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ALEC Honoree Backed Effort to Overturn Presidential Election, Compared Penn. Gov. to Nazis
By PRWatch Editors, January 19, 2021

ALEC’s 2020 Legislator of the Year, Pennsylvania Sen. Chris Dush, signed a Jan. 5 letter asking Vice President Pence to stop certification of the presidential election results, just one day before the violent Capitol insurrection, and compared Gov. Wolf’s administration to the Nazi Party.

ALEC Lawmakers Traveled to D.C. For Rally and March That Led to Fatal Insurrection
By Alex Kotch, January 14, 2021

Two current and two recent members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, including one state chair, spent weeks lying about voter fraud and then participated in the events directly preceding the bloody coup attempt.

ALEC Working in Partnership with Turning Point USA, Major Player in Capitol Insurrection
By David Armiak, January 14, 2021

Documents obtained by CMD show that ALEC forged a new partnership in December with radical pro-Trump group Talking Points USA, a coalition partner in the #StoptheSteal rally that led to the violent invasion at the U.S. Capitol.

Republican AGs Forever Tied to Violent Pro-Trump Insurrection
By PRWatch Editors, January 11, 2021

RAGA’s effort to cover its tracks in promoting Trump’s “big lie” and the pro-Trump insurrection last week fall short and leave questions unanswered.

CMD Joins Call for Trump’s Removal from Office
By PRWatch Editors, January 11, 2021

CMD’s executive director and president of the board have joined with more than 1,300 attorneys to defend the rule of law and call for President Trump’s removal from office for inciting his backers to insurrection.

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ALEC Honoree Backed Effort to Overturn Presidential Election, Compared Penn. Gov. to Nazis
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Republican AGs Forever Tied to Violent Pro-Trump Insurrection
CMD Joins Call for Trump’s Removal from Office
Christian Right Council for National Policy Tied to Violent Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
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