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.”…
Matt DePerno Sought to Foreclose on His Clients’ Property. Now He Wants to Be Michigan’s Top Lawyer.
Mother Jones illustration; Jake May/The Flint Journal/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If Matthew DePerno wins his race to unseat Michigan’s Democratic attorney general in November, he’ll become the state’s top lawyer. He will have a staff of more than 500 people, and…
For Trump’s Attorneys, MAGA Has Nothing to Do With American Greatness
Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building before beginning his three-year prison term. Kevin Hagen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For many lawyers of former President Donald Trump and others who observe them, MAGA has a special meaning unrelated…
Poll: A Majority of Voters Want the Trump Investigations to Go On
Drew Angerer /Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent months, Donald Trump has found himself buried in a growing pile of lawsuits and investigations. Officials are probing his company’s finances, his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, his role in inciting a mob on…