Fund linked to key Trump allies backed push to sow doubt about 2024 election

A fund linked to key allies of Donald Trump, including Cleta Mitchell and Heather Honey, provided financial backing for advertisements that aimed to sow doubt about the 2024 election process in swing states. These advertisements, which appeared in states like Georgia, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, suggested that local officials had the discretion to not certify election results. However, ProPublica and Wisconsin Watch reported at the time that these claims were misleading, as election certification is a mandatory process once proper procedures for any challenges are completed. The timing of these misleading warnings coincided with efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to prepare for contesting election outcomes should he lose. The "Fair Elections Fund" was identified as the entity that funded these misleading advertisements, according to a review by The Guardian.