Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a 2019 event held in the East Room of The White House. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Judge: Trump Knew Vote Fraud Claims in Ga. Legal Docs Were False
"The emails show that President Trump knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong but continued to tout those numbers, both in court and to the public," U.S. District Court Judge David Carter wrote.
October 20, 2022 at 04:35 PM
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Former President Donald Trump signed legal documents challenging the results of the 2020 election that included voter fraud claims he knew to be false, a federal judge said in a ruling Wednesday.
U.S. District Court Judge David Carter in an 18-page opinion ordered the release of those emails between Trump and attorney John Eastman to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. He said those communications cannot be withheld because they include evidence of potential crimes.
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