Election-Denial

Vance Claims Trump Did Not Lose 2020 Election

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In October 2024 interview, VP nominee J.D. Vance explicitly states “Donald Trump didn’t lose” the 2020 election, cementing his role as election denier willing to undermine democratic norms. Vance repeatedly declined to acknowledge Biden’s legitimate victory, instead claiming …

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CNP Attorney Cleta Mitchell Joins Trump Call Pressuring Georgia Officials

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On January 2, 2021, Cleta Mitchell - CNP board of governors member and attorney who had been central to the organization’s election denial coordination - represented President Trump on his infamous call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, pressuring him to “find 11,780 …

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CNP Leadership Releases Letter Urging State Legislators to Reject 25 Million Votes

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On December 10, 2020, the Council for National Policy leadership released a letter drafted by CNP board member and attorney Cleta Mitchell calling on legislators in swing states to throw out over 25 million votes based on false claims of electoral fraud.

The letter represented the execution of the …

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CNP Holds Post-Election Strategy Meeting - Planning Electoral College Challenge

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The Council for National Policy convened a critical strategy meeting November 12-14, 2020 to coordinate the conservative movement’s response to Trump’s election loss, with strategists laying out a multi-stage plan to challenge the results through claims of election fraud and state …

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Vance Begins Election Denial Rhetoric

| Importance: 9/10

Following the 2020 presidential election, J.D. Vance shifts from a Trump critic to an election denier, promoting false claims about Biden’s victory being illegitimate. During multiple interviews and public appearances, Vance repeatedly refused to acknowledge Trump’s loss, stating he …

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