New DOJ Voting Lawyer Spread Conspiracy Theory About Dominion Voting Machines
It’s the latest example of DOJ hiring a lawyer for its voting section with a record of promoting false conspiracy theories about voting.
Matt Cohen
Matt is a senior reporter covering elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He’s covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones. Prior to reporting on politics, Matt cut his teeth as a local reporter in D.C. at the Washington City Paper and DCist.
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