RAGA’s effort to cover its tracks in promoting Trump’s “big lie” and the pro-Trump insurrection last week fall short and leave questions unanswered.
Republican AGs Forever Tied to Violent Pro-Trump Insurrection
By David Armiak and Alex Kotch | at
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CMD Joins Call for Trump’s Removal from Office
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CMD’s executive director and president of the board have joined with more than 1,300 attorneys to defend the rule of law and call for President Trump’s removal from office for inciting his backers to insurrection.
Christian Right Council for National Policy Tied to Violent Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
By David Armiak | at
The astroturfed #StoptheSteal group that drew thousands of Trumpists to the Washington, D.C. rally on Wednesday that turned into a violent insurrection at the Capitol has strong ties with the influential Christian Right Council for National Policy.
The Koch Coup: Charles Koch’s Political Machine Bankrolled Senators Who Will Attempt to Steal Election for Trump Tomorrow
By Alex Kotch and David Armiak | at
Charles Koch’s political operation and his close family members have funded the campaigns and leadership PACs of all 13 U.S. senators who will attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory on Jan. 6 based on Trump’s conspiracy theories and lies.
Koch Industries Is Top Corporate Donor to Reps Who Will Try to Overturn Democracy
By Alex Kotch | at
On January 6, a group of far-right Republican representatives will challenge the electoral votes Biden won in one final attempt to scrap democracy.
Gerrymandered Districts Give GOP the Advantage as Lawmakers Prepare to Draw New Lines
By Alex Kotch | at
Republicans drew their own heavily favorable state legislative districts after their 2010 election wave. Now it’s time for a new round of redistricting, and the GOP will have an even greater advantage.
Conservative Activist Leaders Call For an End to Democracy
By Alex Kotch | at
A number of prominent members of the right-wing Council for National Policy published a letter demanding that state lawmakers throw out 26 million votes in swing states that Joe Biden won.
Who Funds The Federalist? Finally, We Know.
By Alex Kotch | at
Tax records obtained by CMD reveal two donors to the right-wing publication’s new, affiliated nonprofit.
ALEC’s Pennsylvania Leaders Lobby to Overturn 2020 Election Results in Last-Minute Effort
By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | at
The Pennsylvania state chairs of the American Legislative Exchange Council are leading a GOP effort to overturn the state’s presidential election results when Congress convenes in January to certify the Electoral College’s election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
CMD Files Lawsuit…Again Against IRS for Refusing to Release Tax Records
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The Center for Media and Democracy filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in federal court on Thursday, December 4, 2020, for illegally withholding tax documents for five right-wing funders.