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![President Donald Trump leaves after speaking at a rally at Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, Georgia, on October 16, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0125-donald-trump-georgia-400x300.jpg)
Judges Approve Special Grand Jury for Probe Into Trump Election Tampering
The investigation is examining whether Trump broke the law when he asked election officials to “find” him 11,780 votes.
![Trump Supporters march around the Michigan State Capitol Building to protest the certification of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States on January 6, 2021, in Lansing, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0125-trump-supporters-michigan-400x300.jpg)
State AGs Ask Feds to Investigate Fake Electors Scheme Led by Trump Campaign
Election laws “must be respected,” said New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas.
![Newt Gingrich speaks during an interview on Daily 202 live with James Hohmann in Washington, D.C., on December 16, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0124-newt-gingrich-400x300.jpg)
Gingrich Tells Dems to Prepare for “Jail” Over January 6 Inquiry
Gingrich claimed committee members had broken the law, although he didn't elaborate which laws were actually violated.
![White House Advisor Ivanka Trump looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0124-donald-ivanka-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Calls Jan. 6 Committee’s Request to Speak With Ivanka “Very Unfair”
The Jan. 6 committee's request is voluntary, but could provide important insights into Trump's thinking on that day.
![Donald Trump shields his eyes from lights while on stage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/20229124-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Subpoenas Could Show Trump Admin’s Link to Openly White Supremacist “Groypers”
Groypers have successfully infiltrated the mainstream Trumpist movement to push it further toward overt white supremacy.
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Is Ron DeSantis Shaping Up to Be Trump 2.0 in 2024?
Trump created the template for a far right demagogue to run for president and win. Could DeSantis be his heir apparent?
![Former President Donald Trump Holds Rally In Florence, Arizona](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-1364881985-400x300.jpg)
Trump Considered Using Military To Seize Voting Machines, New Documents Show
The draft order was among the records that Trump fought to keep from the January 6 committee.
![Rudy Giuliani exits after speaking to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0121-rudy-giuliani-400x300.jpg)
Giuliani, Trump Campaign Coordinated Fake Electors Scheme to Overturn Election
Giuliani also lobbied then-Vice President Mike Pence to accept the fake electors as legitimate.
![President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate at Dalton Regional Airport on January 4, 2021, in Dalton, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0121_donald-trump-georgia-400x300.jpg)
Trump Says Georgia Election Call Was More “Perfect” Than His Ukraine One
According to Georgia state law, no one may solicit, request or command someone else to engage in election fraud.
![Ivanka Trump attends a round table discussion with her father, President Donald Trump, at the White House on February 13, 2017, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0120-ivanka-trump-400x300.jpg)
January 6 Committee Requests Testimony From Ivanka Trump
The committee also wants Ivanka Trump to discuss her father's attempts to persuade Mike Pence to overturn the election.