In a stunning reversal, Ken Block, an expert hired by former President Donald Trump to support his baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, has come out swinging against the very politician he was meant to serve. The Washington Post broke news last November that Block had entered into a contract with Simpatico Software Systems, a company led by Block himself, to substantiate Trump's claims.
However, on Tuesday, Block penned an op-ed in USA Today, boldly stating that his research never yielded any evidence to support Trump's claims and instead thoroughly debunked them. According to the transcript of depositions taken by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Block's team found no evidence of voter fraud sufficient to change the outcome of any election.
Block took aim at Trump himself, accusing him of peddling a "steady diet of lies and innuendo" in an effort to "overcome the truth." He also revealed that he communicated this finding directly to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Notably, Block pointed out that despite his team's exhaustive investigation, the claims of voter fraud continue unabated.
Block emphasized that the constant drumbeat of misinformation about the 2020 election has hardened public opinion and made it more difficult for people to accept the truth. He noted that his investigation found no evidence of large-scale voter fraud using data mining and fraud analytics.
Furthermore, Block's findings have been shared with special counsel Jack Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, both of whom have criminally charged Trump over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. In fact, Block believes that the lack of verifiable evidence for voter fraud in the 2020 election is staggering.
As a former gubernatorial candidate, Block praised Trump's discipline in sticking to a single issue but argued that this was misplaced energy that could be better spent addressing systemic weaknesses in the country's election infrastructure, such as gerrymandering and inadequate national election infrastructure.
However, on Tuesday, Block penned an op-ed in USA Today, boldly stating that his research never yielded any evidence to support Trump's claims and instead thoroughly debunked them. According to the transcript of depositions taken by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Block's team found no evidence of voter fraud sufficient to change the outcome of any election.
Block took aim at Trump himself, accusing him of peddling a "steady diet of lies and innuendo" in an effort to "overcome the truth." He also revealed that he communicated this finding directly to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Notably, Block pointed out that despite his team's exhaustive investigation, the claims of voter fraud continue unabated.
Block emphasized that the constant drumbeat of misinformation about the 2020 election has hardened public opinion and made it more difficult for people to accept the truth. He noted that his investigation found no evidence of large-scale voter fraud using data mining and fraud analytics.
Furthermore, Block's findings have been shared with special counsel Jack Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, both of whom have criminally charged Trump over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. In fact, Block believes that the lack of verifiable evidence for voter fraud in the 2020 election is staggering.
As a former gubernatorial candidate, Block praised Trump's discipline in sticking to a single issue but argued that this was misplaced energy that could be better spent addressing systemic weaknesses in the country's election infrastructure, such as gerrymandering and inadequate national election infrastructure.
I'm not surprised that Ken Block is speaking out against Trump's claims of voter fraud... it makes sense to me, he would've been crazy to keep going on with that narrative after realizing there was no truth to it 
. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you're wrong, especially if you were being paid to do it 
. I think Block is spot on about how misinformation can be really damaging... we need more people like him who are willing to speak truth to power 
. And it's interesting that he brought up the election infrastructure issues... that's something we should all be paying attention to, not just Trump or his supporters 
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... so like block is basically saying he was played by trump and now he's all about exposing the truth 
its crazy to see someone who was once part of the team now trying to make amends 
i mean we need more people like him who are willing to speak out against misinformation 
it's a shame that his research never showed any evidence of voter fraud because that would've been a game changer 
like what even is going on here? Block was literally supposed to back up trump's voter fraud claims but then he goes and writes this op-ed saying he never found any evidence to support them lololol what a turn of events. i mean, block does have some serious skills though, he must've done a ton of research or something 
after being part of Trumps team I thought he was going to keep quiet about what really went down on that investigation. Now hes saying their research found no evidence of voter fraud which makes me wonder if the whole thing was just a wild goose chase 
. And whats up with him pointing fingers at Trump for spreading lies? Shouldn't they be working together instead? 
. He even said the opposite happened - he found out how Trump was spreading lies about elections and that's pretty crazy! I don't think I've ever seen someone go from working for a politician to taking them down like this before. It's kinda cool, but also kinda sad because you're just trying to do your job, right? 
. block's findings are actually kinda interesting - i mean who knew simpatico software systems was behind the whole voter fraud debacle? 
. but seriously, it's wild that trump is still trying to push this narrative despite all the evidence saying otherwise 
. maybe block should've gone after meadows instead of just trumps team 
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but i guess hes trying to make amends for supporting trump in the first place 
we need more people like block who are willing to tell it like it is and stand up for the truth
This is where systemic issues like election infrastructure and gerrymandering come into play. We need to prioritize the truth over party lines and get our act together if we want to move forward as a country 
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now block is saying that there's no evidence to back up those claims? that's just wild 
i feel bad for mark meadows though, he must be feeling pretty embarrassed right now 
but you gotta give block credit for owning up to his mistakes and being a good sport about it 
It just goes to show that some people don't know how to take a loss graciously.
. I get why he'd want to set the record straight, especially since his own company was involved in helping Trump's baseless claims 
. The thing that really gets me is how this kind of stuff can harden people's opinions and make them less open to new ideas 
. Maybe instead of just pointing fingers, we should be working on building bridges and having more nuanced conversations about the issues that matter 
. What do you guys think? 
. It's crazy how hard it is to accept truth sometimes 
... It's wild that the guy who was hired to support Trump's claims ended up being the one to debunk them 
... This whole situation's gotta be super frustrating for him, especially since he probably had to watch all those claims spread without any real evidence backing it up 
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