committee Members Push Back Against DOJ Request For ‘All’ Interview Records

By Matt Shuham | June 20, 2022 10:29 a.m.

Turns Out John Eastman Was Invited To Give Ginni Thomas’ Group A ‘Status Update’ In Dec. 2020

By Matt Shuham | June 17, 2022 12:49 p.m.

‘Big Lie’ Vigilantism Is On The Rise. Big Tech Is Failing To Respond.

Stolen-election activists and Trump supporters have embraced a new tactic in their campaign to unearth supposed proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential race: using social media to chase down a fictional breed of fraudster known as a “ballot mule.”

By Andy Kroll | June 17, 2022 12:24 p.m.

Navarro Pleads Not Guilty In Contempt Case While Pushing To Delay Trial For Book Tour

By Matt Shuham | June 17, 2022 11:10 a.m.

Where Things Stand: Ginni Is Down To Chat

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By Nicole Lafond | June 16, 2022 6:41 p.m.

It may have gotten lost in the whirlwind of our live coverage of today’s third Jan. 6 committee hearing, so I wanted to make a quick note to bring it to your attention: Ginni Thomas told the Daily Caller this afternoon that she was willing to talk to the Jan. 6 select committee — and the committee quickly sought to take her up on that offer.