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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone in Washington

‘Danger to our democracy’: fears over Trump allies’ summit with far-right sheriffs

Man in suit under White House sign
Mike Flynn, Donald Trump’s one-time national security adviser, in February 2017. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

A group of far-right sheriffs is set to meet Donald Trump allies in Las Vegas on Wednesday for talks with dozens of Republican state officials and candidates focused partly on potential election fraud by non-citizens, which experts say is wildly overblown.

The far-right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, which the former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack founded in 2011 and which boasts hundreds of members nationwide, is hosting the day-long event, which it bills as a “training session”. The group is known for attacks on Covid mask mandates and gun control measures.

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