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New reporting in The Guardian [ [link removed] ] reveals that, under Trump loyalists, the U.S. Department of Justice is advancing false claims that Trump’s 2020 election loss was illegitimate.
After pressure [ [link removed] ] from Trump, DOJ officials like Ed Martin [ [link removed] ] are coordinating [ [link removed] ] directly with partisan operatives to lend credibility to debunked allegations – echoing his repeated [ [link removed] ], baseless [ [link removed] ], and delusional [ [link removed] ] assertion that the 2020 election was “rigged” and he was the real winner.
Martin’s supposed investigation into 2020 election fraud claims offers more evidence that Trump’s justice department is working hand-in-hand with the election denial movement, said Max Flugrath of Fair Fight, a Georgia-based progressive voting rights advocacy organization:
“Trump’s DOJ is actively working with the same crackpots who tried to overturn his 2020 loss,” Flugrath said. “Investigators are reaching out to discredited activists and partisan operatives to advance bogus claims of fraud.”
The Bigger Picture
Meanwhile, Trump, Republican leaders, and far-right operatives are advancing plans to undermine the 2026 elections: from rigging political maps [ [link removed] ] nationwide and pushing restrictive voting laws in Congress [ [link removed] ] and the states [ [link removed] ], to floating a ban [ [link removed] ] on mail voting and a fake “national emergency [ [link removed] ]” to force new election rules on states. The GOP strategy appears to be rooted in a belief that a fair 2026 election could cost them seats at every level.
When considered alongside these tactics, the DOJ’s effort to legitimize false 2020 claims appears to take on a new purpose: manufacturing a reason to restrict ballot access and change how elections are run. With the White House confirming [ [link removed] ] Trump will issue another executive order on elections after his initial one was largely [ [link removed] ] blocked [ [link removed] ] by courts – the DOJ’s “investigation” could be key to justifying new efforts to restrict voting rights.
Sharing credible information is key to fighting false election claims.
Key Takeaways from The Guardian’s New Report
Senior DOJ officials appointed by Trump are working directly with partisan operatives to “investigate” false claims they spread regarding his 2020 loss.
DOJ investigators have reached out directly to discredited operatives, seemingly to validate false claims that Georgia’s 2020 election was “stolen.”
Some of the operatives DOJ is coordinating with have spread claims that Republican officials in Georgia found to be 0% accurate [ [link removed] ].
Trump DOJ attorney Ed Martin, a January 6 defender, has demanded access to 148,000 Georgia ballots and envelopes, echoing the false claims pushed by Election Integrity Network operatives [ [link removed] ] who supported Trump’s plot to overturn his 2020 loss.
The DOJ’s demand for Fulton County’s 2020 ballots mirrors the strategy deployed by MAGA Georgia State Election Board members, who were criticized for passing “illegal, unconstitutional, and void [ [link removed] ]” election rule changes in 2024.
Now, the DOJ is working hand-in-hand with those members – an alignment that shows how federal and state actors are advancing the same agenda.
Read The Guardian’s full report: Justice department allegedly investigating debunked 2020 Georgia election fraud claims [ [link removed] ]
Stay updated. Stay vigilant.
Fair Fight Team
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