Kobach Exposed at Trial

Kobach utterly failed to present convincing evidence for his claim of rampant voter fraud. The federal trial over a law that disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters in Kansas is expected to end tomorrow. For the past two weeks, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has attempted to defend not just his signature legislation, which requires people to show documentary proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate or passport when registering to vote, but to support his claim of rampant voter fraud. He failed spectacularly on both scores. Here are the courtroom highlights: Kobach’s “iceberg” of fraud: Kobach has been looking for proof of illegal voters for years, and he’s had unparalleled resources to do so. In 2015, he successfully pushed Gov. Sam Brownback for the power to criminally prosecute cases of voter fraud, making him the only secretary of state in the country with such sweeping authority. So what exactly did he come up with? At trial,…

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