Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law who specializes in election law and voting rights. He is the co-editor of ” Election Law Stories. ” Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaADouglas. The opinions expressed are his own.
(CNN) First, Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, misrepresented how many people watched Trump’s inauguration, saying it was the largest crowd ever to witness the swearing-in of a new president, despite clear photographic evidence to the contrary. Then, Trump said there were 3 to 5 million illegal votes in the election, costing him the popular vote. Spicer doubled down on this lie in his press briefing, citing debunked theories about voter fraud.
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