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Trump’s Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials

The former president has long claimed, despite evidence to the contrary, that elections are corrupt. What if he carries through with threats to prosecute the officials who run them?

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Former President Donald J. Trump has said on social media that election officials believed to be “involved in unscrupulous behavior” will be investigated and prosecuted if he wins the White House in November.

In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules

The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.

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A lawyer for Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, sent a letter to the State Election Board on Monday, warning that the new election rules under its consideration are probably illegal.
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