Judge Rules Man Who Stabbed Derek Chauvin in Prison Can Represent Himself During Trial

A judge has ruled that the man who stabbed former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin can represent himself during the trial.

Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by fellow inmate John Turscak at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Tucson, Arizona, in November.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynnette Kimmins ruled on Wednesday that though Turscak is entitled to represent himself, he must still be granted “advisory/standby counsel” and “reasonable access to ‘law books, witnesses, or other tools to prepare a defense,’” according to NBC News.

The trial date set for next month was also moved to August 20, with a deadline of August 2 for Turscak to make a plea agreement.

NBC News reports:

Federal prosecutors said Turscak told them he had been thinking about assaulting Chauvin for about a month because the former officer was such a high-profile inmate.

Turscak was charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to federal prosecutors.

He also allegedly told federal prosecutors that he chose the day of the attack — the day after Thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday” — to symbolize the Black Lives Matter movement and the “Black Hand” symbol of the Mexican Mafia. According to a criminal complaint, Turscak told corrections officers that he would have killed Chauvin had they not responded so quickly.

Turscak was scheduled to be released from prison on June 4, 2026, before the attack.

The Tucson prison is notorious for poor security and staffing issues.

Chauvin was the officer filmed kneeling on George Floyd during his fatal interaction with police. His death caused nationwide Black Lives Matter riots throughout the summer of 2020.

Chauvin is currently serving simultaneous 21-year sentences for violating Floyd’s civil rights and second-degree murder.

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Northern Kharkov Offensive: A Russian Ruse, or a Dangerous New Front With Multiple Attack Waves? (VIDEOS)

Some people think that the latest ground offensive by Russian Federation forces in the Northeastern Ukrainian Kharkov Oblast is nothing but a distraction.

It would be designed to drag defenders away from the vital Donetsk theater of operations, where Moscow has made steady, meaningful gains ever since the conquest of the key city of Avdeevka.

The main Russian objective in this war, it may be reminded, is the conquest of the Donbas regions, Luhansk – almost entirely conquered – and Donetsk, where the main fighting now is raging around Chasov Yar and other directions.

But other well-informed people, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, think that the Kharkov offensive is for real, and may develop in successive deadly waves of attack.

The truth may be that it is both of them, in the sense that Russian Federation forces have designed a style of fighting that is very flexible, and can exploit Ukrainian weaknesses wherever they may appear.

Artillery pounding Chasov Yar and Volchansk. Two battles: one in Donetsk, one in Kharkov. After the conquest of these two cities, the Russian advances are expected to pick up dramatically pic.twitter.com/3LZETbUzrD

— Paul Serran (@paul_serran) May 18, 2024

Because of the scandal involving the lack of defensive structures in Kharkov, and with the revelation that oligarchs stole a fortune that should have been used to build them, Zelensky went to Kharkov to ‘inspect’ them.

During the visit, he said reinforcements were flocking to the country’s north to defend this strategic city.

Europe 1 reports that this is ‘the perfect plan for Russia’ and its 35,000 to 50,000 soldiers flocking to Kharkov, a very strategic city for Kiev.

“Ultimately, the trap set by the Russians seems to be working, because Moscow’s objective is to force the Ukrainians to move troops towards the north. This maneuver could then allow the Russians to open breaches in the south and complete the conquest of the entire regions of Donbas.

At the same time, the Ukrainian army is struggling to line up 250,000 men on the front line. ‘In all the brigades, there is a 40% shortage of personnel’, underlines a French military source to Europe 1. ‘We are facing a wave of desertion among young conscripts’, confirms a Ukrainian officer. ‘In Kiev, they no longer talk to us about armaments but about recruitment problems’, continues a French soldier returning from the front after an observation mission.”

Europe 1’s sources state that ‘Western chancelleries are preparing coordinated diplomatic action to convince Volodymyr Zelensky to accept the principle of negotiations’.

Zelensky has been seen “inspecting” trenches near Kharkov.

He was previously seen “inspecting” impregnable defences near Bakhmut and Avdeevka.

I’ll leave it there. pic.twitter.com/AMyq2QhUFu

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) April 10, 2024

WaPo writes about the fact that, while Russia’s new offensive across Ukraine’s northeastern border was expected for months but still surprised the Ukrainian defenders.

Reconnaissance drones monitored Moscow’s was build-up of forces, but the morning the attack happened, all their video feeds were disrupted by Russian electronic jamming.

Starlink devices failed for the first time since the start of the war. They were completely blind.

Washington Post reported:

“Begrudgingly, Ukrainian troops admit that their enemy has gotten smarter and adapted, especially with technological advancements such as electronic warfare — a sharp contrast with the first year of the invasion, when Russia’s own blunders and overconfidence allowed the Ukrainians to hold key cities and later liberate large swaths of territory in successful counteroffensives.”

Russian troops inside Volchansk.

WaPo allows itself to wonder out loud if Russia may soon overpower Ukraine’s forces and seize more territory.

Ukrainian troops say that “every time the units stationed here tried to build fortified lines, the Russians — using their own reconnaissance drones — would monitor their activity and fire on them.”

Watch: Russian artillery pounds Ukrainian equipment trying to excavate defensive trenches.

Ukraine is having slight issues building their border fortifications in Kharkov. Something keeps going wrong–I wonder what it could be? pic.twitter.com/BV6MzUdUcl

— SIMPLICIUS Ѱ (@simpatico771) April 24, 2024

Groups of Russian infantry attack in waves.

“The Russians also drop glide bombs, sometimes weighing half a ton, every 15 to 20 minutes, said the commander of a reconnaissance unit in Khartia whom The Post is identifying by his call sign, Navigator. Unlike missiles, the bombs themselves can’t be intercepted by air defense once they’re dropped from Russian aircraft. This is one reason Ukrainians have pleaded for F-16 fighters, which would be able to challenge the encroaching bombers.”

Ukrainian defenders must constantly change their positions, and before an attack, a Russian drone with electronic warfare capabilities will fly over the area to disrupt communications.

Watch: Ukrainian air-defense warehouse in Kharkov

Destruction of an Ukrainian air-defense warehouse in Kharkov pic.twitter.com/rh7ZWJ9kv2

— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) May 16, 2024

Sputnik reported:

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the advance of Russian troops in the Kharkov Region as ‘only the first step’ in a new offensive in an interview with Agence France-Presse, admitting that the Kiev regime lacks air defense systems and needs more military personnel.

The new offensive of the Russian army, which began in the Kharkov region, may consist of several waves, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky told Western media.

Zelensky said that in the Kharkov region, where the Russian Armed Forces went on the offensive in early May, ‘there was the first wave’. He called the situation there ‘controlled, but not stabilized’.

He also admitted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have problems with ‘morale’ amid a shortage of weapons and soldiers.”

Watch: Russian troops take Kotlyarovka, Kharkov region.

Intel Republic:
ANOTHER VILLAGE FALLS TO RUSSIA – Valiant troops take Kotlyarovka, Kharkov region (Eastern Ukraine.)

Units of the Russian 47th Tank Division break through several lines of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kotlyarovka, adjacent to Kislovka, towards… pic.twitter.com/7y1zAe9w5m

— SIMPLICIUS Ѱ (@simpatico771) May 4, 2024

Read more:

Northern Offensive: Russian Troops Enter Volchansk – Kharkov City Almost in Artillery Range – Kiev Doesn’t Have Any More Reserves Available (VIDEOS)

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Black Patriots For Trump Rally in the South Bronx (VIDEO)

President Trump will hold a campaign rally in the South Bronx next Thursday evening. The rally will take place in Crotona Park. Thousands are expected to turn out.

“New Yorkers have suffered greatly thanks to Biden’s failed policies,” Trump’s campaign said.

President Trump has more than doubled his support among black voters since 2020.

Black Patriots for Trump rallied in the South Bronx on Saturday ahead of Trump’s NYC rally.

WATCH:

NOW: Black Patriots for Trump rally in the Bronx

Video by: @NJEGmedia pic.twitter.com/snaFYzvHaA

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 18, 2024

A crime victims advocate told the crowd why she’s voting for Trump in November.

“I’ve lived right here in the South Bronx for 15 years. Right in the projects…We don’t want welfare…We want jobs,” she said.

WATCH:

South Bronx, NYC: Crime victims advocate breaks down why she’s voting for Trump in November

“I’ve lived right here in the South Bronx for 15 years. Right in the projects…We don’t want welfare…We want jobs.”

Video by: @NJEGmedia pic.twitter.com/WZv4Ds0tcc

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 18, 2024

Another speaker encouraged minorities to support President Trump.

“We have to get together to make sure we support Donald Trump. To make sure we have somebody in the White House that will stand up for us,” speaker Kevin Jenkins said.

WATCH:

South Bronx, NYC — Speaker Kevin Jenkins encourages minorities to elect Donald Trump for president:

“We have to get together to make sure we support Donald Trump. To make sure we have somebody in the White House that will stand up for us.”

Video by: @NJEGmedia pic.twitter.com/8o42yaKJAG

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 18, 2024

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Rose Unplugged: A Compelling Account of Surviving the Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child (AUDIO)

A Compelling Account of Surviving the Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child:

Stefan shares with Rose Unplugged his childish mischief in camp, how his parents’ ingenuity saved their lives, and how he feels now about antisemitism then, and the growing antisemitism today.
Defying all odds Hess twins Stefan and Marion survive a “dying Hell” – the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

About those who turned Jews in: “Sometimes bravery is just keeping your mouth shut”. Desperate ride in a bullet ridden boxcar through the collapsing Third Reich. Hear how Bergen – Belsen was marginally survivable up until 1944 – until the death marches. 13,000 Jews died after the camp was liberated.

Award-winning investigative journalist and author of the book: “Inseparable: The Hess Twins’ Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America“, Faris Cassell also joins the conversation.

AUDIO:

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Victor Reacts: Persecution of Nonviolent Pro-life Protestors (VIDEO)

The Biden regime has fixed their sights on nonviolent pro-life protesters, sending them to federal prison for their efforts to save babies.

The Gateway Pundit reported,

Seven pro-life activists were sentenced to prison this week for protesting at a late-term abortion clinic in 2020.

The activists were convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and “conspiracy against rights” for a sit-in protest at the Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C.

Three activists were sentenced on Tuesday, and four more were sentenced on Wednesday.

The Daily Wire reports:

On Wednesday, Jonathan Darnel, Herb Geraghty, Jean Marshall, and Joan Bell were all sentenced to prison. Darnel got 34 months in prison, Geraghty got 27 months, Marshall got 24 months, and Bell got 27 months. The sentences followed Tuesday’s sentencing of Lauren Handy to 57 months in prison, as well as John Hinshaw (21 months) and William Goodman (27 months).

During the protest, the pro-life protesters sang songs, prayed, locked arms in front of the facility’s staff entrance, and attached themselves with ropes and chains to block doors inside the building.

“As evidenced by today’s sentencings, the FBI and our judicial system will not tolerate the obstruction of civil rights,” said David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office. “The FBI will continue to investigate FACE Act violations in all jurisdictions, so patients and providers can exercise their right to receive or provide lawful reproductive health care without the threat of violence or intimidation.”

In 2022, Handy, obtained a box containing 115 aborted fetuses from outside the Surgi-Center. Five of them appeared to be within the 26-32 week range, which is typically considered far enough along to survive outside the womb. Handy and other anti-abortion activists called on the District of Columbia to investigate if any of the babies had been born alive, but the city refused. Partial-birth abortion remains against the law in the district.

The Biden regime has made it clear that they will not prosecute actual violent criminals, gang members, or illegal aliens. Instead they chose to persecute nonviolent pro-life activists, moms that attend schoolboard meetings, faithful Catholics, and future presidents.

What other group of peaceful civil rights protesters faced this kind of federal persecution in recent history? Better question, why haven’t the violent rioters like BLM and Antifa faced this kind of prosecution by the DOJ?

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Just Look at That Crowd! – 81 Million Vote Recipient Joe Biden Passes Through Bright Blue Atlanta in Motorcade and Nobody Cares (VIDEO)

Just look at that crowd!

Joe Biden on Saturday arrived in Atlanta to participate in a campaign event. He ignored questions as he deplaned.

WATCH:

Biden ignores questions from reporters as he arrives in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/InaHLhgptz

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 18, 2024

Biden is currently on tour pandering to black voters since they are leaving the Democrat party in droves.

President Trump has more than doubled his support among black voters since 2020.

81 million vote recipient Joe Biden passed through bright blue Atlanta in his presidential motorcade on Saturday and nobody cared.

A few people who were strolling around town on a Saturday caught a glimpse of Joe Biden’s motorcade driving through Atlanta.

There were no Biden supporters holding up ‘Biden 2024’ flags in bright blue Atlanta in a state he supposedly won in 2020.

Nobody was cheering as Biden passed through. Bystanders looked bored.

WATCH:

Biden passing through Atlanta with the motorcade. pic.twitter.com/g2k9uZsh6J

— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) May 18, 2024

In contrast, Trump was in Atlanta last month and received a rock star welcome at a local Chick-fil-A.

WATCH:

Atlanta resident to Trump: “How you doing Trump?! I LOVE YOU!”

pic.twitter.com/gtUG4PZrnN

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 10, 2024

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IT WAS ALL A LIE: Former NIH Director Admits There Was No Evidence For ‘Social Distancing’ During COVID Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one could not go five minutes without hearing the phrase “social distancing.”

The theory, according to the country’s leading scientific “experts,” was that by keeping a distance of six feet from one another, one could successfully protect the vulnerable from the COVID virus and save millions of lives.

Now it turns out it was all a lie. 

Francis Collins, the former director of the National Insitute of Health, admitted in a closed-door interview earlier this year that he did not see any scientific evidence that social distancing was a proven method of containing the virus.

The Federalist reported:

On March 22, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued what amounted to placebo guidance advising Americans to avoid mass gatherings and remain at least six feet apart from each other. The businesses the government deemed essential — the supermarkets, the pharmacies, the big-box retailers — marked the dividing lines, two yards between life and death, on the floors and in checkout lines.

But Collins and crew, including the smug and self-righteous Dr. Anthony Fauci, the immunologist who ran the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a dangerously long time, made a very good living segregating a society at an unprecedented level. The damage done from the scientists’ sign-off on a long and cruel isolation experiment will take a long time to fully measure. 

“The six feet of separation recommendation had real life consequences. This guideline made it nearly impossible for schools nationwide to re-open due to the pressure from teachers unions to follow this guideline. In addition, businesses had to adapt at great cost or risk complete closure,” states a Thursday subcommittee staff memo on the Collins interview.

Then comes the crux of the interview:

But the government-imposed individual internment camps were all worth it, right? Social distancing, plus deeply flawed vaccines, prevented 800,000 deaths, headlines last week proclaimed. But when asked whether he believed any science or evidence supported the six-feet rule, Collins said he did not.

“Is that I do not recall or I do not see any evidence supporting six feet?” a Covid subcommittee staff member asked the good doctor. “I did not see evidence, but I’m not sure I would have been shown evidence at that point,” Collins replied.

But what about four years later? “Since then, it has been an awfully large topic. Have you seen any evidence since then supporting six feet?” the staffer asked.

No,” the former NIH director conceded.

So there you have it. Time and time again those of us, including The Gateway Pundit, who questioned every aspect of the COVID pandemic, from the lockdown regimes and mask mandates all the way through to vaccines and potential treatments, have been proven correct.

There was never any scientific basis for the decisions that were taken, although the political, societal and economic consequences were enormous.

As the famous Francis Bacon quotes goes, “Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.”

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More Than Half of All States are Suing the Biden Admin Over Title IX Changes Favoring Transgender Students

A total of 26 states are currently suing the Biden administration over changes to Title IX favoring transgender students.

Under the new Title IX rules from the U.S. Department of Education, schools cannot discriminate “based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.”

The changes, which go into effect on August 1 — just in time for the new school year, require institutions “to take prompt and effective action when notified of conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination in their education programs or activities.”

Those who do not comply will lose federal funding.

The lawsuits have been filed by Republican Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

All of the AGs are members of the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Alaska, Kansas, Utah, and Wyoming sued the Department of Education on Tuesday, accusing it of trying to “politicize our country’s educational system to conform to the radical ideological views of the Biden administration and its allies.”

The complaint notes that teachers, coaches, and school officials will be forced to “acknowledge, affirm, and validate students’ ‘gender identities’ regardless of the speakers’ own religious beliefs on the matter in violation of the First Amendment.”

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall accused Biden of using federal funding to force radical gender ideology on red states.

“Since taking office, Joe Biden has brazenly attempted to use federal funding to force radical gender ideology onto states that reject it at the ballot box,” Attorney General Marshall said in a statement. “Now our schoolchildren are the target. The threat is that if Alabama’s public schools and universities do not conform, then the federal government will take away our funding. Rest assured, Biden will not be successful.”

Attorney General Marshall continued, “Alabama parents do not share the Biden Administration’s goal of genderlessness in our schools. They remember what happened in Loudon County, Virginia, and in other schools across the country when governments sacrificed the needs and concerns of every female student to accommodate a few males. That is why Alabamians have supported laws that protect girls’ sports and girls’ bathrooms, as well as laws that prohibit gender ideology from being taught in the classrooms of our youngest pupils.”

“I am pleased to be among the first to challenge this ill-conceived rule that would infringe on the constitutional rights of students, parents, faculty, and the State of Alabama itself.” The attorney general concluded, “This rule highlights Biden’s seemingly endless cascade of failures when it comes to looking out for everyday Americans. I expect the rule to be struck down swiftly.”

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Why Real American Beef Is Under Attack (and 3 Reasons Why Beef Is Unique)

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Over the last few months, it has become blatantly clear that American beef and the ranchers that produce it are under attack on multiple fronts. Feed and equipment prices are skyrocketing faster than inflation dictates. The largest food producers are importing risky, cheaper beef from other nations. Fires and industrial accidents have plagued the industry at unprecedented rates. They’re now saying avian flu is spreading through entire herds of cattle.

Then, there’s the fact that cows have become the ultimate climate change boogeyman. Add in the border invasion, a new push to inject cattle with mRNA vaccines, and inexplicable regulations popping in quietly from Washington DC and it’s impossible to ignore that the American cattle industry is in the midst of a polycrisis.

“When we launched in 2022, we knew beef was going to be important to supply to Americans but we didn’t anticipate it would get this bad this quickly,” said JD Rucker, co-founder of Prepper All-Naturals. “I’m somewhat of a conspiracy theorist but even my wildest notions about the beef industry being under attack have been eclipse by the current reality.”

Prepper All-Naturals specializes in high-quality long-term storage steak cuts. Their Ribeye, NY Strip, Tenderloin, and “Original Steak” products are shelf-stable for 25-years without the use of preservatives or antibiotics. The beef is cooked sous vide, then freeze dried and stored in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers so the steak cubes can retain both maximum flavor and nutrition.

“It’s obvious that the beef industry is under attack, but people often ask me why,” Rucker said. “What makes beef so special that it deserves so much emphasis?”

According to Rucker, it comes down to control. The powers-that-be abide by the first tenet of the late Henry Kissinger who said, “Who controls the food supply can control the people.”

Beef is unique in three ways:

1. It is among the only foods that are high in crucial protein, zinc, and iron. This is one of the reasons why Prepper All-Naturals chose to freeze dry rather than dehydrate as freeze drying retains the most nutritional value while extending the shelf life dramatically.

2. Beef is challenging to acquire if it’s not purchased from retailers or directly from ranchers. Americans can grow a garden for vegetables and grains. Raising chickens is neither difficult nor expensive and does not require a large plot of land. Fish can be caught in accessible bodies of water. But acquiring and raising cattle is expensive and requires land, equipment, and expertise.

3. The beef industry would be the hardest to rebuild if it crumbles under the various crises. Chickens can be slaughtered as early as six weeks after hatching. Cattle are typically slaughtered after 14-20 months. If the beef industry is crippled, it would take far longer to replenish than chickens, fish, or pigs.

“We’re working as hard as we can to produce and sell as much beef now as possible,” Rucker said. “In the near future, we believe beef prices will rise dramatically which will make it very challenging for Americans to purchase and store away shelf-stable steaks.”

You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to see the writing on the wall.

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Their goal is to fill as many pantries with as much beef as possible before the summer price surge hits. Now is the time to stock up.

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MUST SEE: Maricopa County Recorder Candidate Justin Heap DESTROYS RINO Incumbent Stephen Richer in Debate – Asks Crowd Who Has Received an Extra Mail-in Ballot and Nearly Half Raise Hands (VIDEO)

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer booed at debate

Maricopa County Recorder candidate Justin Heap destroyed incumbent RINO Stephen Richer Wednesday with one question for the audience during a debate at the Palo Verde Republican Women’s Club’s May 15 luncheon.

Heap asked the crowd to “raise your hand if you personally or someone you know received an extra ballot at your house during the last election cycle,” and nearly half the attendees raised their hand!

Heap: The fundamental and most important job of the County Recorder has to be to clean and maintain our voter rolls. And I suspect that, despite what Mr. Richer says, that he is cleaning it, that we are not doing it.

Now let me try to illustrate that. Please raise your hand if you personally or someone you know received an extra ballot at your house during the last election cycle. I’ve done this with hundreds of Republican groups; never fails that half the hands or a third of the hands go up. How does that happen if we are cleaning and maintaining our voter rolls? That is a massive error, and this is the reason that people do not trust the system. We are clearly not doing an effective job as you all just witnessed. I will clean up the voter rolls.

You can support Justin Heap for Maricopa County Recorder here. Story continues below…

The Maricopa County Recorder oversees early voting in the County. Heap will face Richer in Arizona’s July 30 primary.

The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on election fraud in Maricopa County relating to mail-in ballots. This includes missing chain of custody documentation and forged signatures on phony mail-in ballots and ballots sent to the wrong addresses or even vacant lots.

The Gateway Pundit correspondent Jordan Conradson reported after reviewing a few hundred mail-in ballot signatures for votes that were counted in the stolen 2022 election that roughly 10% of ballots had questionable or outright fraudulent signatures:

TGP EXCLUSIVE: Limited Maricopa County 2022 Ballot Signature Review Shows Obviously Mismatched Signatures Accepted at Level One – VIEW RECORDS HERE

Stephen Richer, who ran in 2020 claiming that he would stop election fraud in Maricopa County, now claims that the elections are not fraudulent and has come to be viewed as disgraceful among Republican voters for suing Kari Lake over her fraud claims.

The crowd booed him during the debate:

Attendees at the event used the opportunity to troll Richer in photos with the soon-to-be former County Recorder. Aubrey Savela, who, as The Gateway Pundit reported, received two mail-in ballots in the presidential preference election earlier this year, held up the peace sign “since [Richer] sent me 2 ballots back in March.”

Holding up #⃣ since @stephen_richer sent me 2⃣ ballots back in March https://t.co/olKiLUWf3g pic.twitter.com/RryxaKNG3S

— Aubrey Savela (@aubrey_savela) May 15, 2024

Ashley Earle held a thumbs-down, called Richer a b*tch, and likened him to Scott Evil, the whiny redheaded son of Dr. Evil in the film Austin Powers.

This Bitch actually thought I wanted to take a picture with him! How ‘bout no, Scott, okay…
(Austin Powers). No for Steven Richer, My vote is for Justin Heap.
Btw, I don’t like woke Diet Coke! https://t.co/zu3If8NJzR pic.twitter.com/IvVXS24v3m

— Ashley Earle (@AshleyEarle76) May 16, 2024

Justin Heap later claimed victory in an X post, commenting:

Election Integrity won BIG on the debate stage yesterday!

I crushed the County Recorder & showed that the Voter Rolls are not being cleaned!

He wants more laws!

NO! We need a County Recorder who will follow the law!

Vote Justin Heap for Maricopa County Recorder on July 30!

Thank you @PaloVerdeRW Club for hosting  & @JanDubauskas for moderating!

Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers responded, “That’s our MAN.”

That’s our MAN, @azjustinheap! https://t.co/wswtS4W4S8

— Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ) May 17, 2024

Grassroots activist and EZAZ founder Merissa Hamilton shared a funny video trolling Richer after the event, calling heap’s move a “MIC DROP.”

WHOA! MIC DROP Maricopa County

AZ VOTER ROLL CLEANUP

That increase in temperature isn’t the incoming Phoenix summer… @AZFreedomCaucus Rep @azjustinheap just decimated his opponent Stephen Richer’s main pitch to save his job!
***
Palo Verde Republican… pic.twitter.com/3zaSn46rWm

— Merissa Hamilton (@merissahamilton) May 16, 2024

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