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President Trump is using the force of the federal government to try to seize control over our free and fair elections. Here is how it breaks down. 🧵
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- BREAKING: Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis censured for misleading 2020 election claims, admits her claims of fraud and Trump's victory were “misrepresentations”. We @statesunited filed an ethics complaint in May 2022. h/t to @qpyoungnews
- NEW: @statesunited bipartisan advisory board members submitted testimony to the @January6thCmte, to illustrate the sustained and coordinated effort by Trump and his allies to subvert the will of the voters. statesuniteddemocracy.org/resources/1-6t…
- It was never about the election. We’ve had counts, recounts, real audits, lawsuits—the truth about the 2020 election is already crystal clear. They wanted to spread disinformation and cast doubt in our election process.
- Part of our work @statesunited is to hold people accountable when they seek to undermine our free and fair elections. Today, we are asking the Colorado OARC for an investigation into Jenna Ellis' conduct related to overturning the results of 2020 election.
- NEW: In a landmark accountability victory, the CA Bar Court recommends permanent disbarment for Trump attorney John Eastman over his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. The decision follows our Oct. 2021 ethics complaint & a lengthy trial. statesuniteddemocracy.org/eastman-decisi…
- America has spoken, and now U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr agrees: the election was fair and the results were accurate.
00:00 - Lies about the election. Sham election reviews. Threats to poll workers and election officials. Subpoenas for private voter data. Election sabotage laws. It is all connected. Stay up to date @statesunited. statesuniteddemocracy.org/sign-up/
- JUST IN: On behalf of a bipartisan group of former prosecutors, @statesunited and @KaplanHecker submit an amicus brief asking #SCOTUS to ensure that Senator Lindsey Graham testifies about interference in the 2020 election.
- JUST IN: former Governors @GovCTW of NJ, @Schwarzenegger of CA, @GovBillWeld of MA, and Mike Easley of NC joined forces to promote democracy & urge the Maryland Courts to step in to end partisan gerrymandering in Maryland.
- The latest from @statesunited advisory board member, @DonaldAyer6: The indictments against Trump are an "essential step that must be taken if America’s rule of law is going to survive, and be worthy of the trust that is essential to that survival.”
- A Michigan man pleaded guilty to assisting in the 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. There have now been nine convictions since agents foiled the plot.
- 1/2: 🚨🚨 NEWS 🚨🚨 Today, we filed an amicus brief with bipartisan state leaders in support of Crystal Mason — whose 5-year prison sentence for casting an uncounted provisional ballot is a warning shot for our whole justice system. Read more: statesunited.news/CMBrief
- “It would do terrible damage to allow a former president to walk free after committing acts for which anyone else would be indicted,” @NormEisen tells @DoyleMcManus for @latimes.
