All posts tagged "Douglass Mackey"

A right-wing social media influencer who was sentenced to seven months in federal prison for trying to trick Black and Brown Americans out of voting in the 2016 presidential election has been exonerated.

Douglass Mackey, who went by the online persona of "Ricky Vaughn," wrote in all caps on X Wednesday, "The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out my conviction for lack of evidence. The case has ben remanded to the district court with orders to immediately dismiss."

Mackey was convicted of election interference after tweeting in Nov. 2016 about "limiting black turnout," then posting an image "that featured an African American woman standing in front of an 'African Americans for Hillary' sign," according to the DOJ indictment. "The image included the following text: 'Avoid the Line. Vote from Home. Text 'Hillary' to 59925. Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.'"...

An influencer convicted for election interference and with a history of sharing racist and antisemitic content is being defended by Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr., according to a new CNN report.

The former president posted video earlier this month slamming President Joe Biden and "henchmen" he accused of violating the rights of Douglass Mackey, convicted earlier this year of conspiracy to suppress votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump Jr. also praised Mackey's Twitter content as “maybe my favorite Twitter account of all time.”...