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Justice prevails eventually. Unfortunately this person had to spend time in jail based on a political prosecution/persecution.
Anyone ignorant enough to believe this obvious joke meme should hide their head in shame.
I suspect a lawsuit will be (rightly) forthcoming.
by Ella Lee - 07/09/25 1:52 PM ET
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading misinformation online about ways to vote in the 2016 presidential election in an attempt to stifle Democratic turnout.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit reversed Douglass Mackey’s conviction and directed a lower court to enter a judgment of acquittal, after determining that trial evidence failed to prove he joined others in a conspiracy to influence the election.
Mackey was sentenced to seven months in prison after a jury found him guilty of attempting to trick individuals out of exercising their right to vote by posting memes falsely suggesting that supporters of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton could vote by text.
In one instance, he posted an image showing a Black woman standing in front of an “African Americans for Hillary” sign that read: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home,” “Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925” and “Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.” It said the post was paid for by Clinton’s campaign and included her campaign slogan, “#ImWithHer.”
Trial evidence showed that approximately 5,000 people ultimately texted the keyword “Hillary” to the number. However, the appeals court noted, “about 98 percent” of those people received an automated warning that the code was not associated with the Clinton campaign."
Anyone ignorant enough to believe this obvious joke meme should hide their head in shame.
I suspect a lawsuit will be (rightly) forthcoming.
by Ella Lee - 07/09/25 1:52 PM ET
"
A federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading misinformation online about ways to vote in the 2016 presidential election in an attempt to stifle Democratic turnout.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit reversed Douglass Mackey’s conviction and directed a lower court to enter a judgment of acquittal, after determining that trial evidence failed to prove he joined others in a conspiracy to influence the election.
Mackey was sentenced to seven months in prison after a jury found him guilty of attempting to trick individuals out of exercising their right to vote by posting memes falsely suggesting that supporters of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton could vote by text.
In one instance, he posted an image showing a Black woman standing in front of an “African Americans for Hillary” sign that read: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home,” “Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925” and “Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.” It said the post was paid for by Clinton’s campaign and included her campaign slogan, “#ImWithHer.”
Trial evidence showed that approximately 5,000 people ultimately texted the keyword “Hillary” to the number. However, the appeals court noted, “about 98 percent” of those people received an automated warning that the code was not associated with the Clinton campaign."
