VIDEO: Election official troubled by fellow Republicans on misinformation – ‘They believe it’

CNN
In this week’s episode of 'The Assignment,' host Audie Cornish takes the conversation to Arizona’s Maricopa County Tabulation Center. She speaks with Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates on misinformation, how long the vote count might take, and what keeps him up at night.

Gates, a registered Republican, chose to not seek re-election when his term is up after certifying the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, the state’s most populous county and the source of the majority of its Democratic votes, amid death threats and other acts of intimidation.

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