Every Accusation Is A Confession. The Election Fraud Edition!
Wisconsin conservative activist Harry Wait, a 71-year-old-enough-to-know-better retired business consultant, became involved in reviewing election practices after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden and believed it was rigged. Now, where have we heard that before?
Wait claimed he requested ballots under the identities of well-known local politicians four years ago to highlight vulnerabilities in the voting system. While prosecutors agreed that voter fraud had occurred, they concluded that Wait himself was the one responsible for it, The Washington Post reports.
A jury found Wait guilty on Tuesday of one felony identity theft charge and two misdemeanor election fraud charges, while clearing him of a second identity theft count. He could face up to seven years behind bars.
The conviction comes at a time when Trump and his political allies are pushing hard on the alleged issue of election integrity, urging Senate Republicans to bypass the filibuster and pass laws mandating citizenship proof for voter registration and photo ID at the polls.