[NYT] President Donald Trump’s false accusations that voter fraud denied him reelection are causing escalating confrontations in swing states across the country, leading to threats of violence against officials in both parties and subverting even the most routine steps in the electoral process.In Arizona on Wednesday, the Democratic secretary of state, Katie Hobbs, issued a statement lamenting the "consistent and systematic undermining of trust" in the elections and called on Republican officials to stop "perpetuating misinformation." She described threats against her and her family in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in her state.
In Georgia, where Biden holds a narrow lead that is expected to stand through a recount concluding Wednesday night, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, has said he, too, received menacing messages. He also said he felt pressured by Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to search for ways to disqualify votes.