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  • Powerful photos show Georgia election workers terrorized by Trump telling their stories to the Jan. 6 Committee

    8 days ago - By Business Insider

    U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn greets Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
    Two former local Georgia election workers gave powerful testimony before the Jan. 6 Committee.
    Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman faced life-changing threats and harassment after 2020.
    "It turned my life upside down," Moss, who quit working in elections as a result of the attacks, told the committee.
    Photographers captured Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former...
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  • Liz Cheney says the House January 6 committee is 'certain' Donald Trump doesn't want his former top White House lawyer to testify

    8 days ago - By Business Insider

    Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said he would testify about Jeffrey Clark, a DOJ official who outlined ways for Trump to challenge the 2020 election. Alex Wong/Getty Images
    Rep. Liz Cheney said the "American people deserve to hear from Mr. Cipollone personally."
    As White House counsel, Pat Cipollone pushed back against Trump's schemes to undo the 2020 election.
    The House panel is "certain that Donald Trump does not want Mr. Cipollone to testify here," Cheney said.
    Rep. Liz Cheney publicly called Tuesday for former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify before the House...
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  • The 4th January 6 hearing detailed the brazen pressure campaign and 'horrible' harassment that election officials faced because of Trump

    8 days ago - By Business Insider

    Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., hugs Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified as Ruby Freeman, mother of Moss, hugs Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP
    State and local officials testified about a pressure campaign following the 2020 election.
    Trump and his allies tried to strongarm state officials and send fake electors to Washington.
    Two former Georgia election workers also detailed "horrible" threats and harassment they recieved.
    The House select committee investigating January 6 showcased in bracing detail how President...
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  • Black Georgia election worker Shaye Moss received racist threats after Giuliani targeted her, including a message telling her to 'be glad it's 2020 and not 1920'

    8 days ago - By Business Insider

    Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss, a former Georgia election worker, is sworn in before January 6 committee on June 21, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
    Shaye Moss, a Black Georgia election worker, testified on the threats she got amid the push to overturn the 2020 election.
    She said she got numerous hateful Facebook messages "saying things like, 'be glad it's 2020 and not 1920.'"
    "I felt bad for my mom, and I felt horrible for picking this job," said Moss.
    A Black former Georgia election worker said on Tuesday that she faced racist, deadly threats as President Donald Trump publicly attacked...
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