I will not lower my voice

The media's insistence that Trump's critics are part of the problem gives cover to false equivalence — treating his lawlessness as one side of a legitimate debate.

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Judge lets DOJ keep Fulton County ballots despite ‘misleading’ FBI affidavit claims

A federal judge declined to order the return of 2020 election ballots seized by the FBI from Fulton County — but not before heavily criticizing parts of the Justice Department’s case as “misleading” and “troubling.”

Loss: Supreme Court denies request to delay Callais order

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