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Maya Yang

Trump signed statement alleging voter fraud knowing it was false, judge says

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A video deposition showing John Eastman is played during a January 6 committee hearing this month. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump signed a legal statement alleging voter fraud in the 2020 election despite being told the numbers underpinning the case were false, a federal judge said on Wednesday.

The disclosure was made by the US district judge David Carter, who ordered John Eastman, a former Trump lawyer, to provide more emails to the congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

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