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Lachlan Markay

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Lachlan Markay is a former reporter for The Daily Beast.Send him tips: lachlan.markay@thedailybeast.com, markay@protonmail.com or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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OUTBOX

Trump Lawyer’s Firm Gets in on His Most Lucrative Asset

The quiet transfer of a web domain used to rent out Trump’s email list suggests efforts to consolidate control of a potent political weapon.

Lachlan Markay

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SHAME

Trump Aides Beg Top Officials to Stay After MAGA Mob Attack

As a mob of Trump supporters descended on and into the Capitol, the president did nothing. But his aides tried their best to keep top officials from quitting.

Lachlan Markay

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Moderately Shady

New ‘Centrist’ Georgia Group Tied to Former Trump Lawyer

The Purple America Coalition PAC’s Facebook ads boosting Perdue have targeted voters who respond to centrist appeal, but appear to be backed by operatives aligned with the GOP.

Lachlan Markay

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‘NOT A REAL THING’

GOP Election Official Goes Off on Trump’s False Fraud Claims

A visibly frustrated Gabriel Sterling debunked conspiracy theories floated by Trump since Election Day, one by one, urging Georgians to get out and vote.

Lachlan Markay

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THE BAND IS BACK

Corey Lewandowski Is Pushing a New, Trumpy Political Project

Fight Back Now America is asking for money in the former Trump campaign manager’s name. What it’s doing with that cash is a mystery.

Lachlan Markay

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ALL THESE DYING DAYS

Trump Fears That His Influence Is Waning

The president is plotting retribution. Not just because he’s mad about his election loss. But because he wants to keep folks in line.

Lachlan Markay

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ALL FOR ME

Cruz Camp Pockets the Cash He’s Raising for Georgia GOPers

The runoff is a gold mine for politicians. And now that they can run Facebook ads in Georgia, they’re rushing for it.

Lachlan Markay

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HELP! I NEED SOMEBODY

Dominion Hires Top PR Firm to Help Against the Trump Crazy

Accused of rigging the election and weird ties to Hugo Chavez, the company has enlisted top help in the nation’s capital.

Lachlan Markay

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THE MONEY TRAIL

GOP Operative Got Caught Moving Untraceable Campaign Cash

An email revealed how a campaign vendor was using a dark money group to move cash around for a candidate he supported.

Lachlan Markay

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THE DJT PROJECT

Anti-Trumpers Are Doing Nothing Right Now to Stop Him in ’24

The president is likely to announce a comeback bid. His opponents on the right are paralyzed.

Lachlan Markay

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