Election 2020 - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

Election 2020

Published
December 16, 2021

Only 27% of Republicans accept Biden as the rightful winner

Many GOP officeholders and some of the biggest voices in conservative media still cling to the notion the election was stolen from Donald Trump.
Published
October 22, 2021

Wisconsin audit finds elections are ‘safe and secure’

A key Republican legislative leader says the nonpartisan audit shows that the state's elections are “safe and secure.”
Published
October 7, 2021

Senate report details Trump’s pressure on Justice Department to overturn election results

It shows how Trump benefited from the support of a little-known Justice Department lawyer who championed the then-president's efforts to challenge the vote but how, in the end, other senior officials stood together to face down Trump.
Published
September 24, 2021

Republican review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump

The report was an embarrassing end to a widely criticized, and at times bizarre, quest to prove allegations that election officials and courts have rejected.
Published
September 10, 2021

Republican group held ‘war games’ for state attorneys general before Trump loss

An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost.

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Published
September 7, 2021

Push to audit Maine’s 2020 election takes cues from fraught effort in Arizona

A group collecting signatures says it wants Maine to do a ‘forensic audit’ of its 2020 results, but Attorney General Aaron Frey says the document that voters are signing has no legal merit.
Published
June 25, 2021

Pence says he’s proud of his role certifying 2020 election results

Former Vice President Mike Pence is defending his role in certifying the results of the 2020 election for Pres. Biden and says he is proud of his own actions on Jan. 6.
Published
March 26, 2021

Democrats seek government records in deadly Capitol riot probe

Hopes for a bipartisan, independent commission to study the attack are fading as Republicans have rejected the proposal.
Published
March 26, 2021

Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6 billion over 2020 election claims

Even before the lawsuit on Friday, the cable news giant had already filed four motions to dismiss other legal action against its coverage.
Published
February 16, 2021

Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot

The lawsuit from Mississippi's Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 riot.