President Trump was officially awarded North Carolina's 15 electoral votes. Monday is the deadline for all 538 member of the Electoral College to formally cast their ballots for president. They're expected to confirm President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as the next leaders of the United States of America.
A North Carolina man is demanding a $2.5 million refund of a political donation to a pro-Trump PAC, citing “empty promises” in a new lawsuit filed in court last week. Fred Eshelman, a Willington businessman, donated the money to True the Vote, Inc. and is asking for all of it to be returned after the group’s efforts failed to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Newsweek reported Eshelman wired the Houston-based organization $2 million on Nov. 5 and then sent the remaining $500,000 the following week.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department has not found any evidence of widespread voter fraud that would overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The statement made Tuesday to the Associated Press contradicts several recent tweets made by President Trump and his campaign.
