We obtained fake electoral certificates submitted by Trump supporters in seven states.
New memos obtained by the @nytimes reveal an early outline of the plan for Trump supporters to create these fake certificates in states that Biden won. nytimes.com/2022/02/02/us/…
This week, we also published memos that show legislative leaders in Arizona and Wisconsin
apparently sought legal advice about whether their legislatures could change slates of electors after the election. americanoversight.org/legislative-le…
Ultimately, Arizona and Wisconsin were two of the seven states that submitted fake electoral slates to Congress as part of an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. You can see these fake certificates here: americanoversight.org/fake-electoral…
Legislative leaders in Arizona and Wisconsin and Arizona would go on to launch controversial, partisan reviews of the 2020 election, baselessly perpetuating Trump's false claims of fraud. Learn more about our efforts to investigate those sham reviews here: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
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Emails we obtained, reported on by @politico, suggest that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in regular contact with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
In a June 2021, Ginni Thomas said DeSantis should be familiar with her because “my husband has been in contact with him[.]”
Ginni Thomas worked with the DeSantis administration to have him talk to a conservative groups, including people associated with Judicial Watch. She wanted DeSantis to talk to “conservative patriots.” politico.com/newsletters/fl…
Ginni Thomas has recently faced increased scrutiny about her ties to conservative groups while her husband serves on the Supreme Court. These records raise further questions about the connections between Clarence & Ginni Thomas & conservative politicians. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
The @washingtonpost reported that the Biden admin. urged USPS to reconsider its plans for Oshkosh Defense to build a new fleet of gas-fueled mail trucks.
We obtained the original evaluation criteria that USPS used to select a new fleet manufacturer. The criteria explicitly mentioned fuel efficiency and a “path to alternate fuel vehicles” among the factors USPS would be considering.
Oshkosh Defense’s design drew criticism for not going far enough in making the agency’s fleet more environmentally friendly. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
New memos obtained by the @nytimes reveal an early outline of the plan for Trump supporters to create their own slates of electors in states that Biden won. nytimes.com/2022/02/02/us/…
@nytimes Ultimately, Trump allies in seven states would end up meeting and submitting phony electoral slates to Congress, according to copies that we obtained: americanoversight.org/fake-electoral…
@nytimes These "electoral certificates" formed the basis of a plan outlined by Trump lawyer John Eastman in a now infamous memo, suggesting that Vice President Pence could use the existence of the bogus slates to throw out the real electoral votes from the states in question on Jan. 6.
We’re investigating Texas’ election “audit.” In Sept. 2021, the Texas secretary of state’s office announced a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 election in four counties — just hours after former President Trump publicly asked Gov. Abbott to do so. americanoversight.org/investigation/…
Trump’s demand for the investigation in Texas came nearly a year after he won the state by a 5.6 percent margin. The “audit” has focused on results in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Collin counties, all of which except Collin were won by Joe Biden.
We have submitted over a dozen public records requests that ask for the release of communications concerning the audit from the offices of the secretary of state, governor, attorney general, and more.
NEW: Shortly before Trump supporters submitted fake electoral certificates to Congress, leaders in Wisconsin and Arizona apparently sought legal advice about whether their legislatures could affect the selection of electors after the election took place. americanoversight.org/legislative-le…
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos both received memos confirming that state lawmakers cannot alter electors’ selection or actions after an election — a strategy that Trump allies had floated after the 2020 election.
It isn’t clear whether Fann or Vos sought the guidance in furtherance of such a plan or whether it was to dismiss calls from the Trump campaign and members of their own party to take action to overturn the popular vote in their states.
Last week, we questioned Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan under oath about his refusal to turn over public records related to the Arizona Senate’s partisan election "audit.”
Over the course of five hours, Logan repeatedly argued that records in his possession were not public records and did not need to be released. Numerous court rulings have determined that they are. americanoversight.org/arizona-suprem…
The deposition was ordered on Jan. 18 after Logan failed to appear for a previously noticed deposition. The court then consolidated our lawsuit with a similar case brought by @azcentral, so our attorneys as well as theirs were able to participate.