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Judge Says Trump Engaged in ‘Conspiracy to Defraud’ US With Voter Fraud Claims He Knew Were False

Headline from NBC New York, from the development of Oct 19, 2022

Newest development Oct 20, 2022 · 3 reportsFederal judge finds that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud in Georgia while trying to overturn the 2020 election results

A federal judge said emails between Trump and attorney John Eastman show efforts to submit false claims in federal court for the purpose of delaying the counting of the electoral vote on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  1. Names this update

    Judge Says Trump Engaged in ‘Conspiracy to Defraud’ US With Voter Fraud Claims He Knew Were False

    Headline from NBC New York ·

  2. Newest

    Federal judge finds that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud in Georgia while trying to overturn the 2020 election results

    Headline from Insider ·

Reports & sources

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Judge: Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal docs were false (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump signed legal documents challenging the results of the 2020 election that included voter fraud claims he

  2. Forbes

    Federal Judge: Trump Committed Fraud By Pushing False Voting Claims Despite Knowing The Truth (opens Forbes)

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    Trump signed documents under oath claiming votes were fraudulently counted in Georgia, even though he was informed the claim was false.

  3. CBS News

    Emails show Trump, lawyers pushed claims of voter fraud they knew were false in federal court, judge says (opens CBS News)

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    The conclusion by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter came as part of an ongoing legal battle between conservative lawyer John Eastman and the Jan. 6 select committee.

  4. Politico

    Judge: Trump signed court document that knowingly included false voter fraud stats (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump signed legal documents describing evidence of election fraud that he knew were false, a federal judge indicated on Wednesday.

  5. NBC News

    Judge says Trump knew his voter fraud numbers were false, orders ex-lawyer to give more emails to Jan. 6 committee (opens NBC News)

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    Judge David Carter said some of the emails show Trump knew voter fraud numbers were inaccurate before signing off on their use in a lawsuit.

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers, judge says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    A federal judge says former president Donald Trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers.

  7. NBC New York

    Judge Says Trump Engaged in ‘Conspiracy to Defraud’ US With Voter Fraud Claims He Knew Were False (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A federal judge said emails between Trump and attorney John Eastman show efforts to submit false claims in federal court for the purpose of delaying the counting of the electoral vote on Jan. 6, 2021.

  8. The Week

  9. Reason

    A federal judge says Trump knowingly endorsed false fraud claims in an election lawsuit (opens Reason)

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    A federal judge argues Trump cited phony election fraud numbers in court even after he was "made aware" that they were "inaccurate."

  10. Insider

    Federal judge finds that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud in Georgia while trying to overturn the 2020 election results (opens Insider)

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    Trump "knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong" but touted them "both in court and to the public," Judge David Carter wrote.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal documents were false, judge says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A federal judge says former President Trump signed legal documents after the 2020 election that included voter fraud claims he knew were inaccurate.

  12. Talking Points Memo

    CA Judge Finds Trump Likely Lied To Court In Georgia Big Lie Case (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    President Trump knew that data supposedly showing voter fraud in the 2020 election was false, but signed a court document attesting to it regardless, a federal judge said on Wednesday. U.S.

  13. The Guardian

    Trump signed statement alleging voter fraud knowing it was false, judge says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Document was part of lawsuit challenging results of 2020 election in Georgia

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