Michigan AG Charges 16 People for Roles in 2020 Fake Elector Scheme
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Jake May/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Tuesday that charges have been filed against 16 residents of the state for their roles in a fake elector scheme following the 2020 election. All…
Trump Says He Could Soon Be Arrested and Indicted in January 6 Case
Trump complained that he received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday after he returned from a Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he danced during his remarks. Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/Zuma. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump…
Giuliani Sweats Disbarment as Lawyers Who Lied for Trump Finally Face Consequences
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a Nov. 18 2020 press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters.Rod Lamkey/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two and a half years after January 6, lawyers who helped former president Donald Trump use lies about election fraud to try…
Fox News Agrees to Pony Up $12 Million to Tucker Carlson Producer Alleging Coercion
Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this year, Abby Grossberg, a producer for Fox News, filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against the network, Tucker Carlson, and a group of other producers. Grossberg, who worked for Carlson’s show, claimed that Fox’s lawyers…
Rough News for Trump: A Georgia Prosecutor Has Bagged Eight Fake Electors
This week, the ex-president golfed at his Irish resort.Brian Lawless/AP/PA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, Fulton county prosecutors revealed in court documents that they have reached immunity deals with eight Georgia Republicans who pledged to represent Trump in the electoral college even…
Nevada Election Conspiracist Jim Marchant Is Running for Senate
Evangelical pastor Jimmy Morales, left, prays over Jim Marchant at the Las Vegas launch event for Marchant’s Senate campaign.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Republican Jim Marchant moved to Las Vegas in 2003 after his business career ended in financial ruin, but he…