Former President Donald Trump repeatedly sowed doubt and distrust both before the 2020 election and after his loss in it. He continues to claim the election was "stolen" from him, and that President Joe Biden was illegitimately elected.
Every step of the way, Trump's White House chief of staff at the time, Mark Meadows, helped promote these election delusions, right up until Trump's election lies prompted a deadly failed insurrection against the United States Capitol.
One of Trump's main election fantasies was the lie that voter fraud is rampant across the United States, citing discrepant addresses between registration addresses and actual residencies.
After a closer examination, it appears that Meadows himself may have illegally voted using this same method.
According to a recent report from Charles Bethea of the New Yorker, Meadows' voter registration listed a mobile home in North Carolina at the time of the 2020 election.
According to the New Yorker:
"Meadows does not own this property and never has. It is not clear that he has ever spent a single night there."
Meadows had originally sold his North Carolina home in the summer of 2020 and hadn't purchased a new one by the time he registered in September of that year. He listed his move-in date to the mobile home address he'd listed as the day after his registration date.
While neighbors interviewed by the New Yorker have said Meadows' wife, Debbie, stayed there occasionally, there's no evidence that the mobile home is where they "physically live"—a requirement for listing an address as one's residency on North Carolina voter forms.
The report reignited scrutiny of Meadows on social media.
Mark Meadows committed voter fraud. He registered using a fake address in NC instead of his real address in VA. Open & shut case. https://t.co/AKCW62sBmu via @NewYorker
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) March 6, 2022
Some serious questions that need answering. https://t.co/TuzxZPM1PZ
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) March 6, 2022
It appears Mark Meadows knows all about voter fraud in 2020 because he committed it himself. This is a remarkable story of apparent criminal behavior by Trump’s chief of staff. But I suspect voter fraud is the least of his offenses! https://t.co/9mQ9OZbIDv
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) March 6, 2022
Turns out there WAS voter fraud in the 2020 election, and it was committed by Trump's chief of staff. Because the reason Republicans think Democrats do crimes too is because they themselves commit them like breathing.https://t.co/o3SJHMsIhl
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) March 7, 2022
Apparently if you’re white, male and a Republican you don’t go to jail for doing this.
Why Did Mark Meadows Register to Vote at an Address Where He Did Not Reside? | The New Yorker https://t.co/SIZD6rDe1C
— Elizabeth Bradbury (@isabellabc) March 7, 2022
Did Meadows potentially commit voter fraud by listing the Scaly Mountain address on his registration form? It’s a federal crime to provide false information to register to vote in a federal election. https://t.co/oc5OUlCekc
— John FitzGerald (@TheTweetOfJohn) March 6, 2022
But Meadows isn't the only one. Verified instances of Republicanoter fraud have occurred in Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Wisconsin, to name a few.
Some speculated the voter fraud Republicans decry is often committed by members of the GOP themselves.
Once again, evidence prives only voter fraud in 2020 was by Republicans. Why isn't @MarkMeadows being investigated for registering to vote from a mobile home he didn't own or live in? https://t.co/y1WLEqAVJb
— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) March 7, 2022
Funny how the only ones caught committing voter fraud are Republicans who accuse Democrats of committing voter fraud. https://t.co/voc1RepbAS
— Michael Rene Zuzel (@MichaelRZuzel) March 6, 2022
It's funny how all verifiable voter fraud seems to be from Republicans, the people complaining about voter fraud. Almost as if they're projecting 🤔https://t.co/yjeDTmfOHa
— Maryxus Maddly (@Maryxus) March 6, 2022
Meadows did not respond to the New Yorker's requests for comment.
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