An former election worker from the US state of Georgia has testified to lawmakers about racist abuse she endured after former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling fraudulent ballots from a suitcase in Georgia.Wandrea “Shaye” Moss recounted in a wrenching appearance before a committee investigating events on 6 January 2021 when a crowd of pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC.
The committee heard how the defeated president latched onto surveillance footage from November 2020 to accuse her and her mother, Ruby Freeman, of committing voter fraud - allegations that were quickly debunked, yet spread widely across conservative media.Moss, who is Black, said she received messages “wishing death upon me.
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