WHYY Article RatingDOJ subpoenas election officials in Pa. and other states Trump disputed
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| "We welcome and support the work of any law enforcement agency working to ensure full accountability for efforts to illegally overturn the fair and accurate results of Michigan's 2020 election, Benson said in a statement sent to The Associated Press." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "The subpoenas, two of which were obtained by The Associated Press, request any and all communications in any form between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 20, 2021, to, from, or involving Trump, his campaign, lawyers and aides, including former campaign officials like Bill Stepien and Justin Clark and lawyers John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, L. Lin Wood, Sidney Powell and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Trump and his supporters also repeatedly contacted top Republican lawmakers, at times asking about using the GOP-controlled legislature to give lawmakers the power to overturn the election." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "McDonell said the only person on the list that his office had interaction with was Jim Troupis, Trump's Wisconsin-based attorney." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Trump paid for a recount of ballots cast in Milwaukee and Dane counties, the two largest Democratic counties in Wisconsin, following the 2020 election." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "McDonell said he didn't expect his response to the subpoena to reveal anything that hasn't been covered in the past.I don't have any stories of Trump calling me at dier like the other guys, McDonell said." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Trump and his company have repeatedly faced criminal investigations but this case marks the first time his company has been charged, tried, and convicted on criminal charges." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "All of the states where requests were sent are states that Trump and his allies targeted as they tried to overturn the democratic vote." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "The subpoenas, some of which were first reported by The Washington Post, are the clearest indication yet that Smith's work will include an examination of the fake electors that were part of Trump's efforts to subvert the election count and certification." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "In Pesylvania, for instance, Trump's campaign sued unsuccessfully in court to try to overturn President Joe Biden's victory, while his allies organized a Trump slate of electors to send to Congress." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "In Pesylvania, for instance, Trump's campaign sued unsuccessfully in court to try to overturn President Joe Biden's victory, while his allies organized a Trump slate of electors to send to Congress." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "In Pesylvania, for instance, Trump's campaign sued unsuccessfully in court to try to overturn President Joe Biden's victory, while his allies organized a Trump slate of electors to send to Congress." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
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56% : "We welcome and support the work of any law enforcement agency working to ensure full accountability for efforts to illegally overturn the fair and accurate results of Michigan's 2020 election," Benson said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.