Allies of President Trump are launching a nonprofit focusing on allegations of voter fraud, following the former president's months-long failed effort to reverse his 2020 election defeat as well as his baseless claims of widespread corruption at t
“Today we are launching the Election Integrity Alliance, which will unite bipartisan allies across the country focused on ending election fraud and strengthening election safeguards to secure free and fair elections,” the group tweeted Wednesday.
The group’s website includes a scorecard that will evaluate election security in eight swing states Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Mr. Trump has continued to say fraud and ballot chicanery caused his loss to President Biden. His claims led supporters to riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, leading to violent mayhem, arrests and Mr. Trump’s second impeachment.
The election-security group is the latest in a series of advocacy organizations to emerge from Mr. Trump’s orbit. Speechwriter Stephen Miller launched American First Legal to combat Mr. Biden’s policies, while former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina launched The Conservative Policy Institut
Trump Allies Launch Nonprofit Focused on Election Fraud
Allies of former President Donald Trump have launched a new initiative focused on election fraud, according to a news release.
Called the Election Integrity Alliance, the nonprofit will be focused on “ending election fraud and strengthening election safeguards by providing information, resources, endorsements of allies’ efforts, and solutions to secure free and fair elections,” the news release said.
Trump counsel Jenna Ellis, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik, former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, constitutional law professor Michael Donnelly, and former Trump lawyer Mirna Tarraf will be part of the group.
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Jenna Ellis, attorney and former counsel to President Trump, will serve as chairwoman of the board. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and former Trump adviser Peter Navarro will serve as honorary co-chairmen. National board members include retired New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, former deputy assistant for strategy to President Trump Sebastian Gorka, attorney and constitutional law professor Michael Donnelly, and former Trump legal team special assistant Mirna Tarraf.
Jenna Ellis recently challenged embattled congresswoman Liz Cheney to a debate on election integrity. “Election officials in at least six states violated the law in the administration of the 2020 election. That’s called cheating,” she said.