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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Trump allies are finally admitting election lies were all made up. But the conspiracies still fuel US politics

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They were some of the most prominent personalities at the heart of a campaign to toss out millions of Americans’ votes.

Sidney Powell promoted debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines flipping votes for Donald Trump. Kenneth Chesebro pushed a scheme to replace electors with Trump loyalists. Jenna Ellis joined a failed legal effort to overturn election results in states he lost.

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