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End of the Week Tabs

Mostly 2020 election denial investigation edition.

Steven L. Taylor · Friday, July 14, 2023 · 2 comments

Via the NYT: Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race.
Via WaPo: Arizona escalates probe into alleged efforts to swing election for Trump
Via the Detroit News: Judge rules Michigan law broadly bans ‘undue possession’ of voting machines.

The decision was sought by Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson, who’s currently weighing whether to bring criminal charges against a group of supporters of Republican former President Donald Trump who allegedly obtained voting machines after the 2020 election as they advanced false claims of widespread voter fraud.

Via Politico: A New Poll on the Trump Indictments Has a Surprising Result.
Via ProPublica: Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches.
As mentioned in a recent comment thread. Via the NYT: Hunter Biden’s Daughter and a Tale of Two Families.

FILED UNDER: Tab Clearing, Arizona, Detroit, Donald Trump, Michigan, POLITICO, Voter Fraud

About Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

MarkedMan says:

Friday, 14 July 2023 at 06:19

Re: the right wing scam ads: it’s pretty obvious that the business model for Fox is to provide not just an audience for advertisers but one that is target rich in easily excitable and gullible marks. I imagine that goes up exponentially the deeper you go in the swamp.
CSK says:

Friday, 14 July 2023 at 10:29

@MarkedMan:

I was disappointed the lawyer wasn’t named–or did I miss something?