Former Trump Adviser Takes Prominent Role in Voting Rights Battle

Posted on March 29, 2021
Cleta Mitchell (WFAA)

Associated Press (WBAP/KLIF) – A GOP lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on his campaign to overturn the 2020 election results is now playing a central role coordinating the Republican effort to tighten voting laws around the country.

Cleta Mitchell, a longtime Republican lawyer and advocate for conservative causes, is also fighting Democratic efforts to expand access to the ballot at the federal level.

And she says she is in regular contact with Trump, who has falsely insisted he lost the election due to fraud.

[Disclaimer:  Claims in this video have been debunk and unproven at the local, state and federal court level.]

More than 250 voting restrictions have been proposed this year by mostly Republican lawmakers  GOP lawmakers in some key states are seeking greater control over the local mechanics of elections, from voter registration to certifying results. It’s part of a broader GOP campaign to limit access to the ballot and challenge outcomes.

Democrats are seizing on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws.

They’re setting up a standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

In fiery speeches, pointed statements and tweets, party leaders are decrying the law signed by the state’s Republican governor as specifically aimed at suppressing Black and Latino votes and a threat to democracy.

President Joe Biden calls the law outrageous and says the Justice Department is looking into it.

Meantime, a GOP elections expert pushe

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