Overview
- Trump has escalated demands in recent meetings and posts, urging the DOJ on Oct. 26 to pursue what he called the biggest scandal with greater 'gusto.'
- Administration figures and outside allies have sought to inspect voting equipment in Colorado and Missouri and to obtain 2020 mail ballots from Atlanta.
- The White House recently hired a lawyer who previously worked on efforts to contest the 2020 results, signaling a formalization of the push.
- Some Republican and administration officials want to focus on updating state voter rolls for future elections and avoid being labeled 'election deniers.'
- Fulton County, Georgia, chairman Rob Pitts criticized further reviews of 2020 as pointless after repeated audits and examinations.