Florida Judge Finally Forced to Dismiss Trump’s Mar-a-Lago “Special Master” Lawsuit
Andrew Harnik/ Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of Donald Trump’s main tactics to delay the Justice Department’s Mar-a-Lago investigation was officially killed off on Monday. Following orders from an appeals court, a Trump-appointed judge was forced to formally dismiss the ex-president’s lawsuit…
We Found the Guys Behind the Hunter Biden Porn That Elon Musk Won’t Shut Up About
Mother Jones; Tom Williams/CQ/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On the evening of October 24, 2020, a guy who goes by the name Wenyang tweeted a picture of Hunter Biden. Hunter was facing a mirror in what looked like a hotel room, with his penis…
An Oath Keeper Took the Stand in Her Own Defense. It Went Badly.
Grace Molteni/Mother Jones; Jose Luis Magana/AP, Montgomery County Jail/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with seditious conspiracy, struggled Thursday under cross examination by prosecutors—at one point shouting that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump. “Half…
Arizona’s GOP Candidates Made Their Name on Election Denialism. Now, They’re Not Talking About It.
Mark Finchem, who has falsely claimed Trump won the 2020 presidential election, campaigns at an event in Tucson on November 6, 2022.Christopher Brown/Zumapress Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Republicans running for statewide office in Arizona, each among the most extreme in the country,…
GOP Candidate Mark Finchem’s Lawyer Proposed Fake Elector Votes That “Aren’t Legal”
Mark Finchem, Republican candidate for the Secretary of State of Arizona, attends a conference promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines and discredited claims about the 2020 presidential election at a hotel in West Palm Beach, Fla.Jim Rassol / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that…
7 Ways Roger Stone Was Connected to the January 6 Attack
Mother Jones illustration; Ken Cedeno/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The night before the January 6 attack on Congress, Roger Stone danced on a stage in Washington’s Freedom Plaza to a rap song featuring his own money-raising slogan: “Roger Stone did nothing wrong.”…