Trump’s election-pressure machine kept grinding even on New Year’s Day
The incoming new year did not slow the Trump team’s campaign to overturn the election. On January 1, the pressure effort was still in motion, with the president’s allies pushing fraud claims, lining up arguments for Georgia and other battleground states, and setting the table for the January 2 call that would soon become one of the clearest pieces of evidence in the post-election record. The damage was not just rhetorical. It was procedural, organized, and aimed at state officials who had already rejected the lies.
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Trump’s election-pressure machine kept grinding even on New Year’s Day
The incoming new year did not slow the Trump team’s campaign to overturn the election. On January 1, the pressure effort was still in motion, with the president’s allies pushing fraud claims, lining up arguments for Georgia and other battleground states, and setting the table for the January 2 call that would soon become one of the clearest pieces of evidence in the post-election record. The damage was not just rhetorical. It was procedural, organized, and aimed at state officials who had alrea…
The incoming new year did not slow the Trump team’s campaign to overturn the election. On January 1, the pressure effort was still in motion, with the president’s allies pushing fraud claims, lining up arguments for Georgia and other battleground states, and setting the table for the January 2 call that would soon become one of the clearest pieces of evidence in the post-election record. The damage was not just rhet…
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