‘Not much there’: Texts show Trump’s inner circle expressed doubts about election fraud

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While former President Donald Trump pushed claims of election fraud, several members of his inner circle privately expressed doubts, according to newly released text messages.

On Nov. 6, 2020, just three days after the election, Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller texted a group of the president’s aides — daughter Ivanka Trump, son-in-law Jared Kushner, adviser Hope Hicks, campaign manager Bill Stepien, aide Dan Scavino, and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows — that numbers coming out of Pennsylvania showed no indication of voter fraud.

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