Cheat Sheet: Texts Show GOP Lawmakers Begging Team Trump for Fraud Proof

Messages sent by Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Texas Rep. Chip Roy expose a pattern of deceit and complicity by top Republicans ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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