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Defense Department and Army Failed to Preserve Jan. 6 Text Messages — American Oversight Calls for Investigation

In response to American Oversight’s litigation, the Defense Department and the Army have confirmed in court filings that the phones of certain former senior Trump administration officials had been wiped — and that any text messages from Jan. 6, 2021, were not preserved.

American Oversight Sues Pennsylvania’s Fulton County for Key Audit Records

January 13, 2022

The lawsuit follows requests made by American Oversight under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law for documents from the review conducted by Fulton County in December 2020 and February 2021.

Pennsylvania map with Fulton County outline and a gavel on top.

Discrepancies in Fulton County Commissioner’s Testimony to Pennsylvania Senate

December 2, 2021

American Oversight sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Senate highlighting significant inconsistencies in testimony regarding a December 2020 audit of Fulton County election materials.

Hand pointing to a phone with text messages from Ulsh and Shives.

News Roundup: Jan. 6 Accountability and Election ‘Audit’ Transparency

October 22, 2021

The Jan. 6 attack isn’t the only consequence of the Big Lie that Trump allies are trying to shield from public scrutiny.

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Pennsylvania County Ordered to Release Election ‘Audit’ Records Within 30 Days

September 13, 2021

Officials in Fulton County have been ordered to begin releasing records related to the county’s “audits” of the 2020 election within the next 30 days.

News Roundup: A Web of (Big) Lies

September 10, 2021

As lawmakers in various states move forward with their own sham election investigations, a web of familiar voter-fraud conspiracists have been linking up to promote the Big Lie.

News Roundup: Transparency Is Coming, Even Amid ‘Audit’ Report Delays

August 27, 2021

As the Arizona Senate continues its efforts to delay transparency in its election "audit," its contractors have introduced yet more delays of their own.

News Roundup: Undermining Democracy, One ‘Audit’ at a Time

June 3, 2021

After visiting the sham audit of votes cast in Maricopa County, Ariz., this week, Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers have called for their state to conduct a similar partisan review.

American Oversight Obtains Seven Phony Certificates of Pro-Trump Electors

March 2, 2021

The phony electoral vote certificates from seven states were submitted to Congress as part of the failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Investigations Update: ‘Burrowing In,’ Medicaid Block Grants, and Pennsylvania County Election Certifications

December 1, 2020

See the latest in our investigations into troubling appointments, Oklahoma’s withdrawn block grant waiver application, and the administration’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census apportionment.

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