Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by the Redding Record Searchlight shed light on Shasta County officials’ connections to prominent election deniers — and raise questions about investigations undertaken by the sheriff’s office.

Shasta County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office withheld records responsive to American Oversight’s request for records related to communications with prominent election deniers. The office stated that the requested records would not be released because they are “an intrinsic part of an individual confidential law enforcement investigative files.”

Records request to the Shasta County, Calif., Sheriff's Office seeking communications with external entities.