Conspiracy Theories and Thug Violence

Trump threatened government officials who refused to support his criminal conspiracy to overturn the election.

Public officials testified how Trump used threats to pressure them into supporting unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, alter the official vote, and fake electors in an illegal attempt to overturn the election. When direct pressure failed, Trump resorted to public lies and false accusations that resulted in violent threats against them and their families. Liz Cheney speaking to her Republican colleagues warned, “We cannot let America become a nation of conspiracy theories and thug violence.”