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Did a federal appeals court reject Trump lawyers for fraudulent post-election claims?

Last week, a federal appeals court rejected a request by other Trump-aligned attorneys that the court block some sanctions they’ve received for bringing a frivolous post-election case making unsubstantiated claims of fraud.

Was Trump's attorney general an environmental lawyer?

"And I pointed out yes, he was an environmental lawyer and I didn't think that was an appropriate background to be running the United States Justice Department," Donoghue said.

Did Trump know the Justice Department lied about the 2020 election?

"In fact, Donald Trump knew this was a lie. The Department of Justice had informed the President of the United States, repeatedly, that its investigations had found no fraud sufficient to overturn the results of the 2020 election," Cheney said.

Did former Attorney General Jeffery Rosen tell Trump ‘don’t allow election fraud?

Jeffrey A. Rosen, the former acting attorney general, said he told then-President Donald Trump at a pivotal meeting in the Oval Office on Jan. 3, 2021, that he would not allow the Justice Department to do anything to give validity to false claims of election fraud, saying its "a good thing for the country."

Who was the lawyer who tried to persuade Pence to throw out the election results?

The scheme put forward by controversial lawyer John Eastman was outlined in a two-page memo obtained by the authors for "Peril," and which was subsequently obtained by CNN. The memo, which has not previously been made public, provides new detail showing how Trump and his team tried to persuade Pence to subvert the Constitution and throw out the election results on January 6.

Who suggested Pence take action without warning?

In the memo, Eastman went so far as to suggest Pence should take action without warning.

Why did Graham call Raffensperger?

Graham has said his call was to understand the process of verifying signatures on mail-in ballots.

Who sent the Eastman memo to Graham?

At the same time, Giuliani sent multiple memos to Graham trying to convince him that the claims of election fraud coming from Trump's team were legitimate.

Who sent Graham affidavits?

Giuliani then sent Graham several memos and affidavits claiming fraud. But when Graham's chief Judiciary Committee counsel Lee Holmes went over the claims, he found they were sloppy, overbearing and "added up to nothing," Woodward and Costa write. "Holmes reported to Graham that the data in the memos were a concoction, with a bullying tone and eighth grade writing."

Did Lee and Graham hear out the cases from Trump's lawyers?

But while Lee and Graham heard out the cases from Trump's lawyers, they soundly rejected their claims, Woodward and Costa write.

Did Lee's head spin in the Constitution?

"Lee's head was spinning," the authors write. "No such procedure existed in the Constitution , any law or past practice. Eastman had apparently drawn it out of thin air."