'If we are going to stop the use of threats and actual acts of violence from becoming the norm, Republicans have one choice: Reject the Big Lie playbook or embolden future extremists,' OliviaTroye writes for CNNOpinion
Olivia Troye is the former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Mike Pence and director of the Republican Accountability Project. The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. View more opinions at CNN.
At long last, the sham"audit" of the 2020 election results in Arizona found President Joe Biden beat former President Donald Trump in Maricopa County. Despite this confirmation, the Cyber Ninjas, a novice group tasked with conducting the review, has drafted a report rife with misinformation that could continue to sow distrust in the US election system.
Olivia TroyeMany of those who supported the"audit" have expressed extremely unhealthy views about politics and the election processes in this country, to put it lightly. Last month, Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers tweeted,"I would like to know if we have enough solitary confinement cells in Arizona available for the entire Maricopa Board of Supervisors" after the chairman condemned the partisan audit.
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