Jareli Reyes, 32, is accused of fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in loans in 2021 through the federal Paycheck Protection Program that was established to provide relief to businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reyes, who resigned last year, is charged with theft, income-tax fraud and wire fraud.
The GOP at the ground level not only has fully embraced the conspiracist rot that Trump promoted after he lost, but it also has become even more openly extreme than it was before the election. Liz Cheney is finding that out. Image from: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
It’s becoming much clearer why Republicans in Congress are so reluctant to acknowledge factual reality such as that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential fairly, or that Donald Trump incited a mob that attacked the Congress and ransacked the U.S. Capitol and have doubled down on their embrace of anti-democratic disinformation that fueled the insurrection: If they dare admit any of it, they risk the insane wrath of the millions of GOP voters out there who have wholly swallowed all that false Trumpian propaganda.
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On the steps of the Wyoming statehouse Thursday, at least 800 people were chanting “USA! USA!” while Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) blasted the state’s only congresswoman, Liz Cheney. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
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